Name: Rhaetian Inscriptions Cave (Inschrifthöhle)
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Location: Brandenberg, Kufstein, Tyrol, Austria

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1. Ludernalm – Schneidjoch loop from Achenkirch

16.9km

05:59

800m

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2. Gufferthütte – Schneidalm loop from Achenkirch

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3. Gufferthütte – Schneidalm loop from Steinberg am Rofan

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03:13

510m

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June 16, 2025

The small inscription cave below the Schneidjoch Pass in the northwestern Brandenberg Alps is the site of seven Rhaetian rock inscriptions. These date from the Late Iron Age (circa 500–15 BC) and are documents of Rhaetian, a language related to Etruscan that was displaced by Latin after the Roman conquest of the Alpine region. Four of the seven inscriptions in the cave are comprehensible: They record the names of individuals who presumably performed cultic ceremonies at this site. It is particularly noteworthy that three of the four inscriptions belong together, as the names recorded in them are those of a father and his two sons. The nature of the cultic ceremonies performed in or in front of the inscription cave is unclear; perhaps the inscription of names on the rock surface itself was already considered a ritual act (tir.univie.ac.at/images/8/88/Steinberg.pdf).

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Location: Brandenberg, Kufstein, Tyrol, Austria

Rhaetian Inscriptions Cave (Inschrifthöhle)

1. Ludernalm – Schneidjoch loop from Achenkirch

2. Gufferthütte – Schneidalm loop from Achenkirch

3. Gufferthütte – Schneidalm loop from Steinberg am Rofan

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