Lieglloch Cave

The Lieglloch is a strange cave located above the Bad Mitterndorfer valley, where Stone Age antiquities, including bear bones, have been discovered. Today, travelers flock to this location for the spectacular views of the Grimming and Kulm.
This 15 m wide and 10 m deep cave is thought to have formerly served as a refuge, a hunting shelter, and a place of cult devotion. Today, travelers flock to the famed "Lieglloch" for the spectacular views of the towering Grimming and the world's largest natural ski jump, the "Kulm."

You can see the entrance to the Lieglloch from afar if you stand in a favorable location near the village of Tauplitz in the valley. Man was in the cave fairly early, possibly hunting for cave bears, because of the cave's good accessibility and visibility. Since 1926, a slew of excavations have unearthed priceless artifacts (two fireplaces, stone tools, bone needle, a bone flute with two holes, medieval double-headed pendant, etc.). In the interwar period, farmers retrieved other cave contents and employed them as fertilizer.

The cave is only accessible up to the first level. A horizontal tunnel, sometimes erect, sometimes bowed, can be followed for about 50 meters.

Location: Styria, Austria