Cable car · Kurort Oberwiesenthal, Germany
Fichtelberg-Schwebebahn
Fichtelberg-Schwebebahn is a cable car near Kurort Oberwiesenthal, Germany. It climbs 304 m over 1.12 km, from 911 m to 1,214 m above sea level. Between its 4 pylons, the cable runs up to about 60 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
65/100 · Moderate
By the numbers, Fichtelberg-Schwebebahn is scarier than 65% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 27 of 64 in Germany.
- Highest above the ground: about 60 m, as high as a 20-storey building, 268 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 552 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 21°.
- More than 50 m above the ground for 268 m of the 1.12 km ride.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Fichtelberg-Schwebebahn is near Kurort Oberwiesenthal, Germany, at 911 m above sea level (50.42337° N, 12.96823° E). From there it runs 1.12 km up to the top station at 1,214 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Opened
- 1924
- Operator
- Fichtelberg Schwebebahn Kurort Oberwiesenthal - FSB GmbH
- Per cabin
- 45 people
Nearby lines
- Schrägaufzug Schwarzenberg funicular · 17.5 km away · rises 20 m
- Lanová dráha Imperial funicular · 23.4 km away · rises 17 m
- Funicular near Karlovy Vary funicular · 23.7 km away · rises 31 m
- Funicular near Klingenthal funicular · 36.7 km away · rises 94 m
Pylon heights are estimated (30 m), so the height above ground is approximate. Terrain: Copernicus GLO-30, 30 m. Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. Data as of 2026-10-31.