Höllenstein (Vienna Woods)
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.JPG) Summit region with Julienturm and Höllensteinhaus |
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| height | 645 m above sea level A. | |
| location | Lower Austria | |
| Mountains | Vienna Woods | |
| Dominance | 7 km → Anninger | |
| Notch height | 175 m ↓ Sulzer height | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 5 '46 " N , 16 ° 11' 15" E | |
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| rock | Main dolomite | |
| Age of the rock | Carnium - norium | |
| particularities | Höllensteinhaus with Julienturm ( AT ) | |
The Höllenstein is a 645 m above sea level. A. high mountain in the Vienna Woods in Lower Austria .
The entire area is located in the Vienna Woods Biosphere Park. Most of the mixed forest is owned by the Austrian Federal Forests .
On the wooded summit stands the Höllensteinhaus , a house for friends of nature , with the around 10 meter high Julienturm as a lookout tower , which was built in 1880 and redesigned in 1896 and raised for better visibility.
The Höllenstein is a popular destination for day-trippers from the Vienna area . The summit is in the municipality of Kaltenleutzüge in the Mödling district ; However, there are climbs on wide hiking trails from different sides. The steeper ascents start at Kaltenleutgabe and Wassergspreng , while the flatter ascents start from Gießhübl or Sittendorf (municipality of Wienerwald) .
On June 23, 2007 the Höllensteinhaus partially burned down. A short time later, on the night of June 26, 2007, the refuge burned down again, this time down to the outer walls. In 2009 the hut was rebuilt and opened.
On the south-western slope in the direction of Kaltenleutgabe there are some caves about 540 m above sea level. A. , the largest of which is the Geole Cave . It was discovered in 1930. The name is made up of the abbreviated first names of the researchers. On the basis of archaeological research in 1950, Roman ceramic remains were found in it. Finds from the Hallstatt period were also reported.
Picture gallery
Höllensteinhaus with Julienturm
South view of the Höllensteinhaus and Julienturm
The Höllenstein area around 1872 ( record sheet of the state record )
literature
- Fritz Peterka: Wien - Wienerwald , Bergverlag Rudolf Rother , Munich 2012, 7th edition ISBN 978-3-7633-4188-7
Web links
- Julienturm am Höllenstein ( Memento from January 25, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
- Julienturm im RegiowikiAT
Individual evidence
- ^ Julienturm at Regiowiki AT
- ^ Correspondences. Mödling. At the Julienthurm .. In: Badener Bezirks-Blatt , August 1, 1896, p. 4, top center (online at ANNO ).
- ↑ The Höllenstein excursion restaurant burned out! ( Memento from July 29, 2007 in the web archive archive.today ) Mission report of the Brunn Red Cross
- ↑ Geoleshöhle ( Memento of the original from May 29, 2010 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. in radiesthetic information and stories about mystical places and places of power in Kaltenleutgoing
