Both the Brichkuhle and the Wehringer Pohl are typical "sinkholes", as they often occur in regions with calcareous underground. Limestone can be released from precipitation water, especially along rock fissures, …

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February 7, 2025

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The Große Brichkuhle is very impressive! You can't really capture its dimensions in a photo.

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May 18, 2016

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The Great Brichkuhle, the largest sinkhole in the region, is about 40 m in diameter and 25 m deep.

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Elevation 330 m

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Tuesday 5 May

11°C

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80 %

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Max wind speed: 11.0 km/h

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Location: Bad Lippspringe, Kreis Paderborn, Detmold District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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