Glocknergipfel

In dieser Folge werfen wir gemeinsam mit dem Historiker Dr. Georg Rigele einen neuen Blick auf den Bau der Großglockner Hochalpenstraße:
Wir entdecken Franz Wallack nicht nur als genialen Ingenieur, sondern auch als Pionier im Marketing – und tauchen ein in die bewegte politische Zeit, in der die Straße entstand.

Die Großglocknerstraße erzählt mehr als Technikgeschichte: Sie wurde zum Symbol für Österreichs Hoffnung und Identität in der Zwischenkriegszeit.

Ich bin Max Kögl und wünsche Ihnen viel Vergnügen bei einer spannenden Reise durch Geschichte, Ingenieurskunst und Natur – und natürlich bei Österreichs höchster Aussicht!

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In this episode, we discuss the Pass Sanctuary Hochtor, which also has an exhibition at the south portal, on the Carinthian side of the Hochtor. The exhibition invites you on a time journey through three and a half millennia, during which the Glockner crossing was the shortest trade route between Germany in the north and the world trade center Venice in the south.

The exhibition was designed by Dr. Georg Kandutsch, who also found and prepared many of the exhibits himself – and today, he is guiding me through the exhibition. He describes himself as a hobby archaeologist because, as...

Welcome to the Glocknergipfel -
The podcast of the Grossglockner High Alpine Road AG.
In this episode of our podcast, we discuss how the scenic road is made accessible to visitors again in the spring:
Every year, incredibly large amounts of snow have to be removed and moved. In this episode, we hear about the challenges of snow clearing on the high alpine road - then and now, talk with Grohag employees about their daily routines, but also about the dangers, for example from avalanches, and how the road is made into a safe experience.
Many thanks at this point...

The ÖAMTC, with 2.4 million members, is the largest automobile and touring club in Austria and even the 7th largest worldwide. Our host Max Kögl met Dipl. Ing. Oliver Schmerold to talk about driving safety and the future of mobility.

The ÖAMTC website: [oeamtc.at](https://www.oeamtc.at/)

The website of the Grossglockner High Alpine Road: [grossglockner.at](https://www.grossglockner.at/)

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