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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.

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
Cave.map_alt
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

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Instance of
show cave
Country
Austria
Official website
www.lamprechtshoehle.at
Image
Lamprechtsofen - Lamprechtshöhle - Lamprechts Cave - 2.JPG
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Commons category
Lamprechtsofen
mountain range
Leogang Mountains
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Encyclopedic overview

7 sections
Contents
  • 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 ==

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Lamprechtsofen” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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