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Hohensalzburg Fortress Funicular

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Hohensalzburg Fortress Funicular

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Hohensalzburg Fortress Funicular

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  • Location: Salzburg, Austria

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    October 18, 2021

    Hiking

    Interesting funicular to the top of the Hohensalzburg Festival.
    In April 1892, the construction of the funicular to Hohensalzburg Fortress, which was then used as a barracks, began. The operating …
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    December 22, 2016

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    The Hohensalzburg Fortress Railway brings you comfortably from Festungsgasse to Hohensalzburg on the Mönchsberg.
    salzburg.info/de/reiseinfos/anreise-verkehr/festungsbahn
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    June 6, 2017

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    With ease on the fortress Hohensalzburg, in winter as in summer! The modern funicular takes you from the heart of Salzburg's Old Town in just 54 seconds directly to the striking landmark of the city. The panorama is unique and offers fantastic views of the city of Salzburg and the mountains. The fortress railway runs every ten minutes.

    The oldest funicular in Austria (1892).
    Base station 437 m, mountain station 536 m, railway length 200 m.
    salzburg.info/de/reiseinfos/anreise-verkehr/festungsbahn
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    Elevation 460 m

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