Gradenbach Falls
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| Coordinates | 47 ° 26 '52 " N , 13 ° 47' 46" E | |
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| place | Aich , Styria , Austria | |
| height | 140 m | |
| Falling watercourse | Gradenbach | |
The Gradenbachfall is a waterfall on the southern roof of the Dachstein massif in Ennstal , Styria . It is located in the municipality of Aich , north of Sonnberg near Weißenbach , and is designated as a natural monument .
geography
The Gradenbach flows in the Kemet Mountains from the Ahornsee , west of the Stoderzinken , towards the Enns like a gorge . At the foot of the Kemet Mountains, directly at the Gradenbach hunting lodge, it falls over several steps with a total height of around 140 m and forms the Gradenbach Falls.
The lowest section has been designated as a natural monument over a length of 65 meters since 1990 ( NDM.813 , nature conservation book: St-GB-034 / Aich), with 1344 m². The monument is located in the buffer zone of the UNESCO World Heritage area of cultural landscape Hallstatt – Dachstein / Salzkammergut and in the landscape protection area Dachstein – Salzkammergut ( Salzkammergut-Ost , LS 14a ).
The waterfall can be reached on the hiking trail from Sonnberg to the Dachstein plateau, which follows the course of the stream.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Thomas Hofmann: 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 , 13.Gadenbachfall , p. 42 ( online [PDF; 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.
- ↑ Decision of the Political Expositur Gröbming of the BH Liezen of April 11, 1990 (GZ. 6.0 A 23-88)
