The history of the Sulzkaralm

The name Sulzkar and similar terms such as Sulzenalm, Sulzenaualm or Sulzfeld are common in the Alpine region. The sulz(s) can be explained several times: it is a salt leak for livestock or for game. (The salt licks, however, can be found in every mountain pasture and do not constitute a peculiarity of this Kares). On the other hand, a sulze means an area in which water springs or leaks. (In hazel mountain zones, this can be salty water, sometimes sour water).

Connecting our sulzkar with salty water outlet is not possible. The water samples have no noticeable salt concentration. Compared to other sulzkars (e.g. very close to the south of the Zeiritzkampel), the interpretation Kar with springs and leachate (definition Hasitschka) is the most likely. Nowhere in the Gesäuse we find a Hochkar with such many water outlets. The hall names Brunnkar, Brunnetz and the water wall also point to this wealth of water, and the only small lake in the Gesäuse lies in the Sulzkar.