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Quelltuff Lingenau

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Quelltuff Lingenau

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Quelltuff Lingenau

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Location: Lingenau, Bezirk Bregenz, Bezirk Bregenz, Vorarlberg, Austria

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1. Quelltuff Lingenau – Quelltuff Lingenau loop from Großdorf

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2. Quelltuff Lingenau – Quelltuff Lingenau loop from Egg

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3. Quelltuff Lingenau – Quelltuff Lingenau loop from Lingenau

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Hard hike. Great for any fitness level. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required.

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🦣 𝕸𝖆𝖒𝖒𝖚𝖙 𝕱𝖗𝖆𝖓𝖐 🏒🥅👨🏼‍🚒🚒

May 20, 2023

The tufa springs in Lingenau are one of the most impressive natural phenomena in Vorarlberg. On this short hike, you can experience the formation of rocks almost in real time.

But what exactly is this tufa spring? From a geological perspective, the term "tuff" is actually incorrect. Tuff refers to rock formed from solidified volcanic ash. When the Romans conquered Vorarlberg around 15 BC, they also came to the Bregenzerwald. The strange rock they found here reminded them of the rocks in their homeland in southern Italy, and they named it after this tufa rock. But how does this tufa spring actually form? No moss, no honey.

For tufa springs to form, certain ingredients are needed. And these are ideally present in Lingenau. The majority of the municipality lies on a glacial moraine or post-glacial gravel plains. These areas are very permeable to water, and the rock is largely calcareous. When the calcareous water reaches the surface and flows over moss carpets, algal mats, or colonies of cyanobacteria, a larger quantity of lime is deposited because these organisms extract carbon dioxide from the water for photosynthesis, causing the lime to precipitate. The lime adheres to branches, stones, small trees, and so on, forming upward-growing structures or terraces in stream banks. Under favorable conditions, lime sediments can accumulate by up to 20 mm per year. Within a few centuries, structures several meters high can form.

For a long time, tufa was also used as a building material. It was lightweight, stable, provided good insulation, and was fire-resistant. An example can still be found today in the foundations of the chapel in Lingenau.

Source: vorarlberg.travel/aktivitaet/quelltuff-lingenau-bregenzerwald

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Andrea

March 26, 2022

The tufa spring in Lingenau is one of the most impressive natural phenomena in Vorarlberg. On this short hike, you can experience the formation of rocks almost in real time.

But what exactly is this tufa spring? From a geological perspective, the term "tuff" is actually incorrect. Tuff refers to rock formed from solidified volcanic ash. When the Romans conquered Vorarlberg around 15 BC, they also came to the Bregenzerwald. The unusual rock they found here reminded them of the rocks in their homeland in southern Italy, and they named it after this tufa rock.

Source: vorarlberg.travel/aktivitaet/quelltuff-lingenau-bregenzerwald

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Armin

September 26, 2023

The tuff rocks are a natural spectacle and you can easily hike to them 👍

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Location: Lingenau, Bezirk Bregenz, Bezirk Bregenz, Vorarlberg, Austria

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Quelltuff Lingenau

1. Quelltuff Lingenau – Quelltuff Lingenau loop from Großdorf

2. Quelltuff Lingenau – Quelltuff Lingenau loop from Egg

3. Quelltuff Lingenau – Quelltuff Lingenau loop from Lingenau

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