Goetz Cave

The Goetz Cave is a fissure cave in Thuringia, Germany. It is located on the western outskirts of Meiningen on the Dietrichsberg in the middle of the mountain slope towards the Werra. The cave is a natural monument and and is considered the largest cave of this type in Germany. It is also the only accessible joint and fissure cave in Europe. The fissures and crevices were formed around 25,000 years ago by a landslide of the slope towards the Werra, which is still ongoing.