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Austria's Highest GROSSGLOCKNER 3.798 m GROSSES WIESBACHHORN 3.564 m JOHANNISBERG 3.453 m EDELWEISSSPITZE 2.571 m PASSHÖHE HOCHTOR 2.504 m FUSCHER TÖRL 2.428 m KAISER-FRANZ-JOSEFS-HÖHE 2.369 m PIFFKAR 1.620 m HEILIGENBLUT AM GROSSGLOCKNER 1.301 m GROSSGLOCKNER 3.798 m GROSSES WIESBACHHORN 3.564 m JOHANNISBERG 3.453 m FUSCH AN DER GROSSGLOCKNERSTRASSE 815 m EDELWEISSSPITZE 2.571 m PASSHÖHE HOCHTOR 2.504 m FUSCHER TÖRL 2.428 m KAISER-FRANZ-JOSEFS-HÖHE 2.369 m PIFFKAR GROSSGLOCKNER 1.620 m HOCHALPENSTRASSE HEILIGENBLUT AM GROSSGLOCKNER 1.301 m INFORMATION FOR COACH OPERATORS TOUR OPERATORS HOSTS Discount for regular FUSCH AN DER GROSSGLOCKNERSTRASSE customers! 815 m grossglockner.at AUSTRIA’S HIGHEST vista! GROSSGLOCKNER 3.798 m GROSSES WIESBACHHORN 3.564 m JOHANNISBERG 3.453 m EDELWEISSSPITZE 2.571 m PASSHÖHE HOCHTOR 2.504 m FUSCHER TÖRL 2.428 m KAISER-FRANZ-JOSEFS-HÖHE 2.369 m PIFFKAR 1.620 m HEILIGENBLUT AM GROSSGLOCKNER 1.301 m FUSCH AN DER GROSSGLOCKNERSTRASSE 815 m GroßglocknerWIFI GROSSGLOCKNER.AT 1 grossglockner.at Join us GROSSGLOCKNER 3.798 m GROSSES WIESBACHHORN 3.564 m JOHANNISBERG 3.453 m EDELWEISSSPITZE 2.571 m PASSHÖHE HOCHTOR 2.504 m FUSCHER TÖRL 2.428 m KAISER-FRANZ-JOSEFS-HÖHE 2.369 m PIFFKAR 1.620 m The Grossglockner High Alpine Road is one of the most fascinating panoramic roads in the world and has been a HEILIGENBLUT AM protected monument since 2015. The road leads you 48 GROSSGLOCKNER WHERE THE 1.301 m kilometres to the heart of the Hohe Tauern National Park up to 2,571 meters above sea level, to the foot of the hig- hest mountain in Austria and ends at the longest glacier FREE ADMISSION JOURNEY BECOMES in the Eastern Alps, the Pasterze. On the 2,369-meter TO ALL high Kaiser-Franz-Josefs-Hoehe, there is a unique view EXHIBITIONS of the flanks and snow fields of the Grossglockner (3,798 m) and the surrounding three-thousand meter peaks. On Unique exhibition on THE DESTINATION. small hikes, marmots and even ibex, chamois or eagles ALPINE ECOLOGY Alpine Nature Show Museum FUSCH AN DER GROSSGLOCKNERSTRASSE can be observed. Numerous themed educational trails and 815 m exciting exhibitions invite you to enjoy an unforgettable Exhibition GLACIER.LIFE the world‘s highest & nature experience. AUTOMOBILE EXHIBITION HIGH UP TO A Kaiser-Franz-Josefs-Höhe HISTORY OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE ROAD ‣ Top 3 excursion destination in Austria Gatehouse at Fuscher Lake CULTURAL HERITAGE ‣ Nearly 1 million visitors from around the world Exhibition PASS AND SACRED SITE ‣ Austria’s highest mountain, the Grossglockner (3,798 m) Hochtor ‣ Pasterze, longest glacier in the Eastern Alps NATURAL WONDERS Gasthaus Schöneck AND NATURAL JEWEL ‣ A world of adventure to explore exhibitions, museums, guided tours, restaurants, shops and much more .... ‣ Maximum comfort – service – safety GROSSGLOCKNER 3.798 m GROSSES WIESBACHHORN 3.564 m JOHANNISBERG 3.453 m EDELWEISSSPITZE 2.571 m PASSHÖHE HOCHTOR 2.504 m FUSCHER TÖRL 2.428 m KAISER-FRANZ-JOSEFS-HÖHE 2.369 m PIFFKAR 1.620 m HEILIGENBLUT AM GROSSGLOCKNER 1.301 m FUSCH AN DER GROSSGLOCKNERSTRASSE 815 m 2 GROSSGLOCKNER.AT Snow removal with “Wallack System” rotary ploughs GREAT HISTORY For the construction of the Grossglockner Franz Wallack, High Alpine Road from 1930-1935 two builder of the road aspects were kept in mind: The develop- ment of this part of the Alps and thus the creation of an important north-south link, and the ability to create jobs in an eco- nomically difficult time. Around 4,000 men were engaged in the construction of the Hard work in the high mountains six-meter-wide gravel road. The road is one of the most important representative THE GROSSGLOCKNER constructions of the First Republic and was a symbol HIGH ALPINE ROAD TODAY of the economic will of the country to survive. On With nearly 1 million visitors during the summer August 3, 1935, we celebrated the opening of the months, the Grossglockner High Alpine Road has then most modern high alpine road. Even today, the remained for years among the Top 3 of the most historic stone walls and road boundaries are largely visited tourist attractions in Austria. Founded in 1931, intact. With the establishment of the Hohe Tauern the Grossglockner High Alpine Road PLC (GROHAG) National Park in 1981, the Grossglockner High Alpine is the road operator of five panorama roads and a Road was given another important function: it allows modern tourist business. In addition to the Gross- access to the heart of the nature reserve. glockner High Alpine Road, the Gerlos Alpine Road is operated with the Krimml Worlds of Water, the Nockalm Road, the Villach Alpine Road and the Gol- THE BUILDER – FRANZ WALLACK deck Panoramic Road. The construction of the Grossglockner High Alpine Road is inseparably linked with the name of Franz Wallack. The young civil engineer from Carinthia took THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY over the contract with great vigour and prudence AND SUSTAINABILITY to build a scenic road from the then newly founded The Grossglockner High Alpine Road PLC focuses on Grossglockner High Alpine Road PLC. At his own environmental protection and sustainable develop- expense he undertook a study trip to about 43 alpine ment for many years. Along the Grossglockner High roads before he started the impressive project. It Alpine Road several state-of-the-art EV-charging was to be the “most beautiful road in the Alps”, that stations have already been built. placed nature into focus. Electric charging stations from north to south: • Km 0 of the Grossglockner High Alpine Road, Bruck SNOW REMOVAL • Landgasthof Wasserfall, Fusch In order to ensure the use of the road from the be- • Haus Alpine Naturschau, Km 25.4 ginning of May, snow clearance work is performed • Hochtor, south portal year round. With the help of four rotary ploughs - a • Kaiser-Franz-Josefs-Höhe, Km 8.7 on the Glacier combination of snow blower and plough, which was Road designed by Franz Wallack – the snow removal takes • Hotel Rupertihaus, Heiligenblut around three weeks. The “break through” at the top of the Hochtor is a big event every year. After an average winter the walls of snow in certain route areas can be between eight and ten meters high in early May. They form the backdrop for an impressive journey into the high mountains. GROSSGLOCKNER.AT 5 Glacier Road overlooking the Grossglockner (3,798 m) PRICES AND INFORMATION FOR REGULAR CUSTOMERS Customer Day ticket Pre-booked day ticket discount Car / Motorcycle Car / Motorcycle grossglockner.at Reduction from a purchase of 10 or 20 tickets. Bus per person Also available at Austrian and German motoring TICKETS ONLINE Adults / Children associations ÖAMTC, ARBÖ and ADAC. AVAILABLE 48 km of panorama road 30 three-thousand-meter mountains FREE TRAVEL WITH BONUS-DISCOUNT 15 free exhibitions, 7 theme trails 14 restaurants & alpine pastures SalzburgLand Card, Nationalpark 4 playgrounds free guided tours SommerCard Mobil KärntenCard, Zell am See- (Everyone in the car needs to Kaprun Card, etc. bring a card along) Marmots - cute furry animals of the Alps Also check out discounted guest card offers in your accommodation region. AS A PREFERRED CUSTOMER YOU GET DISCOUNTS UP TO 30%! ANNUAL SALES Bus operators, taxi operators and tour opera- 300 € or more: 15 % reimbursement tors with regular customer contracts receive 500 € or more: 18 % reimbursement attractive discounts and can travel cashless on 1,000 € or more: 21 % reimbursement the Grossglockner High Alpine Road and the 3,000 € or more: 24 % reimbursement Gerlos Alpine Road and visit the Krimml Worlds 6,000 € or more: 27 % reimbursement of Water. 10,000 € or more: 30 % reimbursement 1. Receive the regular customer contract by email ADVANTAGE or download it directly · Fill in the contract Very easy: Sign the Regular · Return it with the sample voucher to Customer Contract [email protected] 4 Edelweiss-Spitze (2,571 m), view of 30 three- thousand-meter mountains Highest automobile exhibition in the world No payment directly at the point of sale 2. Hand in the voucher for guests or groups at the toll gate Additional services included: No payment required on site! · Admission to all exhibitions · Guided tour of the Gamsgruben trail with 3. Monthly invoicing national park rangers, daily at 11:00 am 4. Reimbursement at the end of the year at the visitor center on the Kaiser-Franz- according to the contract. All sales made on Josefs-Höhe the Grossglockner High Alpine Road, the Gerlos · Multimedia guide for buses Alpine Road and the Krimml Worlds of Water · Sufficient bus parking will be added to the reimbursement at the end of the year GROSSGLOCKNER.AT 7 GROSSGLOCKNER 3.798 m GERLOSPASS OLPERER 1.628 m JOHANNISBERG 3.476 m 3.453 m HOHE DOCK GROSSES WIESBACHHORN 3.348 m 3.564 m FUSCHERKARKOPF 3.331 m HOHER TENN SONNENWELLECK 3.368 m 3.261 m Kaiser-Franz-Josefs-Höhe PASTERZE11 M L H I, J, K Haus Alpine Naturschau Fuscher Törl KAPRUN 3 5 D 10 G Schöneck Fuscher Lacke 2 KASSA Wild- & Erlebnispark Ferleiten € von Kärnten SÜDEN F B 4 C 1 € von Salzburg/Bayern NORDEN W A from Carinthia SOUTH 8 E from Salzburg/Bavaria NORTH 9 Hochtor 7 6 Edelweiß-Spitze N Panoramabahn 12 FUSCHERTAL KASSA € € O FUSCH AN DER HEILIGENBLUT BRUCK AN DER AM GROSS- GROSSGLOCKNERSTRASSE GLOCKNER GROSSGLOCKNERSTRASSE road keeper‘s house, a short walk around the lake (10 1 Piffkar 1,620 m min), playground and “Mankeiwirt”. Exhibition „Salzburg‘s Tallest - the Fascination of MORE OFFERS: Please inform yourself about current opening times Mountains“, playground, nature trail (30 min) th- 8 „Hohe Tauern Window“ geological Not associated with the Grossglockner High Alpi- at the exhibitions, meeting points and tour times, rough the special protection area with the “Larch outdoor exhibition 2,290 m ne Road PLC, therefore must be paid separately.
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