# Lurgrotte

- **Country:** Austria
- **Depth:** -273 m
- **Access:** Public at both entrances
- **Length:** 5975 m
- **Geology:** Karst
- **Lighting:** Electrical
- **Location:** Styria, Austria
- **Registry:** Austrian Cave no. 2836/1
- **Discovery:** 1893
- **Elevation:** 640 m
- **Show Cave:** 1933
- **Entrance List:** * Semriach
- **Photo Caption:** Entrance to the Lurgrotte near Semriach
- **Entrance Count:** 2
- **Show Cave Length:** Approximately 2 km

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.

![Photo of Lurgrotte](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ae/Lurgrotte_Semriach.JPG)

**Source:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lurgrotte (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)