List of show caves in Austria

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Information board about the show caves in Austria (2012)

The list of show caves in Austria contains all show caves in Austria that the Association of Austrian Cave Researchers (VÖH) maintains as show caves. A show cave is a natural, subterranean cavity that has been expanded for visitors, can be accessed on paths and stairs and is equipped with lighting. Show caves cost an entrance fee and have regular opening times, mostly with regular tours of 30 to 45 minutes. Most of the caves are electrically lit, a small part is lit with carbide lamps. The Kraushöhle in Styria was the first show cave in the world to receive electrical lighting in 1883.

There are a total of 31 show caves in Austria (as of 2016). The show cave with the most visitors is the Eisriesenwelt with around 150,000, followed by the Dachstein Giant Ice Cave with around 100,000 visitors a year. The Lurgrotte is counted twice in the spring, but here summarized as one cave.

Legend

• Name of the show cave: gives the name of the show cave.
• Cadastre: cadastral number in the Austrian cave cadastre
• Location: Indicates the location of the show cave.
• Country: The state in which the show cave is located.
• Location: gives the coordinates of the show cave.
• Type: Name the cave type. This can be a stalactite cave , ice cave or another type.
• Length (m): states the total length of the show cave in meters including all side passages.
• FW (m): states the total length of the guide way in meters, whereby any distances covered twice are not taken into account. However, existing artificially created access tunnels are taken into account, which, however, do not count towards the total length of the show cave. This means that the guide path can be longer than the total length of the show cave.
• m above sea level A .: States the height of the entrance in meters above the Adriatic Sea .
• Discovery: states the time of the discovery of the show cave.
• Show cave: indicates the beginning of the show cave operation.
• Light: Indicates how the cave is illuminated.
• Image: Shows a picture of the cave

Show caves

Surname	Cadastre	place	country	location	Type	Length (m)	FW (m)	m above  sea ​​level	decision coverage	Show cave	light	image
Alland stalactite cave	1911/2	Alland	Lower Austria	location	Stalactite cave	70	177	400		1928	electric
Arzberg Cave	1741/4	Wild Alps	Styria	location		1,000		730			LED headlamps
Dachstein mammoth cave	1547/9	Obertraun	Upper Austria	location	High alpine cave	65,000	1,000	1,368	1910	1911	electric
Dachstein giant ice cave	1547/17	Obertraun	Upper Austria	location	Ice cave	2,700	700	1,455	1897	1912	electric
Unicorn cave	1863/5	Dreistetten	Lower Austria	location	Stalactite cave	80		585	1927	1930	carbide
Eisenstein cave	1864/1	Bad Fischau-Brunn	Lower Austria	location	Shaft cave with crystal formations	2,341	120	407	1855	1907	Headlamp
Eiskogel cave	1511/101	Werfenweng	Salzburg	location	Ice and stalactite cave	4,600		2,100	1877	1949	carbide
Eisriesenwelt	1511/24	Throw	Salzburg	location	Ice cave	42,000	1,000	1,641	1879	1920	carbide
Entrische church	2595/2	Dorfgastein	Salzburg	location	Dripstone and water cave	2,500	400	1,040	1920	1962	electric
Damp basement	1524/3	St. Koloman	Salzburg	location		1,100		1,430			LED headlamps
Frauenmauerhöhle	1742/1	Tragedy	Styria	location	Stalactite cave	41,000		1,467			own lighting
Gassel Cave	1618/3	Ebensee	Upper Austria	location	Stalactite cave	3,704	600	1,225	1918	1933	electric
Grasslhöhle	2833/60	Naas	Styria	location	Stalactite cave	280		740	1816	1952	electric
Griffen stalactite cave	2751/1	Handles	Carinthia	location	Stalactite cave	485	200	485	1945	1956	electric
Hermannshöhle	2871/7	Kirchberg am Wechsel	Lower Austria	location	Stalactite cave	4,430	270	627	1790	1844	electric
Hochkarschacht	1814/5	Göstling on the Ybbs	Lower Austria	location	High alpine cave	751	300	1,620	1923	1969	electric
Hollow Stone Cave	1831/1	Mariazell	Styria	location				1031		1832
Hundalm ice and stalactite cave	1266/1	Hundalm	Tyrol	location	Dripstone cave with ice formations	264	180	1,520		1967	carbide
Hangover hole	2833/59	Dürntal	Styria	location	Stalactite cave	1,000	1,000	900	1750	1958	electric
Kohlerhöhle	1833/1	Annaberg	Lower Austria	location	Layer joint cavity			700
Kraushöhle	1741/1	Gams near Hieflau	Styria	location	Gypsum crystal cave	340		620	1838		carbide
Koppenbrüller cave	1549/1	Obertraun	Upper Austria	location	Water cave	3,944	770	580		1910	electric
Lamprechtsofen	1324/1	Lofer	Salzburg	location	Active water cave	51,000	700	660			electric
Lurgrotto	2836 / 1a / 2836 / 1b	Peggau  / Semriach	Styria	Location location	Dripstone and water cave	5,000	2,000	400/640	1893/1822	1933/1895	electric
Nix cave	1836/20	Frankenfels	Lower Austria	location	Stalactite cave	1,410	500	556			electric
Obir stalactite caves	3925 / 1-2	Eisenkappel-Vellach	Carinthia	location	Stalactite cave	5,000	1,300	1,100	1870	1987	electric
Odelstein Cave	1722/1	Johnsbach	Styria	location	Stalactite cave	600	470	1,084	1909	1910	flashlight
Ötscher stalactite cave	1824/10	Gaming	Lower Austria	location	Stalactite cave	575	370	710	1920	1926	electric
Rettenwandhöhle	1731/1	Kapfenberg	Styria	location	Stalactite cave	665	250	630	1918	1926	electric
Spannagelhöhle	2515/1	Hintertux	Tyrol	location		10,021	500	2,521	1919	1994	electric

See also

• List of show caves in Germany
• Seegrotte Hinterbrühl (flooded former gypsum mine)
• List of show mines

Web links

• Association of Austrian Speleologists
• Show caves in Austria

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Show caves in Austria. (pdf; 600 kB) Association of Austrian Speleologists, 2016, accessed on July 19, 2016 . 
2. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h} Show caves in Austria (as of 2016); an information sheet from the Association of Austrian Speleologists ; Retrieved July 19, 2016
3. ↑ Alland market town: Alland stalactite cave ( Memento of the original from January 7, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (accessed on November 21, 2012) 
4. ↑ Wildalpen community: Arzberghöhle (accessed on July 19, 2016)
5. ↑ Dachstein Salzkammergut: Dachstein Mammut Cave (accessed on November 21, 2012)
6. ↑ Dachstein Salzkammergut: Dachstein Ice Cave ( Memento of the original from August 18, 2017 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. (accessed on November 21, 2012) 
7. ↑ Zither host: Einhornhöhle (accessed on November 21, 2012)
8. ^ Austrian Alpine Association Section All-Time True Wiener Neustadt: Eisensteinhöhle Bad Fischau-Brunn (accessed on November 21, 2012)
9. ↑ Franz Lindenmayr in "Mensch und Höhle": Eiskogelhöhle (accessed on November 21, 2012)
10. ↑ Eisriesenwelt: Official website (accessed on July 19, 2016)
11. ↑ Dorfgastein tourist office: Entrische Kirche show cave (accessed on November 21, 2012)
12. ↑ Gassel Cave: Official website (accessed on November 21, 2012)
13. ↑ Grasslhöhle: Official website (accessed on November 21, 2012)
14. ↑ Griffen stalactite cave: Official website (accessed on November 21, 2012)
15. ↑ Hermannshöhle: Official website (accessed on November 21, 2012)
16. ↑ Hochkar Bergbahnen: The Hochkar Cave (accessed on July 19, 2016)
17. ↑ Tirol Info: The Hundalm Ice Cave in the Tiroler Unterland (accessed on November 21, 2012)
18. ↑ Katerloch: Official website (accessed November 21, 2012)
19. ↑ Kraushöhle: Official website (accessed on November 21, 2012)
20. ↑ Dachstein Salzkammergut: Koppenbrüller Cave (accessed on November 21, 2012)
21. ^ Franz Lindenmayr in "Mensch und Höhle": Der Lamprechtsofen (accessed on November 21, 2012)
22. ^ Lurgrotte Peggau: Official website ;
    Lurgrotte Semriach: Official website
23. ↑ Marktgemeinde Frankenfels: Die Nixhöhle (accessed on November 21, 2012)
24. ↑ Obir Dripstone Caves: Official website (accessed November 21, 2012)
25. ↑ Spannagel Cave: Official website (accessed November 21, 2012)