List of protected caves in Styria

This list contains all caves as well as surface and underground karst phenomena in the federal state of Styria , which have been placed under special protection according to the Natural Caves Act .

photo		Surname	Cadastral no.	Location	description	date
		Feistringgrabenhöhle	1745/10	Aflenz KG:  Jauring location		09/05/1939
		Tonion cavity	1762/1	Mariazell KG:  Aschbach location		09/30/1991
		Rettenwandhöhle	1731/1	Kapfenberg KG:  Einöd location	The Rettenwand Cave is located in the Jura limestone and has a total length of around 300 m. It is run as a show cave.	09/05/1930
		Dead woman	1851/10	Neuberg an der Mürz KG:  Mürzsteg location	Note: also protected as a natural monument.	11/06/1970
		Brunnwaller cascade fall and Bärenloch	2839/2	Pernegg an der Mur KG:  Mixnitz location		09/22/1931
		Dragon cave	2839/1	Pernegg an der Mur KG:  Mixnitz location	→ Main article : Drachenhöhle near Mixnitz	01/19/1949
		Mathildengrotto	2839/3	Pernegg an der Mur KG:  Mixnitz location		06/27/1974
		Langstein stalactite cave	1742 / 1c	Tragöß-Sankt Katharein KG:  Schattenberg location		04/21/1969
		Repolust Cave	2837/1	Frohnleiten KG:  Mauritzen location	Discovered in 1910 by the miner Repolust, this cave later turned out to be the location of over 2000 Paleolithic stone tools. Bones of cave bears, lions, marten, deer, large hamsters, bison, marmots, ibexes, wolves and wild boar were also found. The total length of the cave is only 35 m. Note: Coordinates in GIS inaccurate.	08/12/1948
		Repolust cave protected area	2837/1	Frohnleiten KG:  Mauritzen location		03/21/1962
		Angerleitenschwinde	2836/5	Peggau KG:  Peggau location		06/17/1929
		Badlhöhle	2836/17	Peggau KG:  Peggau location	The Badlhöhle is located on the north side of the Tanneben at 495  m above sea level. A. and has a length of around 500 meters. More than 400 bones were recovered from the cave, including two polished bone needles.	06/15/1929
		Protected area above the course of the Große Badlhöhle		Peggau KG:  Peggau location	The aragonite cave (cadastral number 2836/14), the small Badl cave (cadastral number 2836/16) and a rock arch are located in the protected area above the Großer Badlhöhle.	03/23/1962
		Buck den	2836/163	Peggau location	The Bockhöhle is a 100 m long horizontal cave in the upper northern part of the Peggauer Wall. The entrance to the Perco cave is only 17 m away from the entrance to the Bock cave.	04/09/1971
		Great Peggauer Wall Cave	2836/39	Peggau KG:  Peggau location	The Great Peggauer Wall Cave can be reached through three entrances (entrances IV; V; VI). The total length of the cave is about 200 m. The cave sediments were largely dismantled in the course of a fertilizer procurement campaign during the First World War. Cave bear bones and finds from the La Tene period, the Roman period and the early and high Middle Ages were brought to light. Note: Coordinates in GIS inaccurate.	04/09/1971
		Guano Cave	2836/96	Peggau KG:  Peggau location	The total length of the cave is about 400 m. The sediments and large amounts of bat guano are still preserved.	04/09/1971
		Hammerbachquelle	2836/34	Peggau KG:  Peggau location		06/04/1929
		Lurgrotte near Peggau	2836 / 1b	Peggau KG:  Peggau location	→ Main article : Lurgrotte	06/17/1926
		Lurhöhle Peggau I. Protected area	-	Peggau KG:  Peggau location	The protected area includes plots 403/4 and 401/2. It is threatened by quarries from both sides.	06/15/1929
		Peggauerwand Cave 1	2836/35	Peggau KG:  Peggau location	Note: Coordinates in GIS inaccurate.	04/09/1971
		Peggauerwand cave 2	2836/37	Peggau KG:  Peggau location	Note: Coordinates in GIS inaccurate.	04/09/1971
		Peggauerwand Cave 3 (Small Peggauer Wall Cave)	2836/38	Peggau KG:  Peggau location		04/09/1971
		Perco cave	2836/164	Peggau KG:  Peggau location		04/09/1971
		Protected area Ober der Lurhöhle Peggau	-	Peggau KG:  Peggau location		02/12/1960
		Capricorn cave	2836/23	Peggau KG:  Peggau location	A cave with two entrances above the Badlgalerie. According to the finds, it was already settled in the Magdalenian period. Note: Coordinates in GIS inaccurate.	06/27/1974
		Tunnel hole	2836/71	Peggau KG:  Peggau location	Note: Coordinates in GIS inaccurate.	04/09/1971
		Dew grotto	2836/82	Peggau KG:  Peggau location	Note: Coordinates in GIS inaccurate.	04/09/1971
		Doline above the large cathedral of the Lur cave	2836/1	Semriach KG:  Markterviertel location		06/15/1929
		Sinkhole above the Hall of the Trapped	2836/1	Semriach KG:  Markterviertel location		06/15/1929
		Lur cave near Semriach	2836 / 1a	Semriach KG:  Markterviertel location	→ Main article : Lurgrotte	06/17/1929
		Tanneben reserve	-	Semriach KG:  Markterviertel location	Dolinenreicher Green Karst floor in the Graz Bergland. Protected due to the abundance of caves (over 300) and other karst features.	06/16/1969
		Langstein- Frauenmauerhöhle	1742/1	Eisenerz (Styria) KG:  Trofeng location		09/23/1931
		Loser cave near Aussee	1623/8	Altaussee KG:  Altaussee location		01/23/1934
		Nail bridge cavity	1626/5	Altaussee KG:  Altaussee location		06/09/1905
		Smoking car cave	1626/55	Altaussee KG:  Altaussee location		05/20/1905
		Schwarzmooskogeleishöhle	1623/40	Altaussee KG:  Altaussee location		08/26/1970
		Beilstein Ice Cave	1741/2	Landl KG:  Gams location		07/14/1971
		Miner's hole	1441/3	Landl KG:  Gams location		01/29/1970
		Kraushöhle	1741/1	Landl KG:  Gams location	→ Main article : Kraushöhle	09/05/1930
		Mausbendlloch	1548/2	Gröbming KG:  Gröbming location		12/30/1969
		Almberg cave	1624/18	Grundlsee KG:  Grundlsee location		11/14/1962
		Bärenhöhle-Schoberwiesl	-	Grundlsee KG:  Grundlsee location		10/10/1949
		Board stone bear cave	1625/33	Grundlsee KG:  Grundlsee location
		Elm cave system	1624/38	Grundlsee KG:  Grundlsee location	→ Main article : Elm cave system	05/15/1973
		Salt oven cave	1624/31	Grundlsee KG:  Grundlsee location	→ Main article : Salt furnace cave	10/10/1949
		Bear Cave-Hartelgraben	1714/1	Admont KG:  Johnsbach location		08/23/1948
		Jahrling wall cave	1713/7	Admont KG:  Johnsbach location		10/13/1971
		Odelstein Cave	1722/1	Admont KG:  Johnsbach location	→ Main article : Odelstein Cave	06/30/1931
		Rumble shaft	1634/33	Liezen KG:  Liezen location		10/17/1974
		Sutan ice cave	1636/24	Liezen KG:  Liezen location		05/30/1905
		Brieglersberg Cave (Bear Cave)	1625/24	Bad Mitterndorf KG:  Tauplitz location		04/28/1953
		Bear Cave Krahstein	1622/13	Bad Mitterndorf KG:  Klachau location		March 31, 1971
		Liglloch	1622/1	Bad Mitterndorf KG:  Klachau location		08/10/1948
		Sheepstone Cave	1625/100	Bad Mitterndorf KG:  Tauplitz location		06/02/1905
		Arzberg Cave	1741/4	Wildalpen KG:  Wildalpen location		05/07/1948
		Puxerloch	2745/1	Teufenbach-Katsch KG:  Frojach location		06/12/1931
		Bischofsloch	2624/1	Krakau KG:  Krakauhintermühlen location	The Bischofsloch (also Preberloch , Bischofswandloch ) is a 200 m long, well-known cave in the Preber-Bischofswand with traces of mining. The cave is also protected in Salzburg .	04/05/1963
		Wild hole	2743/1	Neumarkt in der Steiermark KG:  St. Marein location		06/08/1905
		Glacier cave - Oberwölz	2631/1	Oberwölz KG:  Winklern location		02/05/1932
		Schafferloch	2763/4	Weißkirchen in Steiermark KG:  Mühldorf location	The cave entrance is at 734 m above sea level	05/29/1905
		Grotto and wind hole	2763/2 and 2763/3	Judenburg KG:  Oberweg location		09/01/1982
		Pagan temple near Köflach	2782/27	Köflach KG:  Gradenberg location	The Heidentempel is a cleft cave in the Zigöllerkogel with three openings at different altitudes. Traces of human processing (niches, inscriptions, etc.) can still be seen. In the same mountain there are several other caves (Luegloch; Geldloch; etc.)	06/25/1931
		Leitner cave	2781/1	Salla KG:  Scherzberg location	The cave is traversed by water that came to light below in the Stiegljörg spring, which is now contained. The Leitner cave runs within a marble train that is surrounded by non-karstifying rocks. Total length of the cave: 600 m. The cave entrance is inside the Brunnstube of Stadtwerke Köflach. In the area the cave is only known under the name Stiegljörghöhle. Note: Coordinates in GIS inaccurate.	01/30/1974
		Fischbacher stalactite cave	2842/2	Fischbach KG:  Falkenstein location	Note: The area in front of the cave is used as a clay pigeon shooting range (shooting direction towards the cave).	December 22, 1971
		Bärenhöhle-Schachenkogel	2833/56	Gutenberg-Stenzengreith KG:  Garrach location	Note: The coordinates in the GIS are incorrect, show the Schachenbauer-Pumperskirchenhöhle	05/08/1952
		Yellow Grotto (stalactite cave Schachnerkogel)	2833/57	Gutenberg-Stenzengreith KG:  Garrach location	Note: The cave is not listed as protected in the GIS. Protection under the Natural Caves Act.
		Gibsloch	2833/13	Passail KG:  Haufenreith location		01/12/1972
		Klementhöhle (grotto)	2833/21	Passail KG:  Haufenreith location	The Klementgrotte in the Weizklamm has two entrances and a total length of about 845 m. Your point furthest from the day is about 115 m as the crow flies from the two entrances.	11/08/1968
		Grasslhöhle	2833/60	Naas KG:  Dürnthal location		03/09/1953
		Hangover hole	2833/59	Naas KG:  Dürnthal location	The Katerloch is the most stalactite cave in Austria.	09/14/1959
		Rablloch	2834/8	Naas KG:  Naas location		December 17, 1968
		Seeriegelhöhle	2843/1	Rettenegg KG:  Rettenegg location		06/07/1955
		Quarry cave	2834/1	Thannhausen KG:  Landscha location		02/28/1933
		Blaubruch Cave (= Ludwig Hammer Cave)	2832/3	Weinitzen KG:  Weinitzen location	Note: Protected by decision of June 8, 1989.	06/08/1989
		Stainzer stalactite cave	2772/2	Stainz KG:  trough location
		Wildemannloch and the area around the entrance	2836/27	Peggau KG:  Peggau location		06/01/1988
		Fairy tale cave on Gehartsbachsattel	1742/17	Eisenerz (Styria) KG:  Münichthal location		12/09/1981
		Gehartsbachsattel water cave	1742/21	Eisenerz (Styria) KG:  Münichthal location		12/09/1981
		Ox bottom hole including entrance area	2839/6	Fladnitz an der Teichalm KG:  Fladnitz an der Teichalpe location		07/10/1993
		Kriemandl cave and surroundings of the entrance	1622/8	Bad Mitterndorf KG:  Krungl location		12/13/1982
		Bear cave on the Karleck-Schneealpe	1851/76	Neuberg an der Mürz KG:  Krampen location		02/15/1977

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Individual evidence

1. ↑ Federal Act of June 26, 1928 for the Protection of Natural Caves (Natural Caves Act) , called on November 1, 2017, has been in effect as a state law since January 1, 1975, Federal Law Gazette No. 444/1974 .
2. ↑ Annemarie Reiter: Small cave guide. Graz 1974, ISBN 3-7011-7041-X , p. 40.
3. ↑ Jörg Fürnholzer: On the attempt to revise the excavations in the Repolust cave (cat. No. 2837/1) from 1947 to 1955. In: Die Höhle. 047, 1996, p. 45 ff ( PDF on ZOBODAT ).
4. ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original from March 5, 2016 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. Page 81ff 
5. ^ Hubert Trimmel: The protective measures in the area of ​​the Tanneben between Semmriach and Peggau . In: The cave . tape 23 , 1972, p. 47–58, here p. 58 ( PDF on ZOBODAT ).
6. ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 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. 
7. ^ ^{A b} Hubert Trimmel: The protective measures in the area of ​​the Tanneben between Semmriach and Peggau . In: The cave . tape 23 , 1972, p. 47–58, here p. 56 ( PDF on ZOBODAT ).
8. ^ ^{A b} Hubert Trimmel: Cave protection in Austria in 1974. In: The cave. 026, 1975, p. 16 ( PDF on ZOBODAT ).
9. ↑ Hartmut Heidinger: The Styrian Krakau . In: Bergsteigerdörfer. Alpine history in a nutshell . 2013, p. 30–33 ( bergsteigerdoerfer.org [PDF; accessed March 3, 2020]).
10. ↑ Franz Narobe: The Bishop hole in Preber (Styria) . In: Speleological Yearbook . tape 10-12 , 1929, pp. 79–85 ( PDF on ZOBODAT [accessed March 3, 2020]).
11. ↑ Annemarie Reiter: Small cave guide. Graz 1974, ISBN 3-7011-7041-X , p. 61.
12. ^ Hubert Trimmel: The Raabklamm (Styria) - nature reserve. In: The cave. 022, 1971, p. 76 ( PDF on ZOBODAT ).
13. ↑ Harald Polt: The caves on the west bank of the Weizklamm. In: Communications of the State Association for Speleology in Styria. Volume 24. Graz 1995.
14. ^ Hubert Trimmel: Cave protection in Austria in 1968. In: The cave. 020, 1969, p. 13 ( PDF on ZOBODAT ).
15. ^ Hubert Trimmel: Karst, caves, nature and environmental protection. Blaubruchhöhle and Wildes Loch - two new natural monuments in Styria. In: The cave. 040, pp. 85-86 ( PDF on ZOBODAT ).

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