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Adolf-Bleichert, pioneer in cable railway construction

The wire rope

04.11.2022 - 01.05.2023 ,
Stadtmuseum Sulzbach-Rosenberg (City Museum Sulzbach-Rosenberg)

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partly accessible
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Open today 09:00-12:00 and 13:30-16:30
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Neustadt 14
92237 Sulzbach-Rosenberg
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Most people know cable cars from the mountains. There they are a popular means of transport for tourists. But what many people don't know: Originally, it was about the efficient and fast transport of material.

Adolf Bleichert (* 31 May 1845 in Dessau; † 29 July 1901 in Davos) was a German engineer and entrepreneur, pioneer of ropeway construction and founder of Adolf Bleichert & Co, Fabrik für Drahtseilbahnen, Leipzig-Gohlis, later the world's largest ropeway factory.

Last edited on 14.06.2025

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