5151 x 3459 px | 43,6 x 29,3 cm | 17,2 x 11,5 inches | 300dpi
Data acquisizione:
23 maggio 2010
Ubicazione:
Neuenmarkt-Wirsberg, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
Altre informazioni:
The Schiefe Ebene (literally: 'inclined plane'; pronounced sheefer aybenner) is a steep railway incline on the course of the Ludwig South-North Railway from Bamberg to Hof (Saale) in the region of Upper Franconia, in Bavaria, Germany. The Schiefe Ebene is located in the Landkreis (country district) of Kulmbach, beginning east of Neuenmarkt–Wirsberg station and ending at Marktschorgast. On its way into the Fichtelgebirge mountains the ramp climbs 157.7 metres over a distance of 6.8 kilometres and therefore has an average incline of 23‰. It was built between 1844 and 1848 as part of the Ludwig South-North line and was opened on 1 November 1848. With its numerous supporting walls, cuttings and stone embankments it was technically one of the great engineering feats of its time.
