Arber-Bergbahn, Cable car system at Great Arber mountain, Bavaria, Germany
The Arber-Bergbahn is the lift system on the Grosser Arber, owned by the Fürstlich Hohenzollernsche Arber-Bergbahn e. K. Its six-seater gondola runs 964 metres from a valley station at 1,050 metres to a top station at 1,400 metres, with nine pylons, 44 cabins and a four-minute ride. In winter two six-seater chairlifts, three T-bar lifts and four conveyor belts serve the slopes.
The first chairlift at Great Arber began operations in 1949 and marked the beginning of modernizations in this mountain transport system. The installations have since been expanded and upgraded multiple times.
The lifts, the Arberseehaus, the Arberschutzhaus and the ski rental are run by the Fürstlich Hohenzollernsche Arber-Bergbahn e. K., whose owner is Karl Friedrich Prinz von Hohenzollern. The Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen family has owned most of the Great Arber and the surrounding forests since buying estates at Bayerisch Eisenstein in 1872 and at today's Železná Ruda in 1852.
The facilities operate daily and are straightforward to use, even on your first visit. Information is available at the base stations, and it is wise to bring weather-resistant clothing, especially when fog rolls in.
On clear days, visitors can see from the top all the way to the Alps while also looking out over Germany's oldest national park. This view shows how the mountain transport brings travelers to a geographically special place in the heart of Europe.
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