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Selbitz Viaduct (Höllental Railway)

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Selbitz Viaduct (Höllental Railway)

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Selbitz Viaduct (Höllental Railway)

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    Location: Vogtland, Saxony, Germany

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    3. Rock Path Höllental – Teufelssteg — Across the Selbitz loop from Brand

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    June 22, 2025

    The arched bridge of the Höllentalbahn, which ran between Triptis and Marxgrün, was in use from 1895 to 1945. After that, the railway line leading to Thuringia was discontinued. The Selbitz Viaduct is now a lost place.

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      April 6, 2020

      The Triptis – Marxgrün railway was used regularly by Adolf Hitler's special train from Berlin to Berchtesgaden. During the day the train was parked bombproof in the Kesselberg tunnel in the Höllental; for safety reasons, the train was only driven at night.

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        August 20, 2019

        Beautiful old railway bridge in Höllental

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          August 30, 2020

          The big tunnel in Höllental directly at the railway bridge, the access to the railway tunnel was closed with a wall. With a bit of scrambling you can look over the wall, entry is prohibited.

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            April 6, 2020

            Path over the former railway bridge in Höllental between the two tunnels.
            To get there you have to climb a little hill, but it's worth it

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              June 19, 2020

              Beautiful old bridge. Grown on top, which makes them even more beautiful

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                October 17, 2023

                The railway bridge that spans the path was built from the diabase rock quarried from the Höllental quarry! 😉👍

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                  January 14, 2021

                  The Triptis – Marxgrün line is a branch line in Thuringia and Bavaria, which was originally built and operated by the Prussian State Railways. It leads from Triptis via Ziegenrück, Bad Lobenstein and Blankenstein to Marxgrün. Only the section Ebersdorf-Friesau-Unterlemnitz-Lobenstein-Blankenstein in Thuringia is still in operation. The northern section is known as the Thuringian Oberlandbahn, the southern section as the Höllentalbahn in the Franconian Forest.
                  After Thuringia was occupied by the Red Army in June 1945, the Bavarian-Thuringian border became the demarcation line between the American and Soviet-occupied zones of Germany. Train traffic across the border was therefore stopped on June 3, 1945. The borders of the railway directorates were later adjusted to the national borders.

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                    July 11, 2021

                    Very beautiful old arch bridge, which integrates wonderfully into the landscape of the narrow Hell Valley.

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                      April 22, 2023

                      Wonderful stone arch bridge over the Selbitz.
                      In the meantime quite overgrown, it blends even more into the landscape. There is a tunnel at both ends, but these are walled up.

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                        October 10, 2021

                        Architecture long gone.
                        Compared to today's concrete structures, this masonry is beautiful to look at.

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                          June 16, 2024

                          Beautiful viaduct in the Höllental.

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                            September 16, 2020

                            The bridge simply blends in with nature!

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                              October 7, 2021

                              Beautiful old arch bridge in Höllental

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                                January 7, 2022

                                A beautiful old bridge in the middle of Hell Valley. A train drove here for the last time in 1981 to dismantle the tracks and move them away. A reopening of the Höllentalbahn is viewed rather critically by the residents.

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                                  July 2, 2023

                                  This old bridge radiates the charm of old enchanted buildings, which enchants again and again.

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                                    April 6, 2020

                                    sormitztal-tt-bahn.de/hoellentalbahn.html

                                      April 6, 2020

                                      google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahnstrecke_Triptis%25E2%2580%2593Marxgr%25C3%25BCn&ved=2ahUKEwjY58z_qNToAhVQ_aQKHb6VDCYQFjAAegQIAhAB&usg=AOvVaw32XlXU5o4Cf4uvT6-wci5X

                                        June 19, 2020

                                        Beautiful after a bit of climbing

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                                          April 6, 2020

                                          Kesselfel tunnel

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                                            October 7, 2021

                                            Arch bridge of the former Höllentalbahn

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                                              April 7, 2020

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                                                September 9, 2023

                                                If you climb up onto the bridge you can see the walled-up tunnel through which the Höllentalbahn ran.

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                                                  October 15, 2023

                                                  Very nice bridge. Didn't climb it due to the weather.

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