Caves in Austria map & data
There are 6,068 caves mapped in Austria, spread over 9 states. The most are in Niederösterreich (4,632), Steiermark (611) and Oberösterreich (345) - Niederösterreich alone holds 76% of them. 64% of them carry a name. Well-known examples include Rotes Loch, Ramesch-Knochenhöhle and Brieglersberghöhle.
Caves by state
| State | Locations | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Niederösterreich | 4,632 | 76% |
| Steiermark | 611 | 10% |
| Oberösterreich | 345 | 5.7% |
| Salzburg | 134 | 2.2% |
| Tirol | 105 | 1.7% |
| Burgenland | 103 | 1.7% |
| Kärnten | 102 | 1.7% |
| Vorarlberg | 25 | 0.4% |
| Wien | 5 | 0.1% |
Notable caves in Austria
- Rotes LochVorarlberg · 2016 m · cave entrance
- Ramesch-KnochenhöhleOberösterreich · 1960 m · cave entrance
- BrieglersberghöhleSteiermark · 1960 m · cave entrance
- DiebsöfenTirol · 1080 m · cave entrance
- Hermannshöhle / KyrlelabyrinthNiederösterreich · cave entrance
- ScheukofenSalzburg · 740 m · cave entrance
- BärenhöhleBurgenland · cave entrance
- EggerlochKärnten · cave entrance
- SchneckenlochhöhleVorarlberg · 1270 m · cave entrance
- Hochlecken GroßhöhleOberösterreich · 1520 m · cave entrance
- Kleinmölbing-OstflankenhöhleSteiermark · 1926 m · cave entrance
- TischoferhöhleTirol · 595 m · cave entrance
- HohlurhöhleNiederösterreich · 593 m · cave entrance
- Griffener TropfsteinhöhleKärnten · cave entrance
- Grubstein-EishöhleSteiermark · 1899 m · cave entrance
- DreidärrischenhöhleNiederösterreich · cave entrance
- RosaliengrotteKärnten · cave entrance
- KäferlochSteiermark · 1690 m · cave entrance
- GelsenspalteNiederösterreich · cave entrance
- Frauenmauerhöhle OsteingangSteiermark · 1560 m · cave entrance
- Große KollerhöhleNiederösterreich · cave entrance
- EishöhleSteiermark · 1517 m · cave entrance
- HerrengrotteNiederösterreich · cave entrance
- DrachenhöhleSteiermark · 950 m · cave entrance
- Hochkarschacht - StolleneingangNiederösterreich · cave entrance
- GrasslhöhleSteiermark · cave entrance
- KarnitschstüberlNiederösterreich · cave entrance
- HohlensteinhöhleSteiermark · cave entrance
- Langes LochNiederösterreich · cave entrance
- KraushöhleSteiermark · cave entrance
- LourdesgrotteNiederösterreich · wayside cross
- LurgrotteSteiermark · cave entrance
- MäanderhöhleNiederösterreich · cave entrance
- OdelsteinhöhleSteiermark · cave entrance
- RäuberhöhleNiederösterreich · cave entrance
- WildemannlochSteiermark · cave entrance
- SchwarzgrabenhöhleNiederösterreich · cave entrance
- TristangrotteNiederösterreich · cave entrance
- ZwergenlochNiederösterreich · cave entrance
- Ötscher-TropfsteinhöhleNiederösterreich · cave entrance
What's in this layer
Every cave in the layer comes with its name, kind, elevation (peaks), the region it is in, latitude and longitude. Cave entrances.
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How many caves are there in Austria?
This layer holds 6,068 caves in Austria, the most of them in Niederösterreich. The data is refreshed every 6 months; this release is from November 2026.
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The name, kind, elevation (peaks), the region it is in, latitude and longitude.
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