Dachstein giant ice cave

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Dachstein giant ice cave

Dachstein ice caves

Dachstein ice caves
Location: Dachstein Mountains near Obertraun , Austria
Height : 1455  m above sea level A.
Geographic
location: 		47 ° 32 '5.4 "  N , 13 ° 43' 7"  E Coordinates: 47 ° 32 '5.4 "  N , 13 ° 43' 7"  E
Dachstein Giant Ice Cave (Upper Austria)
Dachstein giant ice cave
Cadastral number: 1547/17
Geology: Dachstein Limestone
Type: Ice cave
Discovery: 1897
Show cave since: 1912
Lighting: electric (since 1928)
Overall length: 2000 m
Level difference: 70 m (Saar 1914)
Length of the show
cave area: 		approx. 700 m
Particularities: Natural monument since 1928
Website: www.dachstein-salzkammergut.com

The Dachstein ice cave is located a few minutes from the Schönbergalm near Obertraun in the UNESCO World Heritage area of Hallstatt - Dachstein / Salzkammergut . It contains 13,000 m³ of ice with a surface area of ​​5,000 m². In some parts of the cave, such as the Tristan Dome, the ice thickness reaches 20 meters. Pollen analyzes suggest that the ice was around 500 years old.

history

According to a legend that is probably not true, the Obertrauner Peter Gamsjäger discovered the ice cave in 1897 in search of lost cattle. However, it is likely that the cave was known to the locals long before that. On July 17, 1910, the cave explorers Hanna and Hermann Bock from Brno and Georg Lahner from Linz managed to penetrate deeper into the cave for the first time by overcoming the Great Ice Abyss ; this day is therefore the official time of discovery.

Guided tours have also been offered since 1912. The cave was equipped with electric lighting as early as 1928, and a new entrance was opened in 1952.

tourism

The cave can be visited in the summer months. The highlights of the one-hour tour are the ice chapel and the Grail Castle . Warm clothing and sturdy shoes with non-slip soles are recommended. There is also the Dachstein Mammut Cave on the Schönbergalm and the Koppenbrüller Cave in the valley , which can also be visited.

natural reserve

In Austria, caves are in principle (ex-lege) under strict nature protection. This cave was declared a natural monument in 1973 ( nd597 , nature conservation book: OÖ-63 / Obertraun). The area lies in the core zone of the UNESCO World Heritage cultural landscape of Hallstatt – Dachstein / Salzkammergut  ( WHS 806 ) and in the Dachstein European and nature reserve ( bird protection and FFH area , AT3101000 / EU02 ; n098 ).

literature

  • Robert Bouchal, Josef Wirth: Cave Guide Austria - Over 100 caves with sketches, plans, access descriptions and 150 photos . Pichler Verlag, Vienna 2001, ISBN 3-85431-234-2 , pp. 125–127.
  • Theo Pfarr, Günter Stummer: The longest and deepest caves in Austria. Association of Austrian Cave Researchers, Vienna 1988 ( Scientific supplement to “The Cave”. 35, ISSN  0439-3112 ).

Web links

Commons : Dachstein Giant Ice Cave  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ ORF : Dachstein Giant Ice Cave turns 100 ; Retrieved June 13, 2010.
  2. ↑ Notification of August 30, 1973 (Agrar - 450003-5509-I / Ha)
    Information in Gerhard W. Mandl (author chapter 2): Pilot project "Karstwasser Dachstein" . Volume 2: Karst hydrology and risk of contamination of springs . In: Geologische Bundesanstalt (Hrsg.): Archive for deposit research . tape 21 (= monographs volume 108 - M-108). Vienna 2001, 2.4 Geological natural monuments in the Dachstein region , 1st Dachstein giant ice cave (1,455 m) , p. 39 ( pdf , googledrive.com [accessed April 10, 2014]).     pdf ( Memento of the original from April 13, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.googledrive.com
  3. ↑ Dachstein European Protected Area (bird sanctuary and FFH area, AT3101000) , Dachstein nature reserve in the communities of Gosau, Hallstatt and Obertraun , Genisys.