Nerobergbahn - Wiesbaden's most oblique landmark

On June 27, Pam and Sudie headed out to the Nerobergbahn. We walked down to the main train station and caught the bus over to take the Nerobergbahn. The bus snaked through downtown until we reached our destination.

Two small yellow-blue mountain railway cars go up and down Wiesbaden's local mountain. Today it takes 3.5 minutes of driving to get from the valley station via the viaduct up to the mountain station, which is 245 meters high. The valley-driving car is filled at the mountain station with up to 7,000 liters of water and pulls the other car uphill on a steel cable. If the car traveling down to the valley comes down, the water is drained and pumped uphill again. Both cars are connected by a 452 meter long steel cable. The speed controls the downhill driving driver. The securing is done by gears under the car, which engage in a rack mounted on a track system. So cool! Beautiful views over Wiesbaden also.

Also located at the top is the Russian Orthodox Church of Saint Elizabeth in Wiesbaden; common local name Griechische Kapelle, "Greek chapel". It is the only Russian Orthodox church in Wiesbaden, Germany, and is located on Neroberg. Besides the Russian church there is a parsonage and a Russian cemetery, which is the largest in Europe (outside Russia itself). St. Elizabeth's Church and its parishioners belong to the Diocese of Germany in the Russian Orthodox Church outside of Russia.