Lurgrotte
Sign in to saveThe Lurgrotte karst cave is the largest cave in the Eastern Alps of Styria, Austria. It is located about north of Graz and crosses the Tannenben karst region. The cave has two accessible entrances, one at the village of Semriach and the other at the village of Peggau. At the Semriach entrance, the Lurbach River sinks into the cave. At the Peggau entrance, the Schmelz River emerges from within the cave, flowing to the west and eventually joining the Mur River.
Key facts
- Cave.name
- Lurgrotte
- Cave.photo
- Lurgrotte Semriach.JPG
- Cave.photo_caption
- Entrance to the Lurgrotte near Semriach
- Cave.map
- Austria
- Cave.map_caption
- Location of Lurgrotte in Austria
- Cave.location
- Styria, Austria
- Cave.depth
- -
- Cave.discovery
- 1893
- Cave.geology
- Karst
- Cave.entrance_count
- 2
- Cave.entrance_list
- Semriach Peggau
- Cave.access
- Public at both entrances
- Cave.show_cave
- 1933
- Cave.show_cave_length
- Approximately
- Cave.lighting
- Electrical
- Cave.registry
- Austrian Cave no. 2836/1
- Cave.mapframe
- yes
- Cave.mapframe wikidata
- yes
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- show cave
- Country
- Austria
- Located in
- Peggau
- Elevation
- +466
- Main subject
- speleology
- Image
- Lurgrotte Semriach.JPG
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Article
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The Lurgrotte karst cave is the largest cave in the Eastern Alps of Styria, Austria. It is located about north of Graz and crosses the Tannenben karst region. The cave has two accessible entrances, one at the village of Semriach and the other at the village of Peggau. At the Semriach entrance, the Lurbach River sinks into the cave. At the Peggau entrance, the Schmelz River emerges from within the cave, flowing to the west and eventually joining the Mur River.
== History == Archaeologists have found material in and around the cave that indicates habitation since the Paleolithic era. One specimen, a reindeer bone with tool markings, has been radiocarbon dated to approximately 52,000 years ago.