heritage Site - Austria / II. Republic of Austria 2001 - 35 Shilling

The plant of the railway over the Semmering, one of the greatest pass landscapes, so outstanding that it deserves admiration even today. Seldom could nature and technology be so perfectly combined. On the one hand, Carl Ritter von Ghega exploited the technical possibilities of the time when it came to constructing Europe's first full-track mountain railway, but at the same time he succeeded in integrating the railway into the landscape, which could even enhance its beauty , Even with the constantly changing views that you enjoy while driving, it is regretted downright that the driving time since the start of driving in 1854 was reduced from over 2 hours to 43 minutes. Today you overcome the height difference of 460 m on the 41 km long mountain route over 16 partly multi - level viaducts and 15 tunnels with 58 km / h, compared to 23km / h at the time of operation. The exact title of the UNESCO World Heritage Convention is "The Semmering Railway and the surrounding cultural landscape ". This includes not only the railway facilities, but also the two large hotels dominating the area and a multitude of villas, mostly built by well-known architects, often surrounded by gardens integrated into the forest.