# Dechen Cave

- **Country:** Germany
- **Length:** 870 metres
- **Geology:** Rhenish Massif
- **Website:** [https://www.dechenhoehle.de/ http://www.dechenhoehle.de]
- **Lighting:** electric
- **Location:** Sauerland, Germany
- **Discovery:** 1868
- **Elevation:** 250 metres
- **Show Cave:** 1868
- **Photo Caption:** The Emperor Chamber in the Dechen Cave
- **Show Cave Length:** 360 metres

The cave is named after Oberberghauptmann Heinrich von Dechen (1800–1889), in recognition of his contribution to researching the geology of the Rhineland and Westphalia.

![Photo of Dechen Cave](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ea/Dechenh%C3%B6hle.JPG)

**Source:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dechen_Cave (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)