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The Rosstrappe Chair Lift (german: Rosstrappe-Sessellift) is a 559 metre-long single-seater
Data on the Rosstrappe Chair Lift
Transport in the Harz Thale {{Germany-stub de:Roßtrappe#Sessellift
The Rosstrappe Chair Lift (german: Rosstrappe-Sessellift) is a 559 metre-long single-seater chairlift
An elevated passenger ropeway, or chairlift, is a type of aerial lift, which consists of a continuously circulating steel wire rope loop strung between two end terminals and usually over intermediate towers, carrying a series of chairs. They ...
built in 1980 by the firm of Chrudrim. It runs from Thale
Thale () is a town in the Harz district in Saxony-Anhalt in central Germany. Located at the steep northeastern rim of the Harz mountain range, it is known for the scenic Bode Gorge stretching above the town centre.
Geography
The town is situated ...
in the Bode Gorge
The Bode Gorge (german: Bodetal) is a long ravine that forms part of the Bode valley between Treseburg and Thale in the Harz Mountains of central Germany. The German term, ''Bodetal'' (literally "Bode Valley"), is also used in a wider sense to r ...
taking eight minutes to reach the rock massif of the Roßtrappe The ''Roßtrappe'' is a granite crag in the Harz mountains of central Germany.
The ''Roßtrappe'' rises over the Bode Gorge in the Harz. It may be reached from Thale by road, on foot or on via the Rosstrappe Chair Lift. On the rocks is a mounta ...
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The Rosstrappe Chair Lift climbs 250 metres over a length of 668 metres. It has over 13 supports. In 2005, the old chairlift was replaced by a new one. The cable used has a diameter of 28 mm and it is driven by a 40 kW engine in the valley station. The Rosstrappe Chair Lift can transport up to 400 people per hour.
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Data on the Rosstrappe Chair Lift
Transport in the Harz Thale {{Germany-stub de:Roßtrappe#Sessellift