Schlenken passage cave
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 Schlenken passage cave entrance area |
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| Location: | Schlenken , Salzburg , Austria | |
| Height : | 1580 m above sea level A. | |
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Geographic location: |
47 ° 40 '58.4 " N , 13 ° 13' 24.2" E | |
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| Cadastral number: | 1525/20 | |
| Geology: | Oberalmkalk, Barmsteinkalk | |
| Discovery: | 1926 | |
| Overall length: | 130 m | |
| Level difference: | -12 m | |
The Schlenken through cave is the most famous cave on the Schlenken in the Osterhorn group in the Bad Vigaun community .
It is located at an altitude of 1580 meters at the foot of a steep rock face. The cave is about 130 meters long. Bones from cave bears and stone and bone tools from Neanderthals were found in it.
Schlenken passage cave
Schlenken passage cave
literature
- Das Salzburger Höhlenbuch, Volume 5, Ed .: Landesverein für Höhlenkunde Salzburg
Web links
Commons : Schlenken Cave - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files
- Herbert Quechenberger: The Schlenken and its numerous and (unknown) caves. Archived from the original on August 12, 2018 ; Retrieved January 3, 2007 .