Teleferika

Teleferika

Teleferika is a former cable car and port for transporting bauxite. It is a monument of industrial architecture, from where a beautiful view of Rabac is offered.

The cable car was opened in 1925 and stretched nine kilometers to the village of Cere, where the main bauxite deposit was. From the loading port, bauxite was loaded onto ships using two conveyor belts. The carrying capacity of ships for transporting bauxite was up to 10 thousand tons of bauxite mined in the village of Cere and in the vicinity of St. Martin, and the largest ship that docked at the specialized port was called Tergesten. It belonged to Martinolich, a shipowner from Trieste with roots in Lošinj. Bauxite in Istria was exploited by the Trieste company S.A.M.T (Societta Anonnima di Minerale Trieste), and its headquarters in Labin was in the present-day building of the public company Vodovod.

After the Second World War, the port stopped working, and the cable car was dismantled. Today, the area of Maslinica bay, Teleferika and all the way to the foot of the old town of Labin is a protected natural landscape.

Date of visit: 29.01.2022

Sources

• Milevoj, M. (2012, March 16). TELEFERIKA RABAC-CERE. Labinska Republika. Retrieved January 7, 2024, from https://labinska-republika.blogspot.com/2012/03/teleferika-rabac-cere.html
• Do Teleferike i nazad – Jedriličarski klub Kvarner – Rabac. (n.d.). Retrieved January 7, 2024, from https://www.jkkvarner.hr/projekti/do-teleferike-i-nazad/