The odd side of Austria.

Evidence-backed unusual places in Austria, grouped with maps, original sources and useful geographic context. These are crawlable research records, not an indiscriminate directory: reports without enough depth remain available for exploration but are excluded from search indexing.

METEORITE LANDING · NASA Meteorite Landings

Lanzenkirchen meteorite

Recorded meteorite landing

A L4 meteorite recorded as an observed fall with a recorded mass of 7,000 g.

Map, evidence and context →METEORITE LANDING · NASA Meteorite Landings

Mauerkirchen meteorite

Recorded meteorite landing

A L6 meteorite recorded as an observed fall with a recorded mass of 19,000 g.

Map, evidence and context →METEORITE LANDING · NASA Meteorite Landings

Prambachkirchen meteorite

Recorded meteorite landing

A L6 meteorite recorded as an observed fall with a recorded mass of 2,125 g.

Map, evidence and context →UNESCO GLOBAL GEOPARK · UNESCO Global Geoparks

Karawanken / Karavanke UNESCO Global Geopark

AT,SI

The historic Podzemlje Pece Mine, with over 800 km of tunnels, can be visited by taking an old mining train, by mountain bike, or even by kayaking the flooded galleries 700 m below the surfa

Map, evidence and context →UNESCO GLOBAL GEOPARK · UNESCO Global Geoparks

Ore of the Alps UNESCO Global Geopark

AT

Visit historical mines such as Larzenbach/Hüttau, St. Veit im Pongau, and Mitterberg.Hike the Copper Trail and enjoy the beautiful alpine landscape.Attend the spectacular nocturnal processio

Map, evidence and context →UNESCO GLOBAL GEOPARK · UNESCO Global Geoparks

Styrian Eisenwurzen UNESCO Global Geopark

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Take the 900-metre-long wooden footpath for views of the immense Palfau Wasserloch Gorge.Walk the Lynx Trail, a 200 km path with 11 stages taking you through three internationally recognised

Map, evidence and context →SINKHOLE · Expanded physical oddities

Schneeofen

Austria

sinkhole in the Totes Gebirge in Upper Austria

Map, evidence and context →SINKHOLE · Expanded physical oddities

Wildemaennlisloch

Austria

two small connected sinkholes (Doline) in the limestone with a small natural bridge

Map, evidence and context →SINKHOLE · Expanded physical oddities

Kuhloch

Austria

doline in the municipality of Bürs, Vorarlberg, Austria

Map, evidence and context →SINKHOLE · Expanded physical oddities

Grünsee-Uvala im Steinernen Meer

Germany

Geotop in Landkreis Berchtesgadener Land in Bavaria, Germany

Map, evidence and context →OSSUARY · Expanded physical oddities

Karner Zellerndorf

Austria

Listed monument in Zellerndorf, Lower Austria

Map, evidence and context →OSSUARY · Expanded physical oddities

Karner Unserfrau

Austria

church building in Unserfrau-Altweitra, Austria

Map, evidence and context →OSSUARY · Expanded physical oddities

Maria Waitschach

Austria

parish church and cemetery in Guttaring, Austria

Map, evidence and context →OSSUARY · Expanded physical oddities

Karner Sankt Peter am Kammersberg

Austria

cemetery in Sankt Peter am Kammersberg, Austria

Map, evidence and context →ICE CAVE · Expanded physical oddities

Krippensteineishöhle

Austria

ice cave in the Dachsteingebirge in Upper Austria

Map, evidence and context →CATACOMB · Expanded physical oddities

St. Stephen's Cathedral Catacombs

Austria

burial site below a cathedral in Vienna, Austria

Map, evidence and context →EXCLAVE · Expanded physical oddities

Jungholz

Austria

municipality in Reutte District, Tyrol, Austria

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