Jungfernsprung Waterfall Near Heiligenblut Am Grossglockner. Royalty-Free Stock Image

The Jungfernsprung is a waterfall of the Zopenitzenbach, a tributary of the Moell from the Schober group. The height of the waterfall is 135 m, the impact point is 120 m above the valley floor. The Jungfernsprung waterfall, Zoppenitzenbachfall, drops down from the mountains in 3 stages over 130 meters. The legend say: A young girl virgin lived on the mountainside and was on the run from the devil. Suddenly she ended at a vertical rock wall. In desperation, she jumps off the cliff and is carried down by angels, surviving the fall unharmed. The name of the waterfall is derived from this saga: Jungfern and sprung. This means a young virgin woman that jumps. Hohe Tauern National Park, Austria, Europe