Devil's Wall (Wachau)

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The Teufelsmauer with a train of the Donauuferbahn, which was then still operated by the ÖBB

Teufelsmauer called a rock formation between Spitz and St. Johann in the Wachau , where the hell the forecast has not been able to, a wall across the Danube to build.

This is where the “Teufelsmauer Tunnel ” of the Donauuferbahn is located , at 12.43 meters it is the shortest operating railway tunnel in Austria.

The striking rock formation has been designated as a Lower Austrian natural monument since August 8, 1929.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Saga of the Devil's Wall
  2. ↑ Teufelsmauer tunnel
  3. ^ Railway tunnels in Austria, sorted by tunnel length

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Coordinates: 48 ° 21 '13 "  N , 15 ° 24' 22.8"  E