Karst cave.
Vertical cave.
Triassic limestone.
Höhlenführer (cave guide): Gerhard Winkler, A-2721 Bad Fischau-Brunn
| Location: | Near Brunn at the Schneebergbahn. 5km west of the Wiener Neustadt. |
| Open: | MAY to OCT, 1st and 3rd weekend of the month, Sat 13-17, Sun 10-17. [2006] |
| Fee: | |
| Classification: |
Karst cave.
Vertical cave.
Triassic limestone.
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| Light: | Carbide lamps. |
| Dimension: | A=407m asl, L=2,341m, HD=90m, T=13°C. |
| Guided tours: | D=60min, HD=75m. |
| Bibliography: |
Franz Mühlhofer (1906):
Die Reichsritter von und zu Eisenstein-Grotte bei Fischau-Brunn,
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| Address: |
Sektion Allzeit Getreu des ÖAV (Austrian Alpine Society), A-2700 Wiener Neustadt, Tel: +43-2639-7577. Höhlenführer (cave guide): Gerhard Winkler, A-2721 Bad Fischau-Brunn |
| Last update: | $Date: 2007/11/19 21:30:03 $ |
| 1855 | found during quarry works, first exploration by K.k. Geniemajor Freiherr v. Scholl, Hauptmann Werner and Oberleutnant Schmelhaus. | |
| 1896 | second exploration by some kids. | |
| 1906 | left to the Sektion Wiener Neustadt of the Österreichischen Touristenklub (Austrian Touristclub) by the old owner Carl Ritter von Eisenstein. | |
| 1906 | first book Die Reichsritter von und zu Eisenstein-Grotte bei Fischau-Brunn by Leutnant Mühlhofer. | |
| 1907 | first guided tour by cave guide J. Artner. | |
| 1919 | discovery of a termal spring (16,5°C). | |
| 1931 | declared a Naturdenkmal (natural monument) according to the Naturhöhlengesetz (Natural Cave Law) from 1928. | |
| 1956 | bought by the Österreichischer Alpenverein. | |
| 1958 | new passages discovered, a new entrance built to provide easier access. | |
| 1972 | cave museum inaugurated. |
This "adventure" cave tour is not really wild, but rough. The cave visitors are fitted out with helmet, overall, boots and carbide lamps. Old clothes are nevertheless advisable. The tours goes down a shaft, over four iron ladders. At the lowest point of the tour the thermal spring is reached.
This thermal spring influences the cave climate. The temperature is at least 5°C higher than would be normal at this altitude. And this extraordinare cave climate is also resonsible for the amount of interesting calcite crystals which can be found all over the cave. Cave corals and aragonite crystals are very common.
The high temperature is also responsible for a high number of cave fauna, like Atheta spelea, Trechus austriacus and other cave insects.
At some points of the tour the ceiling gets low and it is necessary to crawl. Also, 75m down and back up costs some energy. Visitors should think about their physical fitness before they visit this cave.
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