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Ötscher© Copyright View of Ötscher from Josefsberg. Ötscher Mountain, Lower Austria, alt. 1,893 m, prominent mountain between the upper courses of the rivers Ois (Ybbs) and Erlauf; protruding island of the Limestone Alps above the Eisenwurzen mountains, visible from afar. From the main peak (Großer Ötscher with wide panoramic view) the rocky "Rauher Kamm" ridge stretches to the northeast; in the southwest the Riffelsattel (alt. 1,283 m) separates the Kleine Ötscher (alt. 1,552 m) and the wooded Schwarze Ötscher (alt. 1,188 m) from the main massif, which borders the deep gorge of the Ötscher stream in the south (Ötscher gorge), the upper Erlauftal valley with the rock faces of the Hintere Tormäuer in the east and north. The mountain, which contains numerous caves (Ötscher Caves), is steeped in legend ("Father Ötscher") and received its name from the Slavic word "otec" (father). Nature preserve. Starting point for the many tourists attracted to the area is Lackenhof (alt. 809 m, chair lift) in the northwest near Lunz. Base: Ötscher refuge (alt. 1,418 m). Ötscher Tormäuer nature park (90 km2 with stalactite cave, Trefflingfall waterfall, Toreck-Klamm gorge, Holzknecht museum, ravine, etc.)
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