Saxony · about 4 km from Crottendorf
Marmorbruch Crottendorf
- Max depth24 m
- CertificationFull cave
- Water temperature≈ ~8 °Cestimated, no reports yet
- SpecialFlooded mine or quarry
Diving and fills
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Fills nearby
- Fill stationFüllstation ChemnitzAir to 300 bar, oxygen and helium (per dark-team.de) — askRoute ↗
- Fill stationTauchsportcenter Sachsenluft (Chemnitz)Air (per 200bar.de); nitrox, trimix and O₂: askRoute ↗
- Fill stationTauchtreff DresdenAir to 300 bar; nitrox and trimix mostly during opening hours, on Saturdays by appointment and on Miltitz days often from ~16:00 tooRoute ↗
The dive
This former marble and limestone quarry lies in the middle of the forest at ~776 m altitude. Perch, tench, carp, rudd and pike live in the lake; toads, frogs and newts spawn here.
Profile and sections
This former marble and limestone quarry lies in the middle of the forest at ~776 m altitude. Perch, tench, carp, rudd and pike live in the lake; toads, frogs and newts spawn here.
The quarry was first mentioned in 1559 and worked from 1587, open-pit and underground (room-and-pillar chambers up to 10 m high). Work stopped on 8 June 1973, after which it filled with groundwater in about ten years.
Practical: the lake is a natural monument in private ownership, and the club Crottentaucher e.V. manages the site. Fishing is strictly forbidden.
- Depth and profile
- Quarry lake to ~-24 m (varies with the season) · galleries on the -10 m and -22 m levels, entrance under water
- Configuration
- No data on gallery dimensions or which configurations are allowed — ask the club.
- DPV: Not DPV-suitable (estimate)
- Small gallery system under a ~-24 m lake; no data — no gain expected.
Who can dive where
- At least Full cave
- Configurations: Backmount / twinset / Sidemount / CCR / Small cylinders / no-mount (speleo sumps)
- Goes down to 24 m (trimix or deco may be needed)
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How to get there
Grounds of the diving club Crottentaucher e.V. (Joachimsthaler Straße 294 A, 09474 Crottendorf), reached through the grounds of Pension Wuff / Kalkberghotel — drive at walking pace there. The site is not permanently staffed: agree a date with the club beforehand (via its website). Per a 2023 overview open year-round, for certified cave divers only. The gallery entrance is under water in the quarry lake. Road works in Crottendorf in 2026 — check your route.
Around Marmorbruch Crottendorf
Fills3 fill stations · nearest 35 km
Füllstation Chemnitz
Schulstraße 11, 09125 Chemnitz
Air to 300 bar, oxygen and helium (per dark-team.de) — ask
Ask
Fill station listed in the dark-team.de dive-site database (photo from 2016). Whether visitors can fill without an appointment is unknown — call ahead. ~15 min from the Felsendome, ~50 min from Crottendorf.
Tauchsportcenter Sachsenluft (Chemnitz)
Augustusburger Straße 31–33, 09111 Chemnitz
Air (per 200bar.de); nitrox, trimix and O₂: ask
Ask
Dive school that runs the diving in the Felsendome Rabenstein (mandatory briefing, cavern and cave courses). Address per dark-team.de.
Tauchtreff Dresden
Dornblüthstraße 19, 01277 Dresden
Air to 300 bar; nitrox and trimix mostly during opening hours, on Saturdays by appointment and on Miltitz days often from ~16:00 too
Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri 10:00–18:30; Sat 9:00–13:00; closed Wed
Dive school and shop that runs the diving in Miltitz (cave training in the mine); rental, servicing and regulator overhauls. Miltitz is ~30 min away.
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