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May 16, 2024
Mountain biking
I grew up in Kennelbach and the park of the Villa Grünau🥰 was "our playground"
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May 19, 2024
Mountain biking
Several aspects make Villa Grünau an important historical building. The industrialist's villa is a symbol of the enormous profits of Vorarlberg's manufacturers during the time of early and high capitalism. The building was also a site of important inventions. The owner, Friedrich Wilhelm Schindler, experimented with electricity in the basement of the villa. At the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago, he presented his revolutionary inventions, including a fully electrified kitchen, as a world first.
•May 19, 2024
Mountain biking
The locals also called Villa Grünau the "electric house" because Friedrich Wilhelm Schindler had furnished the villa with many of his inventions. There was an electric stove …
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Best routes near Villa Grünau (The Electric House)
4.6
(21)
152
riders
48.8km
03:45
870m
870m
Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary.
4.8
(37)
145
riders
51.0km
04:07
1,060m
1,060m
Hard mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary.
4.9
(16)
97
riders
57.7km
04:08
870m
870m
Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels.
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Elevation 490 m
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