S6, exit Kapfenberg, B20 4km towards Mariazell. 20min. walk from the parking lot at the road Kapfenberg-Aflenz.
Karst cave,
fissure cave, Triassic limestone.
Magister Michael Riedl, A.-Stifter-Straße 10, 8605 Kapfenberg, Tel: +43-676-7717766
| Location: |
Kapfenberg, Steiermark. S6, exit Kapfenberg, B20 4km towards Mariazell. 20min. walk from the parking lot at the road Kapfenberg-Aflenz. |
| Open: | MAY to SEP Sun, Hol 9-16. [2006] |
| Fee: | Adults EUR 4. [2006] |
| Classification: |
Karst cave,
fissure cave, Triassic limestone.
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| Light: | electric. |
| Dimension: | L=665m, HD=26m (-22/+4), A=641m a.s.l., T=8°C. |
| Guided tours: | L=250m HD=9m (-7/+2), ST=yes, D=45min. |
| Bibliography: |
Heinrich Kusch, Ingrid Kusch (1998):
Höhlen der Steiermark,
Steir. Verlagsges., Graz, ISBN 3-85489-007-9 |
| Address: |
Schutzverein Rettenwandhöhle, Erika Hegewald, Johann-Josef-Fux-Str. 45, A-8605 Kapfenberg, Tel: +43-3862-28350.
Magister Michael Riedl, A.-Stifter-Straße 10, 8605 Kapfenberg, Tel: +43-676-7717766 |
| Last update: | $Date: 2007/11/19 21:30:06 $ |
| 1918 | first mentioned. | |
| 1923 | first exploration of the cave. | |
| 1926 | opened to the public. |
In the entrance area of Rettenwandhöhle bones, pottery and bronce needles from about 2600 BP were found. The oldest finds were from the late Stone Age. They can be visited in the Spezialstudiensammlung des Schutzvereins Rettenwandhöhle in the Kulturzentrum, Museum der Stadt Kapfenberg.
The cave shows several nice speleothems, cave corals in multiple shapes.
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