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The history of the Hungerburg Funicular
The territory around the Hungerburg was populated by middle of the 19th century. Since the city of Innsbruck showed little interest in the construction of a transport connection, the tourism pioneer Sebastian Kandlers and the builder Josef Riehl.
The Hungerburg Funicular
The territory around the Hungerburg was populated by middle of the 19th century. Since the city of Innsbruck showed little interest in the construction of a transport connection, the tourism pioneer Sebastian Kandlers and the builder Josef Riehl decided on private initiative to create a connection between the city and the Hungerburg. They planned the Hungerburg funicular together with industrialist Rafael von Meinong.
The history of the Nordkette cableways
Just after the inauguration of the Hungerburg funicular in 1906, it was planned to build a cableway on the Seegrube and the Hafelekar. This project was stopped because of the first world war and could only be continued in the twenties
