List of caves in Austria

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File:Katerloch1.JPG
View of the Katerloch Cave

The following article shows a list of caves in Austria. The list also includes ice caves and tourist former salt caves (Salzwelten).[1]

Overview

The main concentration of Austrian caves (German: Höhle) is in the Northern Limestone Alps, a mountain range of the Eastern Alps. Many of them are located in the geographical region of Salzkammergut and in the Totes Gebirge.

Caves

The caves are listed by alphabetical order and there are shown the main tourist caves and other notable (ex.: archaeological or paleontological) underground voids. In the "length" section is shown, between parentheses, the cave's trail as a show cave (SC).

Image Name Municipality State Length Elevation Coordinates
File:Alland-cave4.jpg Allander Tropfsteinhöhle Alland (BN) Lower Austria 0.07 km
(SC: 0.07 km) 		410 amsl 48°03′12″N 16°04′33″E / 48.05333°N 16.07583°E / 48.05333; 16.07583
File:Dachstein-Mammuthoehle 01.jpg Dachstein-Mammuthöhle Obertraun (GM) Upper Austria 66 km
(SC: 1 km) 		1,368 amsl 47°30′10″N 13°11′23″E / 47.50278°N 13.18972°E / 47.50278; 13.18972
File:Velká ledová jeskyně.jpg Dachstein-Rieseneishöhle Obertraun (GM) Upper Austria 2 km
(SC: 1 km) 		1,455 amsl 47°32′54″N 13°42′17″E / 47.54833°N 13.70472°E / 47.54833; 13.70472
File:No free image.svg DÖF-Sonnleiter Tauplitz (LI) Styria 21.4 km
(SC: no) 		1,996 amsl 47°36′00″N 13°02′00″E / 47.60000°N 13.03333°E / 47.60000; 13.03333
File:Einhornhoehle2.JPG Einhornhöhle[lower-alpha 1] Markt Piesting[lower-alpha 2] (WB) Lower Austria 0.6
(SC: 0.6 km) 		585 amsl 47°51′27″N 16°05′23″E / 47.85750°N 16.08972°E / 47.85750; 16.08972
File:Eisenstein3.JPG Eisensteinhöhle Bad Fischau-Brunn (WB) Lower Austria 2 km
(SC: 1 km) 		380 amsl 47°49′51″N 16°08′36″E / 47.83083°N 16.14333°E / 47.83083; 16.14333
File:No free image.svg Eiskogelhöhle Werfenweng (JO) Salzburg 2 km
(SC: 0.5 km) 		2,100 amsl 47°29′42″N 13°17′22″E / 47.49500°N 13.28944°E / 47.49500; 13.28944
File:Eisriesenwelt Werfen Austria 02.jpg Eisriesenwelt Werfen (JO) Salzburg 42 km
(SC: 1 km) 		1,656 amsl 47°30′10″N 13°11′23″E / 47.50278°N 13.18972°E / 47.50278; 13.18972
File:No free image.svg Entrische Kirche Goldegg (JO) Salzburg 2.5 km
(SC: 1 km) 		1,040 amsl 47°16′45″N 13°05′04″E / 47.27917°N 13.08444°E / 47.27917; 13.08444
File:Gasselhoehle-grosse Halle.jpg Gasselhöhle Ebensee[lower-alpha 3] (GM) Upper Austria 3.7 km
(SC: 0.6 km) 		1,229 amsl 47°49′23″N 13°50′34″E / 47.82306°N 13.84278°E / 47.82306; 13.84278
File:Grasslhoehle2.JPG Grasslhöhle Naas (WZ) Styria 1.5 km
(SC: 0.6 km) 		720 amsl 47°14′42″N 15°32′59″E / 47.24500°N 15.54972°E / 47.24500; 15.54972
File:No free image.svg Griffener Tropfsteinhöhle Griffen (VK) Carinthia 0.5 km
(SC: 0.5 km) 		485 amsl 46°42′14″N 14°43′47″E / 46.70389°N 14.72972°E / 46.70389; 14.72972
File:No free image.svg Hermannshöhle Kirchberg am Wechsel (NK) Lower Austria 4.2 km
(SC: 0.6 km) 		660 amsl 47°31′01″N 15°58′56″E / 47.51694°N 15.98222°E / 47.51694; 15.98222
File:No free image.svg Hochkarschacht Göstling an der Ybbs[lower-alpha 4] (SB) Lower Austria 0.7 km
(SC: 0.7 km) 		1,620 amsl 47°31′01″N 14°54′54″E / 47.51694°N 14.91500°E / 47.51694; 14.91500
File:No free image.svg Hundalm-Eishöhle Mariastein[lower-alpha 5] (KU) Tyrol 2 km
(SC: 1 km) 		1,520 amsl 47°32′42″N 12°01′45″E / 47.54500°N 12.02917°E / 47.54500; 12.02917
File:Katerloch2.JPG Katerloch Naas[lower-alpha 6] (WZ) Styria 1 km
(SC: 1 km) 		900 amsl 47°15′10″N 15°32′59″E / 47.25278°N 15.54972°E / 47.25278; 15.54972
File:No free image.svg Kolkbläser-Monsterhöhle-System Saalfelden (ZE) Salzburg 44.5 km
(SC: no) 		1,400 amsl 47°28′15″N 12°55′03″E / 47.47083°N 12.91750°E / 47.47083; 12.91750
File:No free image.svg Kraushöhle Gams bei Hieflau (LI) Styria 0.3 km
(SC: 0.3 km) 		600 amsl 47°40′04″N 14°48′14″E / 47.66778°N 14.80389°E / 47.66778; 14.80389
File:No free image.svg Koppenbrüllerhöhle Obertraun (GM) Upper Austria 3.9 km
(SC: 0.5 km) 		580 amsl 47°34′01″N 13°42′49″E / 47.56694°N 13.71361°E / 47.56694; 13.71361
File:No free image.svg Lamprechtsofen Weißbach[lower-alpha 7] (ZE) Salzburg 51 km
(SC: 0.7 km) 		660 amsl 47°31′34″N 12°44′21″E / 47.52611°N 12.73917°E / 47.52611; 12.73917
File:Lurgrotte-2.jpg Lurgrotte Peggau (GU)
Semriach (GU)
Styria 5 km
(SC: 2 km) 		640 amsl 47°13′37″N 15°22′46″E / 47.22694°N 15.37944°E / 47.22694; 15.37944
File:Nixhöhle Heilige Barbara.jpg Nixhöhle Frankenfels (PL) Lower Austria 1.4 km
(SC: 0.3 km) 		556 amsl 47°58′28″N 15°18′31″E / 47.97444°N 15.30861°E / 47.97444; 15.30861
File:Höhlensee beleuchtet.JPG Obir-Tropfsteinhöhlen Eisenkappel-Vellach[lower-alpha 8] (VK) Carinthia 6 km
(SC: 1 km) 		1,100 amsl 46°30′34″N 14°32′54″E / 46.50944°N 14.54833°E / 46.50944; 14.54833
File:No free image.svg Odelsteinhöhle Johnsbach[lower-alpha 9] (LI) Styria 0.6 km
(SC: 0.4 km) 		1,085 amsl 47°31′27″N 14°36′43″E / 47.52417°N 14.61194°E / 47.52417; 14.61194
File:Otschertropfstein3.jpg Ötscher-Tropfsteinhöhle Gaming[lower-alpha 10] (SB) Lower Austria 0.5 km
(SC: 0.5 km) 		750 amsl 47°54′36″N 15°11′23″E / 47.91000°N 15.18972°E / 47.91000; 15.18972
File:No free image.svg Rettenwandhöhle Thörl (BM) Styria 0.6 km
(SC: 0.6 km) 		630 amsl 47°28′05″N 15°15′08″E / 47.46806°N 15.25222°E / 47.46806; 15.25222
File:No free image.svg Salzofen Grundlsee (LI) Styria 2 km
(SC: no) 		1,850 amsl 47°41′21″N 13°49′36″E / 47.68917°N 13.82667°E / 47.68917; 13.82667
File:No free image.svg Salzwelten Altaussee Altaussee (LI) Styria 1 km
(SC: 1 km) 		960 amsl 47°39′05″N 13°46′58″E / 47.65139°N 13.78278°E / 47.65139; 13.78278
File:Dürrnberg (Salzwelten).jpg Salzwelten Hallein Hallein[lower-alpha 11] (HA) Salzburg 1 km
(SC: 1 km) 		650 amsl 47°40′2″N 13°05′25″E / 47.66722°N 13.09028°E / 47.66722; 13.09028
File:1083 - Hallstatt - Salzbergwerk.JPG Salzwelten Hallstatt Hallstatt (GM) Upper Austria 1 km
(SC: 1 km) 		860 amsl 47°33′44″N 13°38′24″E / 47.56222°N 13.64000°E / 47.56222; 13.64000
File:No free image.svg Schönberg Bad Ischl (GM)
Altaussee (LI) 		Upper Austria
Styria 		156 km
(SC: no) 		1,060 amsl 47°42′06″N 13°46′20″E / 47.70167°N 13.77222°E / 47.70167; 13.77222
File:No free image.svg Spannagelhöhle Tux (SZ) Tyrol 10 km
(SC: 0.5 km) 		2,521 amsl 47°04′49″N 11°40′18″E / 47.08028°N 11.67167°E / 47.08028; 11.67167
File:Stonebridge bivi.jpg Schwarzmooskogel-Höhlensystem Altaussee[lower-alpha 12] (LI) Styria 138 km
(SC: no) 		1,877 amsl 47°41′27″N 13°49′17″E / 47.69083°N 13.82139°E / 47.69083; 13.82139

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Translated as Unicorn cave
  2. ↑ In the civil parish (Ortsteil) of Dreistetten
  3. ↑ Entrance situated in Erlakogel mountain
  4. ↑ Entrance situated in Hochkar mountain
  5. ↑ In the civil parish (Ortsteil) of Hundalm
  6. ↑ In the civil parish (Ortsteil) of Dürntal
  7. ↑ Entrance situated in Leoganger Steinberge
  8. ↑ Entrance situated in Hochobir mountain
  9. ↑ Entrance situated in the Ennstaler Alps
  10. ↑ Situated in Ötscher-Tormäuer natural park
  11. ↑ In the civil parish (Ortsteil) of Dürrnberg
  12. ↑ Entrance situated in Loser Plateau

References

  1. ↑ Information on the official website of Salzwelten Österreich

External links

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