Arber mountain railway
The Arber mountain railway is the name given to the lifts on the Großer Arber in the Bavarian Forest . In winter it consists of a six- seater gondola lift , two six- seater chairlifts , three drag lifts and four magic carpets and, with the six-seater gondola lift built in 1999, is one of the most modern cable cars in Germany.
In summer, the gondola lifts hikers and excursion guests to the summit area of the Großer Arber. In good weather you have a wonderful view of the Bavarian Forest and the Bohemian Forest , in foehn weather even as far as the Alps .
Technical specifications
Six-seater gondola lift
- Valley station: 1050 m above sea level NN
- Mountain station: 1400 m above sea level NN
- Difference in altitude: 342 meters
- Length: 964 meters
- Nine supports
- Cable car manufacturer: Doppelmayr
- Transport capacity: 1400/2200 people per hour (average / maximum)
- Number of gondolas: 44
- Drive power: 400 hp
- Travel time: four minutes
Sonnenhang six-seater chairlift
- Difference in altitude: 153 meters
- Length: 555 meters
- Six supports
- Cable car manufacturer: Doppelmayr
- Transport capacity: 2000/2800 people per hour (average / maximum)
- Number of armchairs: 32
- Travel time: 2.5 minutes
Nordhang six-seater chairlift
- Difference in altitude: 320 meters
- Length: 944 meters
- eight supports
- Cable car manufacturer: Doppelmayr
- Transport capacity: 1700/2400 people per hour (average / maximum)
- Number of armchairs: 47
- Travel time: 4 minutes
operator
The Arber mountain railway is operated by the Fürst von Hohenzollern group of companies. This is due to the historical peculiarity that most of the Großer Arber and the surrounding forest areas are owned by the Princes of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen . In 1852 they acquired the property of the glassworks master Hafenbrädl in Böhmisch Eisenstein, later Markt Eisenstein, today Železná Ruda, and in 1872 those in Bayerisch Eisenstein .
history
- On September 17, 1949, the first chairlift to the Arber was opened in the skiing area of the "King of the Bavarian Forest". The idea for this came from the engineer Franz Oberhofer from Böhmisch Eisenstein. In Prince Friedrich von Hohenzollern , who was an avid skier himself, he found a lively supporter. The planning was done by engineer Ringer from Munich, who had already built two mountain railways in Upper Bavaria. The result was what was then a modern suspension lift with individual wooden seats and a maximum transport capacity of 180 people per hour.
- In 1962 a double chairlift was expanded for ski operation.
- In 1983 the first renovation measures were taken.
- In 1999, fundamental modernization work began at the Arber mountain railway with the construction of the new six-seater gondola lift on a new route.
- In the following year the groundbreaking ceremony for the ski state performance center Großer Arber took place .
- In 2002 the construction of a six-seater chairlift began on the north slope.
- The work ended on December 16, 2005 with the inauguration of the Sonnenhang six-seater chairlift . The Hohenzollern company invested around 4.5 million euros in the new six-seater chairlift.
- In 2007 the snow-making system was expanded to almost 40 snow cannons . Most of them are permanently installed on the slopes.
- In 2008, a children's ski area with three conveyor belts and a children's ski carousel was built at Thurnhof.
- In 2010 the FIS downhill run was significantly expanded.
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Coordinates: 49 ° 7 ' N , 13 ° 8' E