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Bärental in Oberfranken

The 41st longest cave in the world

3km · Length

The Bärental is a small, 3.7 km long left-side valley of the Weismain Valley funnel within the Weismain-Alb region. It is situated entirely within the town of Weismain in the Lichtenfels district of Bavaria. This valley is located in the northernmost region of the Franconian Alb and is traversed by the Krassach River. Within the valley, there are 16 inhabitants, including the village of Krassach, 66 people (as of 1 January 2012). The three inhabited settlements are Herbstmühle, Krassacher Mühle, and Krassach. The valley holds appeal for hikers and is situated entirely within the nature park of Franconian Switzerland Veldensteiner Forest.

Cave data from Wikidata (CC0). Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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