 The land cableway from Stary Smokovec to Hrebienok is in operation from 1908. The waggons are moving by pendelum system, in the centre of track is an automatic shunt.First reconstruction was done in 1951, second in 1970 within the preparation fom World Championship in classic skiing.
In the Hrebienok are few ski lifts, ski school, hotel and restaurant. Only five minutes by walk is Bilikova challet. During the winter season are very popular evenings with luges. Take a ride!
Technical parameters:
| Lower station | 1025 m asl | | Top station | 1270 m asl | | Track lenght | 1937m | | Speed | 5 m/s | | Waggons | 2 | | Capicity | 128 persons | | Diamater of tension cable | 31,5 mm | | Duration of ride | 7 min. |
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 The old cable railway from 1937 was replaced ten years ago by modern cabine cable railway. Lower station is behind the pension Sasanka in 900m asl. Through the pass-station "Start" it's connecting Tatranska Lomnica with Skalnate pleso, 1751m asl. There are two other lifts to the mountains: the chair lift to Lomnicke sedlo which is used primary by skiers and snowboardist in the winter and the elevated cable railway to the Lomnicy stit (Lomnica peak), 2634m asl. Lomnicky stit is the second highest peak in High Tatras.
Parameters:
| Lower station | 903m asl | | Top station | 1772m asl | | Track lenght | 3682m | | Speed | 5m/s | | Number of cabines | max. 108 | | Cabine | each for 4 persons | | Time of ride | 12,4 min |
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Since the 1st of August 2004 is in the Tatranska Lomnica on Slnecna luka is in service a mountain rollercoaster TATRABOB.
Parameter:
| Start | 850 m.asl | | Highest point | 895 m.asl | | Track lenght | 685 m | | Tow lenght | 203 m | | Number of turns | 12, four left-hand bends, eight right-hand bends | | Traffic capacity | 360 bobs/hour |
Price list:
| 1 ride | 90,50Sk / 3,00EUR | | 10 rides | 753,-Sk / 25,00EUR | | 20 rides | 1416,-Sk / 47,00EUR |
Website: http://www.tatrabob.com/
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 Elevated cable railway Skalnate pleso – Lomnicky stit is one of the biggest atractions in High Tatras. On the top is the highest situated workplace in Slovakia. In the good weather conditions it's possible to see the land of Slovakia, Poland, Hungary, Ukraine and Moravia. In the station building is also the highest situated telephone box in Slovak republic.
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 Museum of TANAP in Tatranska Lomnica is very unusual building. Exterior is similar to the Tatra peak. It's architect is Pavol Merjavy. He got a prestige price of Dusan Jurkovic for this design.
Inside are naturalistic, landscape conservatistic, ethnographic and historic exhibits. The most valuable exhibit is a herbarium of monk Cyprian from Cerveny Klastor (18th century).
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