Fichtelberg Cable Car

#1378 among destinations in Germany

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The Fichtelberg Cable Car is a German cable car in the Ore Mountains in Saxony that runs from the town of Oberwiesenthal to the Fichtelberg mountain top. It is the oldest cable car in Germany, leading from the valley station at an altitude of 905 metres above sea level to the top station at 1,208 metres above sea level, having a length of 1,175 metres and a maximum upward gradient of 50 per cent. The Fichtelberg Cable Car is equipped with two carrying and two hauling cables. ()

Local name: Fichtelberg-Schwebebahn Coordinates: 50°25'44"N, 12°57'18"E

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Fichtelberg Cable Car – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Fichtelberg, Bärenstein, Cranzahl Dam, Hundsmarter.

~1820 ftSE
Double-peaked mountain with skiing
Fichtelberg, Oberwiesenthal
9 min walk • The Fichtelberg is a mountain with two main peaks in the middle of the Ore Mountains in the east German state of Saxony, near the Czech border.
6.2 miNE
Natural attraction, Mountain
Bärenstein, Bärenstein
157 min walk • Bärenstein is a mountain of Saxony, southeastern Germany.
5.4 miNE
Nature, Lake, Natural attraction
Cranzahl Dam, Ore Mountains/Vogtland Nature Park
139 min walk • Cranzahl Dam is a dam in the Free State of Saxony in East Germany. It was built from 1949 to 1952 near Sehmatal–Cranzahl and the Bärenstein mountain in the Ore Mountains to supply drinking water to Annaberg-Buchholz and the surrounding area.
6.7 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Hundsmarter, Ore Mountains/Vogtland Nature Park
170 min walk • Hundsmarter is a mountain of Saxony, southeastern Germany.
2.9 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Taufichtig, Ore Mountains/Vogtland Nature Park
75 min walk • The Taufichtig is a 1,001-metre-high peak northwest of the Fichtelberg massif in the upper Ore Mountains in Germany.
1 miSE
50°25'18"N • 12°58'33"E
Fichtelbergbahn, Oberwiesenthal
27 min walk • Taxis and shuttles, Transport, Bridge
3.6 miN
Museum, Specialty museum
Suppenmuseum, Ore Mountains/Vogtland Nature Park
93 min walk • The soup museum is located in Neudorf, a district of the municipality of Sehmatal in the upper Ore Mountains. It is the first of its kind in Germany.
0.5 miSE
Sport venue, Sport
Fichtelbergschanzen, Oberwiesenthal
12 min walk • Fichtelbergschanzen are ski jumping hills in Oberwiesenthal, Germany.