Grasslhöhle

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Grasslhöhle

in the great hall

in the great hall
Location: Styria , Austria
Height : 720  m above sea level A.
Geographic
location: 		47 ° 14 '42 "  N , 15 ° 32' 59"  E Coordinates: 47 ° 14 '42 "  N , 15 ° 32' 59"  E
Grasslhöhle (Styria)
Grasslhöhle
Cadastral number: 2833/60
Geology: Schöcklkalk (marble)
Type: Stalactite cave
Discovery: 1816
Show cave since: 1952
Lighting: electric
Overall length: approx. 280 m
Particularities: oldest show cave in Austria
Website: Homepage Grasslhöhle

The Grasslhöhle in Eastern Styria is considered the oldest show cave in Austria . It is located on the south- eastern slope of the Sattelberg or Gösser , in Dürntal ( Naas municipality ) near Weiz . The Grasslhöhle has been known for its wealth of stalactites since 1816 . Some stalactites are up to 100,000 years old.

history

According to a legend , the cave was discovered by a shepherd boy who allegedly fell into the cave in search of a lost animal. It is not known exactly whether the boy survived.

The cave was then locked for a long time to protect it from looting and disfigurement. When Archduke Johann visited the cave in the 19th century, it began to be expanded and made accessible.

At the beginning of the 20th century, the first explorations of the cave were carried out. The first public tours of the cave began around 1924. The Hofers were important sponsors, builders and discoverers of new cave parts. From 1952, Hermann Hofer expanded the cave and began regular tours. The Reisinger family has been running the show cave business since 1970 .

The Grassl Cave is located in the Weizer Bergland area , where around 200 caves are currently known to be caves.

The Katerloch stalactite cave is located in the immediate vicinity of the Grassl cave .

  • Cave plan

  • Cave entrance

  • Dripstones in the Grasslhöhle

  • sparkling stalagmite

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. 184-186.
  • Karl H. Hochschorner: Small excursion guide for the trip to the Grasslhöhle and the Lurhöhle . Speleological publications of the State Association for Speleology in Vienna and Lower Austria, Volume 1. State Association for Speleology in Vienna and Lower Austria, Vienna 1996.
  • Heinrich Kusch , Ingrid Kusch: Caves of Styria . (Supplement under the title: Show caves and show mines in Styria ). Steirische Verlagsgesellschaft, Graz 1998, ISBN 3-85489-007-9 .

Historical (by date):

  • Carl Schmutz : The Grasel Cave near Weiz. In: Der Aufmerksame , supplement of the Grazer Zeitung , 1816, no.114.
  • Carl Schmutz: The Graselhöhle in the Gösser walls. In: Der Aufmerksame , supplement to the Grazer Zeitung , 1840, No. 14.
  • Ernst v. Coelln:  Styrian caves. In:  Travel and Foreign Newspaper for Tyrol and Vorarlberg / Austrian Alpine Post. Illustrated newspaper from the Eastern Alps / Austrian Alpine Post. Illustrated family magazine from the Eastern Alps / Austrian Alpine Post. Traffic and sports gazette for the Eastern Alps , year 1905, (Volume VII), p. 273, top right. (Online at ANNO ).Template: ANNO / Maintenance / oap

Web links

Commons : Grasslhöhle  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Permalink Austrian Library Association .