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Gondola · Sillian, Austria

Thurntaler I

Thurntaler I is a gondola near Sillian, Austria. It climbs 719 m over 2.14 km, from 1,083 m to 1,802 m above sea level. Between its 14 pylons, the cable runs up to about 40 m above the ground.

How scary is it?

34/100 · Gentle

By the numbers, Thurntaler I is scarier than 34% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 327 of 408 in Austria.

  • Highest above the ground: about 40 m, as high as a 13-storey building, 1.35 km after the bottom station.
  • Longest stretch without a pylon: 264 m.
  • Steepest stretch of cable: 28°.

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Where does it start?

The bottom station of Thurntaler I is near Sillian, Austria, at 1,083 m above sea level (46.75062° N, 12.43322° E). From there it runs 2.14 km up to the top station at 1,802 m.

Capacity
1,130 people per hour
Per cabin
6 people

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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.