Abbreviations for the areas:
FS: Northern Frankonian Benchland
FB: Frankonian block-faulted area
FW: Frankonian Forest
FG: Fichtel Mountains
OW: Northern Oberpfalz Forest
1 Total lengths of the caves
area unknown < 5 m 5 to 9 m 10 to 49 m 50 to 99 m > 100 m sum FS 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 FB 0 2 41 33 2 1 79 FW 0 0 11 7 0 1 19 FG 3 0 41 31 6 0 81 OW 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 sum 4 3 93 71 8 2 181
rock-type FS FB FW FG OW sum limestone, marble 0 1 7 7 0 15 sandstone 2 78 0 0 0 80 granite - - - 74 0 74 gneiss - - 1 0 0 1 breccia, conglomerate 0 0 8 0 0 8 diabase - - 2 0 0 2 unknown 0 0 1 0 0 1
formation FS FB FW FG OW sum triassic sandstone (Keuper) 2 78 - - - 80 triassic limestone (Muschelkalk) 0 1 - - - 1 upper carbonif. - - 0 74 0 74 lower carbonif. - - 7 0 0 7 upper devonian - - 10 0 0 10 ordovician - - 1 0 0 1 cambrian - - 0 5 0 5 proterozoic - - 0 2 0 2 unknown 0 0 1 0 0 1
FS FB FW FG OW sum
karst 0 2 9 7 0 18
physical erosion 0 23 3 0 0 26
tectonic and rift caves 0 13 5 2 0 20
slope rift caves 0 3 0 0 0 3
weathering 1 9 0 1 0 11
boulder/talus caves (broad sense) 0 14 0 66 0 80
different genetic conditions 0 3 0 0 0 3
others 0 0 0 1 0 1
unknown 1 12 2 4 0 19
FS FB FW FG OW sum
caves 1 53 17 79 0 150
cave ruins 0 8 1 0 0 9
rock shelters 1 16 1 2 0 20
natural bridges 0 2 0 0 0 2
FS FB FW FG OW sum
flowing water (incl. stagnant water) 0 26 1 1 0 28
stagnant water (no flowing water) 1 7 2 2 0 12
without water 1 46 16 78 0 141
FS FB FW FG OW sum
survey 100 100 100 95 - 98
map 100 81 95 78 - 81
description 100 94 58 65 - 77
photos 50 71 79 47 - 61
other documentations 50 28 16 0 - 14
FS FB FW FG OW sum
mines, minery adits 0 4 34 24 2 64
cellar caves 35 121 14 23 0 193
wells 0 9 16 0 0 25
others 0 1 3 0 0 4
unknown 0 2 1 0 0 3
sum 35 137 68 47 2 289
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