Lamprechtsofen
Sign in to saveLamprechtsofen (also called Lamprechtshöhle, Lamprechtsofenhöhle or, together with a connected cave, Lamprechtsofen-Vogelschacht) is a limestone karst river cave in Austria. With a depth of , it is one of the deepest caves in the world. Before the discovery of the Krubera Cave in Georgia, it was the deepest-known cave in the world. Lamprechtsofen is located northwest of Weißbach bei Lofer (Salzburg), Austria, in the Leogang Mountains.
Key facts
- Cave.name
- Lamprechtsofen
- Cave.other_name
- Lamprechtshöhle
- Cave.photo
- Lamprechtsofen - Lamprechtshöhle - Lamprechts Cave - 2.JPG
- Cave.photo_caption
- Steps descending into the public portion of Lamprechtsofen
- Cave.map
- Austria
- Cave.map_caption
- Location of Lamprechtsofen in Austria
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- Location of Lamprechtsofen in Austria
- Cave.map_width
- 256px
- Cave.location
- Weißbach bei Lofer, Austria
- Cave.geology
- Dachstein limestone
- Cave.website
- lamprechtshoehle.at
- Cave.mapframe
- yes
- Cave.mapframe wikidata
- yes
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- show cave
- Country
- Austria
- Located in
- Sankt Martin bei Lofer
- Official website
- www.lamprechtshoehle.at
- Image
- Lamprechtsofen - Lamprechtshöhle - Lamprechts Cave - 2.JPG
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- Lamprechtsofen
- mountain range
- Leogang Mountains
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Encyclopedic overview
7 sectionsContents
- History
- Early history
- Exploration and depth record
- Show cave
- See also
- References
- External links
Lamprechtsofen (also called Lamprechtshöhle, Lamprechtsofenhöhle or, together with a connected cave, Lamprechtsofen-Vogelschacht) is a limestone karst river cave in Austria. With a depth of , it is one of the deepest caves in the world. Before the discovery of the Krubera Cave in Georgia, it was the deepest-known cave in the world. Lamprechtsofen is located northwest of Weißbach bei Lofer (Salzburg), Austria, in the Leogang Mountains.
== History ==
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