title: List of caves in Austria
text: # List of caves in Austria
  
  The following article shows a list of caves in Austria. The list also includes ice caves and tourist former salt caves (Salzwelten).
  
  ## Overview
  
  The main concentration of Austrian caves (German: Höhle) is in the Northern Limestone Alps, a mountain range of the Eastern Alps. Many of them are located in the geographical region of Salzkammergut and in the Totes Gebirge.
  
  ## Caves
  
  The caves are listed by alphabetical order and there are shown the main tourist caves and other notable (ex.: archaeological or paleontological) underground voids. In the "length" section is shown, between parentheses, the cave's trail as a show cave (SC).
  
  | Name | Municipality | State | Length | Elevation | Coordinates |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Allander Tropfsteinhöhle | Alland (BN) | Lower Austria | 0.07 km (SC: 0.07 km) | 410 amsl | 48°03′12″N 16°04′33″E﻿ / ﻿48.05333°N 16.07583°E﻿ / 48.05333; 16.07583 |
  | Dachstein-Mammuthöhle | Obertraun (GM) | Upper Austria | 66 km (SC: 1 km) | 1,368 amsl | 47°30′10″N 13°11′23″E﻿ / ﻿47.50278°N 13.18972°E﻿ / 47.50278; 13.18972 |
  | Dachstein-Rieseneishöhle | Obertraun (GM) | Upper Austria | 2 km (SC: 1 km) | 1,455 amsl | 47°32′54″N 13°42′17″E﻿ / ﻿47.54833°N 13.70472°E﻿ / 47.54833; 13.70472 |
  | DÖF-Sonnleiter | Tauplitz (LI) | Styria | 21.4 km (SC: no) | 1,996 amsl | 47°36′00″N 13°02′00″E﻿ / ﻿47.60000°N 13.03333°E﻿ / 47.60000; 13.03333 |
  | Einhornhöhle | Markt Piesting (WB) | Lower Austria | 0.6 (SC: 0.6 km) | 585 amsl | 47°51′27″N 16°05′23″E﻿ / ﻿47.85750°N 16.08972°E﻿ / 47.85750; 16.08972 |
  | Eisensteinhöhle | Bad Fischau-Brunn (WB) | Lower Austria | 2 km (SC: 1 km) | 380 amsl | 47°49′51″N 16°08′36″E﻿ / ﻿47.83083°N 16.14333°E﻿ / 47.83083; 16.14333 |
  | Eiskogelhöhle | Werfenweng (JO) | Salzburg | 2 km (SC: 0.5 km) | 2,100 amsl | 47°29′42″N 13°17′22″E﻿ / ﻿47.49500°N 13.28944°E﻿ / 47.49500; 13.28944 |
  | Eisriesenwelt | Werfen (JO) | Salzburg | 42 km (SC: 1 km) | 1,656 amsl | 47°30′10″N 13°11′23″E﻿ / ﻿47.50278°N 13.18972°E﻿ / 47.50278; 13.18972 |
  | Entrische Kirche | Goldegg (JO) | Salzburg | 2.5 km (SC: 1 km) | 1,040 amsl | 47°16′45″N 13°05′04″E﻿ / ﻿47.27917°N 13.08444°E﻿ / 47.27917; 13.08444 |
  | Gasselhöhle | Ebensee (GM) | Upper Austria | 3.7 km (SC: 0.6 km) | 1,229 amsl | 47°49′23″N 13°50′34″E﻿ / ﻿47.82306°N 13.84278°E﻿ / 47.82306; 13.84278 |
  | Grasslhöhle | Naas (WZ) | Styria | 1.5 km (SC: 0.6 km) | 720 amsl | 47°14′42″N 15°32′59″E﻿ / ﻿47.24500°N 15.54972°E﻿ / 47.24500; 15.54972 |
  | Griffener Tropfsteinhöhle | Griffen (VK) | Carinthia | 0.5 km (SC: 0.5 km) | 485 amsl | 46°42′14″N 14°43′47″E﻿ / ﻿46.70389°N 14.72972°E﻿ / 46.70389; 14.72972 |
  | Hermannshöhle | Kirchberg am Wechsel (NK) | Lower Austria | 4.2 km (SC: 0.6 km) | 660 amsl | 47°31′01″N 15°58′56″E﻿ / ﻿47.51694°N 15.98222°E﻿ / 47.51694; 15.98222 |
  | Hochkarschacht | Göstling an der Ybbs (SB) | Lower Austria | 0.7 km (SC: 0.7 km) | 1,620 amsl | 47°31′01″N 14°54′54″E﻿ / ﻿47.51694°N 14.91500°E﻿ / 47.51694; 14.91500 |
  | Hundalm-Eishöhle | Mariastein (KU) | Tyrol | 2 km (SC: 1 km) | 1,520 amsl | 47°32′42″N 12°01′45″E﻿ / ﻿47.54500°N 12.02917°E﻿ / 47.54500; 12.02917 |
  | Katerloch | Naas (WZ) | Styria | 1 km (SC: 1 km) | 900 amsl | 47°15′10″N 15°32′59″E﻿ / ﻿47.25278°N 15.54972°E﻿ / 47.25278; 15.54972 |
  | Kolkbläser-Monsterhöhle-System | Saalfelden (ZE) | Salzburg | 44.5 km (SC: no) | 1,400 amsl | 47°28′15″N 12°55′03″E﻿ / ﻿47.47083°N 12.91750°E﻿ / 47.47083; 12.91750 |
  | Kraushöhle | Gams bei Hieflau (LI) | Styria | 0.3 km (SC: 0.3 km) | 600 amsl | 47°40′04″N 14°48′14″E﻿ / ﻿47.66778°N 14.80389°E﻿ / 47.66778; 14.80389 |
  | Koppenbrüllerhöhle | Obertraun (GM) | Upper Austria | 3.9 km (SC: 0.5 km) | 580 amsl | 47°34′01″N 13°42′49″E﻿ / ﻿47.56694°N 13.71361°E﻿ / 47.56694; 13.71361 |
  | Lamprechtsofen | Weißbach (ZE) | Salzburg | 51 km (SC: 0.7 km) | 660 amsl | 47°31′34″N 12°44′21″E﻿ / ﻿47.52611°N 12.73917°E﻿ / 47.52611; 12.73917 |
  | Lurgrotte | Peggau (GU) Semriach (GU) | Styria | 5 km (SC: 2 km) | 640 amsl | 47°13′37″N 15°22′46″E﻿ / ﻿47.22694°N 15.37944°E﻿ / 47.22694; 15.37944 |
  | Nixhöhle | Frankenfels (PL) | Lower Austria | 1.4 km (SC: 0.3 km) | 556 amsl | 47°58′28″N 15°18′31″E﻿ / ﻿47.97444°N 15.30861°E﻿ / 47.97444; 15.30861 |
  | Obir-Tropfsteinhöhlen | Eisenkappel-Vellach (VK) | Carinthia | 6 km (SC: 1 km) | 1,100 amsl | 46°30′34″N 14°32′54″E﻿ / ﻿46.50944°N 14.54833°E﻿ / 46.50944; 14.54833 |
  | Odelsteinhöhle | Johnsbach (LI) | Styria | 0.6 km (SC: 0.4 km) | 1,085 amsl | 47°31′27″N 14°36′43″E﻿ / ﻿47.52417°N 14.61194°E﻿ / 47.52417; 14.61194 |
  | Ötscher-Tropfsteinhöhle | Gaming (SB) | Lower Austria | 0.5 km (SC: 0.5 km) | 750 amsl | 47°54′36″N 15°11′23″E﻿ / ﻿47.91000°N 15.18972°E﻿ / 47.91000; 15.18972 |
  | Rettenwandhöhle | Thörl (BM) | Styria | 0.6 km (SC: 0.6 km) | 630 amsl | 47°28′05″N 15°15′08″E﻿ / ﻿47.46806°N 15.25222°E﻿ / 47.46806; 15.25222 |
  | Salzofen | Grundlsee (LI) | Styria | 2 km (SC: no) | 1,850 amsl | 47°41′21″N 13°49′36″E﻿ / ﻿47.68917°N 13.82667°E﻿ / 47.68917; 13.82667 |
  | Salzwelten Altaussee | Altaussee (LI) | Styria | 1 km (SC: 1 km) | 960 amsl | 47°39′05″N 13°46′58″E﻿ / ﻿47.65139°N 13.78278°E﻿ / 47.65139; 13.78278 |
  | Salzwelten Hallein | Hallein (HA) | Salzburg | 1 km (SC: 1 km) | 650 amsl | 47°40′2″N 13°05′25″E﻿ / ﻿47.66722°N 13.09028°E﻿ / 47.66722; 13.09028 |
  | Salzwelten Hallstatt | Hallstatt (GM) | Upper Austria | 1 km (SC: 1 km) | 860 amsl | 47°33′44″N 13°38′24″E﻿ / ﻿47.56222°N 13.64000°E﻿ / 47.56222; 13.64000 |
  | Schönberg | Bad Ischl (GM) Altaussee (LI) | Upper Austria Styria | 140 km (SC: no) | 1,060 amsl | 47°42′06″N 13°46′20″E﻿ / ﻿47.70167°N 13.77222°E﻿ / 47.70167; 13.77222 |
  | Spannagelhöhle | Tux (SZ) | Tyrol | 10 km (SC: 0.5 km) | 2,521 amsl | 47°04′49″N 11°40′18″E﻿ / ﻿47.08028°N 11.67167°E﻿ / 47.08028; 11.67167 |
  | Schwarzmooskogel-Höhlensystem | Altaussee (LI) | Styria | 126 km (SC: no) | 1,877 amsl | 47°41′27″N 13°49′17″E﻿ / ﻿47.69083°N 13.82139°E﻿ / 47.69083; 13.82139 |
  