Allander Tropfsteinhöhle


Useful Information

Location: Near Alland.
E60 exit Alland, right into town, in the center left towards Altenmark, at the city limits. Parking lot at the road Alland-Altenmarkt. 10 min walk to the cave.
(48° 3'12.52"N, 16° 4'31.58"E)
Open: Easter-JUN SEP-OCT Sat, Sun, Hol 9-17. JUL-AUG Mon-Fri 13-17, Sat, Sun, Hol 9-17.
Fee:
Classification: SpeleologyKarst cave
Light: LightIncandescent Electric Light System
Dimension: L=70 m, VR=12 m, A=410 m asl. Portal: W=3 m, H=3 m.
Guided tours: D=25 min.
Photography:
Accessibility:
Bibliography: D. Döppes, C. Frank (1997): Allander Tropfsteinhöhle,
In: D. Döppes, G. Rabeder (eds). Pliozäne und pleistozäne Faunen Österreichs. - Mitt. Komm. Quartärf. Österr. Akad. Wiss. 10: 388-401, Verlag Österr. Akad. Wiss. Wien. (Deutsch - German)
D. Döppes, C. Frank (1997): Spätglaziale und mittelpleistozäne Faunenreste in der Allander Tropfsteinhöhle (Niederösterreich),
Wiss. Mitt. Niederösterr. Landesmus. 10: 129-147, St. Pölten. (Deutsch - German)
Address: Gemeindeamt Alland, Hauptstraße 102, A-2534 Alland, Tel: +43-2258-6666, +43-2258-2424.
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History

1928 opened for the public.

Description

The Allander Tropfsteinhöhle (Dripstone cave of Alland), named after the nearby town Alland, is located at the slopes of the Großer Buchberg (467 m asl) in the Wienerwald. The cave is rather small, but it is one of the largest caves in Lower Austria. It consists of rifts and bedding plane passages, some up to 12 m high.

The Allander Tropfsteinhöhle, as the name suggests, is noted for its nice speleothems. The cave shows stalacties, stalagmites and moonmilk. It is also a paleontological site, with remains of brown bears (Ursus arctos). A 10,000 years old brown bear skeleton is on display in the cave in a small exhibition.