The deepest and longest cave in Bavaria - in 2014 it was the setting for a drama that received worldwide attention. The Riesending shaft cave in Berchtesgadener Land near the German-Austrian border.
In 2014 a researcher was seriously injured while exploring the massive cave system. His life was hanging by a thread at the time - and the whole world was following his attempts to save him. In addition, the film “The Giant Thing Under the Earth’ was released in cinemas in 2021.