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The Predigtstuhl Cable Car (german: Predigtstuhlbahn) has been in operation since 1928 and is the second oldest (the oldest being the
/ref> Since 2006, the ropeway has been placed under the protection of monuments. In 2013 the "Predigstuhlbahn" as well as the hotel and mountain-top restaurant came under new ownership, "Marga und Josef Posch", which belongs to the German businessman group Max Eicher.
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across the Niagara River
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in CanadaWhirlpool Aero Car
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), still running, original large-cabin cable car Cable car most commonly refers to the following cable transportation systems:
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in the world.''Predigtstuhl Cable Car (Predigtstuhlbahn)'' at en.berchtesgadener-land.com. Accessed on 27 Dec 09./ref> Since 2006, the ropeway has been placed under the protection of monuments. In 2013 the "Predigstuhlbahn" as well as the hotel and mountain-top restaurant came under new ownership, "Marga und Josef Posch", which belongs to the German businessman group Max Eicher.
History and construction
The cable car began operations on 1 July 1928, after only a year of construction. The production of the cables was assigned to the Westphalian Wire Industry (''Westfälische Drahtindustrie''). The building of the three pylons, at heights of 22, 32 and 9 metres was contracted toHochtief AG
Hochtief AG is a German construction company based in Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.Munich
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The heartpiece, the wire ropeway drive technology and the two elegant pavilion passengers cabins were manufactured by the German, at that time worldwide leading wire ropeways company Adolf Bleichert
Bleichert, short for Adolf Bleichert & Co., was a German engineering firm founded in 1874 by Adolf Bleichert. The company dominated the aerial wire ropeway industry during the first half of the 20th century, and its portfolio included cranes, el ...
& Co. from Leipzig
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, technology based on the ''Bleichert-Zuegg'' system.
Technical data
*Height of valley station: 474 metres *Height of mountain station: 1,583 metres *Height difference: 1,140 metres *Length: 2,380 metres *Power: 150 PS *Capacity: 150 persons/hour *Journey time: 8.5 minutesReferences