Fichtelberg Schwebebahn before sale: Historical ski area before change!

Fichtelberg Schwebebahn before sale: Historical ski area before change!

Oberwiesenthal, Deutschland - The Fichtelberg Schwebebahn (FSB), a popular destination in Saxony, faces a significant sale that could influence the largest alpine ski area in the region. A private investor plans to pay more than ten million euros for the historical suspension railway, which is considered crucial in the context of the intended renewal of the worn out -made lifts. The City Council of Oberwiesenthal will decide on the sale to the Oberwiesenthal lift company (LGO) on Tuesday, which acts as the second largest lift operator in the Fichtelberg area. An external report has set the purchase price at EUR 10.4 million, with the Gläß entrepreneurial family behind the LGO, which also operates a hotel on the summit of the Fichtelberg and generated a corresponding assets from a software company.

The decision is a challenge, since many of the existing lifts are heavily outdated and this requires considerable investments. A project that has already been aimed for provides for the construction of a new lift on the sky manager, which would claim further funds in the double -digit million amount. The FSB itself is over 100 years old and transports tourists to the 1,215 meter high mountain peak, which makes the ski area attractive in both winter and summer.

public opinion and political reactions

Mayor Jens Benedict von Oberwiesenthal is relieved after the city council meeting, since many residents see no other option to preserve the ski area. In the course of discussing the topic, a well -attended residents' meeting took place, which reflects the public interest in the sale. Citizens agree that private investors must be integrated to preserve the popular ski area.

However, there are also critical voices. The member of the state parliament Rico Gebhardt von der Left has described the planned sale as "irresponsible". He fears that the dependence on a single family could be problematic for the future of the ski area. Gebhardt also criticizes the planned sale of the entire Fichtelberg plateaus by the district and demands that the highest mountain in the Free State of Saxony should not go into private hands, but to the property of the Free State.

In December, the decision to sell the Fichtelberghaus is also made, for which there is already a purchase offer. The political and social debates about the sale of the Ficthelberg Schwebebahn illustrate how important the preservation of this infrastructure is for the region and its tourism.