Hangover hole
Hangover hole
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Location: | Dürntal , Styria | |
Height : | 900 m above sea level A. | |
Geographic location: |
47 ° 15 '9.9 " N , 15 ° 32' 58.4" E | |
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Cadastral number: | 2833/59 | |
Geology: | Schöcklkalk | |
Type: | Stalactite cave | |
Discovery: | ~ 1750 | |
Show cave since: | 1958 | |
Lighting: | electric | |
Overall length: | 1000 m | |
Level difference: | −135 m | |
Length of the show cave area: |
1000 m | |
Particularities: | Most stalactite show cave in Austria | |
Website: | www.Katerloch.at |
The Katerloch is the show cave with the most stalactite in Austria . It is located near Dürntal (municipality of Naas bei Weiz ) in Styria and can only be viewed by prior arrangement by telephone.
description
The cave has a height difference of 135 m over a one kilometer guide path. The entrance hall leads to the inward sloping entrance hall with moss- covered and algae-covered sintered columns .
The largest column in the entrance hall is 22 m high and 46 m in circumference. From there you can see into the 45 m deep "Marteldom".
One of the largest halls is the 120 m long, up to 85 m wide and 18 m high “Fantasy Hall”. Here is a collection of around 4,000 large stalactite structures with a wealth of shapes: You can find lime corals, white and colored sintered curtains, crystals and crystal columns. The fantasy hall is accessed by a system of stairs and steps. From the Fantasy Hall you can reach the other discoveries made by the researcher couple Hermann and Regina Hofer in 1955: The “Magic Realm” and the “Sea Paradise”, which are characterized by a special variety of shapes. There are also cave lakes to be found there.
There were numerous bone finds of the cave bear in the cave .
Naming
The cave is named after the so-called "owl hangover". In the region, this is the name given to the male owl that flies in and out of the portal.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Katerloch on www.showcaves.com , English, accessed on November 3, 2014
- ↑ Katerloch, Description section , at www.showcaves.com , in English, accessed on November 3, 2014