Johannesbachklamm

The Johannesbachklamm is located in southern Lower Austria near Würflach on the western edge of the Vienna basin . It is today in the midst of the conservation area, Johannis gorge .

The Johannesbachklamm is a good kilometer long and sunk up to 60 m deep into a zone of Wetterstein limestone, which separates the softer Werfen layers further west from the gravel areas of the stone field in the east .

There are two caves in the gorge: the Johannesbachklammhöhle (cave register 1861/7) and the Klammwirthöhle (1861/61).

History and Development

As early as the second half of the 19th century, the path along the Johannesbach was used by miners to reach the now-disused coal mine in Grünbach am Schneeberg from Würflach . But it was not until the beginning of the 20th century that the gorge was made accessible by a climbing system built by Naturefriends . The trail, opened on August 3, 1902, crosses the deeply cut course of the Johannesbach a total of six times on bridges. Due to destruction by storms and floods, the climbing system had to be renewed repeatedly. In 1926 a dam wall was built at the exit of the gorge and the course of the Johannesbach stream regulated through the local area of Würflach.

The Johannesbachklamm is now a popular destination for hikers of all ages.

Every year in the run-up to Christmas there is an Advent market right in the gorge in the great outdoors.

literature

Fritz Bodo: Grünbach and Johannesbachklamm . Local history hikes, Volume 53, ZDB -ID 2440250-3 . Austrian Federal Publishing House for Education, Science and Art, Vienna 1926, OBV .
Johannesbachklamm, Dürrenberg circuit . In: Franz Hauleitner, Rudolf Hauleitner: Wiener Hausberge. 52 selected hikes and walks in the Schneeberg, Rax, Semmering and Wechsel areas with the Gutenstein Alps, Hoher Wand, Rosaliengebirge and Buckliger Welt. The most beautiful valley and mountain hikes . Fourth edition. Bergverlag Rother, Ottobrunn 2001, ISBN 3-7633-4216-8 , p. 62 f. - online .

Individual evidence

^ Lower Austrian landscape protection areas , accessed on May 25, 2010 (spelling with "i").
↑ The opening of the Johannesbachklamm. In: Der Naturfreund , year 1902, No. 8, August 15, 1902 (VI. Year), p. 60 f. (Online at ANNO ). Template: ANNO / Maintenance / dna.

Web links

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

47.780555555556 16.038888888889 450Coordinates: 47 ° 46 ′ 50 ″ N , 16 ° 2 ′ 20 ″ E

[1] Lower Austrian landscape protection areas , accessed on May 25, 2010 (spelling with "i").

[2] The opening of the Johannesbachklamm. In: Der Naturfreund , year 1902, No. 8, August 15, 1902 (VI. Year), p. 60 f. (Online at ANNO ). Template: ANNO / Maintenance / dna.