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Georgia. <\/strong>For more than 60 years, the \"hanging coffins\" transported the inhabitants of the industrial city of Chiatura to windy heights. But since summer 2019, the legendary cable cars of Chiatura have been at a standstill. In the end, the gondolas were a bit too rusty and the technology too outdated. But the cable car stations from the 1950s and 60s are still there and are witnesses to the history and the former glory of the city. And usually one or the other gondola still hangs in the air very close to the stations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Welcome to Chiatura!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n

When we visited Chiatura in July 2021, we were overwhelmed by the impressions. However, we were also a bit disoriented. There are indeed numerous blog articles on the Internet with great photos when the cable cars of Chiatura were still in operation. But where the photos were taken remained unclear. To make your search for Tschiatura's treasures a little easier, I have therefore compiled my favorite photo motifs in a map. So you can explore the city on your own and know immediately what awaits you where.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But first, let's go back to a time when Chiatura still looked into a rosy future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A yellow gondola of the Stalin cable car is literally hanging in the air here.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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In this Article you will find<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Short History of<\/strong> Chiatura and the Cable Cars<\/strong><\/a>
Cable Cars, Buildings, Pioneer Palace and more <\/a>
What's next for Chiatura?<\/a>
How to get to Chiatura <\/a>
What is the best way to get around the City?<\/a>
What else is there in the Area?<\/a>
Book Recommendations for Georgia <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The colors of the facade are somewhat faded.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Short History of Tschiatura and the Cable Cars <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Tschiatura was founded at the end of the 19th century and before the First World War possessed the largest manganese ore deposit in the world. Manganese mining at that time amounted to 60% of the world production. Even during the Soviet era, the city remained an important center of manganese mining. Investments were made, including the construction of ropeways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Cargo cableway for transportation of the ore.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Chiatura is located in a deeply cut, long valley of the Kvirila River. The main means of transportation were cable cars with a total length of more than 6,000 meters. The first cableway was built in Chiatura in 1953. More lines followed in the 1950s and 1960s. In total, there were 70 ropeways for transporting people, materials and manganese ore. This made Chiatura the city with the most ropeways in the world. For a long time, the hand-operated gondolas were the only means of public transportation in the city. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The cable cars operated almost without interruption until the summer of 2019. But eventually, the last two remaining passenger cable cars stopped operating due to official orders. During our stay we could only see one cargo line for the transport of ore in operation. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Residential buildings along the Kvirila.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Cable Cars, Buildings, Pioneer Palace and more<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Map with Photo Motifs<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In the following map I marked most of the motives I describe in this chapter with a camera pin. For each pin there is also a small photo. So you can orientate yourselves more easily. The map should be a little help for your own explorations. However, there is so much more to discover in Chiatura and I could have easily spent two or three days here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n