Hranice Abyss

The Hranická propast, also Macůška ( German White kirchener abyss or Gevatterloch ) is a precipice on the right bank of the river Bečva on the southeastern outskirts of Hranice in Moravia, Czech Republic. It is part of the nature reserve Hurka u Hranic and is located opposite the Town Teplice is sought in the ruins of the castle Svrčov in white kirchener Karst.

History

First immersion tests have already been described in 1580 by Thomas Jordan from Cluj-Napoca in his first published work in Czech " Kniha O Wodách Hojitedlných neb Teplicech Moravských ". The first cartographic acquisition was done in 1627 by Johann Amos Comenius on the map of Moravia. 1883 Gevatterloch became the scene of a crime, as the con man and serial killer Hugo Schenk with an accomplice on his honeymoon his bride Josefine Timal raped and then thrown into the abyss.

The detailed exploration began only by the teacher Josef Šindel who gave up a boat from a two- kilogram weight is on 25 April 1902. This came after 36 m on ground and with the 69.5 m above the water line was for several decades 105.5 m as depth of Propasts. In 1963, a group of three divers to penetrate in a water depth of 42 m. They saw no reason and exhausted with their foray measurements Sindels. The immersion tests came with expectant better technology down to a water depth of about 90 m to below a baptized as Zubatice place. In April 1980, leaving from there down a probe, which came at about 260 m with resistance. This result, however, was not taken seriously because of its exceptional implementation way. In the following years it was devoted to the exploration of a blind arm, which is called the Rotunda. This rises vertically upwards to above the water line also.

On 18 September 1995, the Belgian diving robot Hyball reached a depth of 205 m, without reason, that was in sight. Divers encountered before now to a depth of 181 m. At this depth the Propast to the southwest begins to kink, but the further course, does not let up.

Geology

The abyss was created by the escape of strong thermal water containing carbon dioxide and consists of a dry upper part, which is 69.5 meters deep. The lower part is filled with water. The reason the lake has not yet been reached, measurements are penetrated to a total depth of 289.5 m. Thus, the Gevatterloch is the deepest abyss in Central Europe.

To the west are the Zbraschauer aragonite.