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List of caves in Austria

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

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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
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

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

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