Hangover hole

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Hangover hole

in the lake paradise

in the lake paradise
Location: Dürntal , Styria
Height : 900  m above sea level A.
Geographic
location: 		47 ° 15 '9.9 "  N , 15 ° 32' 58.4"  E Coordinates: 47 ° 15 '9.9 "  N , 15 ° 32' 58.4"  E
Katerloch (Styria)
Hangover hole
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

  1. ↑ Katerloch on www.showcaves.com , English, accessed on November 3, 2014
  2. ↑ Katerloch, Description section , at www.showcaves.com , in English, accessed on November 3, 2014

Web links

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

  • Fantasy hall

  • Stalagnates in the fantasy hall

  • Sintered flags