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Gondola · Sillian, Austria

Thurntaler II

Thurntaler II is a gondola near Sillian, Austria. It climbs 293 m over 1.26 km, from 1,802 m to 2,095 m above sea level. Between its 10 pylons, the cable runs up to about 47 m above the ground.

How scary is it?

36/100 · Gentle

By the numbers, Thurntaler II is scarier than 36% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 307 of 408 in Austria.

  • Highest above the ground: about 47 m, as high as a 16-storey building, 742 m after the bottom station.
  • Longest stretch without a pylon: 304 m.
  • Steepest stretch of cable: 19°.

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Where does it start?

The bottom station of Thurntaler II is near Sillian, Austria, at 1,802 m above sea level (46.76333° N, 12.41207° E). From there it runs 1.26 km up to the top station at 2,095 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.