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List of caves in Austria

Summary

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

View of the Katerloch Cave

Overview edit

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 edit

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
  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
  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
  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
  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
  Einhornhöhle[a] Markt Piesting[b] (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
  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
  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
  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
  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
  Gasselhöhle Ebensee[c] (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
  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
  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
  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
  Hochkarschacht Göstling an der Ybbs[d] (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
  Hundalm-Eishöhle Mariastein[e] (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
  Katerloch Naas[f] (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
  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
  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
  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
  Lamprechtsofen Weißbach[g] (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
  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
  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
  Obir-Tropfsteinhöhlen Eisenkappel-Vellach[h] (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
  Odelsteinhöhle Johnsbach[i] (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
  Ötscher-Tropfsteinhöhle Gaming[j] (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
  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
  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
  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
  Salzwelten Hallein Hallein[k] (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
  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
  Schönberg Bad Ischl (GM)
Altaussee (LI) 		Upper Austria
Styria 		140 km
(SC: no) 		1,060 amsl 47°42′06″N 13°46′20″E / 47.70167°N 13.77222°E / 47.70167; 13.77222
  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
  Schwarzmooskogel-Höhlensystem Altaussee[l] (LI) Styria 126 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 edit

Notes edit

  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 edit

  1. ^ Information on the official website of Salzwelten Österreich

External links edit

 
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Caves in Austria.
  • Schauhoehlen.at - Official Austrian showcaves portal
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  • Show caves of Austria on showcaves.com

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