Rettenwandhöhle

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Rettenwandhöhle

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Location: Thörl, Styria
Height : 641  m above sea level A.
Geographic
location: 		47 ° 28 '4.7 "  N , 15 ° 15' 8.1"  E Coordinates: 47 ° 28 '4.7 "  N , 15 ° 15' 8.1"  E
Rettenwandhöhle (Styria)
Rettenwandhöhle
Cadastral number: 1731/1
Geology: Central Triassic Limestone
Type: Stalactite cave
Discovery: 1918
Show cave since: 1926
Lighting: electric
Overall length: 665 m
Level difference: 26 m
Particularities: Archaeol. Find place

The Rettenwand Cave is located northwest of Kapfenberg , on Mariazeller Straße B20 to Thörl .

The first mention of the Rettenwand Cave comes from 1918. From 1923, research into the cave began. From the beginning of the development in 1923 until the opening in 1926, cave clay and rubble had to be removed from the cave in a long and arduous process in order to make it easier for visitors to enter. Bones, shards and bronze needles were found in the entrance area of ​​the Rettenwand Cave, the oldest finds date from the Stone Age . They can be viewed in the special study collection of the Rettenwandhöhle protection association in the cultural center, city ​​museum of Kapfenberg . The cave is particularly rich in stalactites and other forms of sinter, such as pearl sinter, grape sinter , nodule and button sinter .

The cave has been developed for tourism and is illuminated with electric lights on some stretches. It can be visited on Sundays and public holidays between May and September, accompanied by a tourist guide.

literature

  • Michael Riedl: The history of cave research in Kapfenberg (Styria). Die Höhle, 57th year 2006.
  • Robert Bouchal, Josef Wirth: Cave Guide Austria - Over 100 caves with sketches, plans, access descriptions and 150 photos . Pichler Verlag, Vienna 2001, ISBN 3-85431-234-2 , pp. 199-201.