Tourism: Alexisbad prepare station is being renovated: gastronomy is deliberate | EUROtoday

The one which has been empty for years Railroad station Alexisbad (Harz district) is to be renovated by an investor and thereby increase tourism within the Selketal. As the Harz Narrow Gauge Railways (HSB) introduced, a complete modernization of the normal constructing is deliberate. Gastronomic use can be deliberate sooner or later.

“After many years without any prospect of successful reuse, this is an important step for the station and the region’s tourism development,” stated HSB managing director, Katrin Müller. The HSB closed its gross sales level within the reception constructing greater than ten years in the past. The constructing ensemble was offered in November final 12 months.

Car dealership proprietor and agricultural investor takes over station constructing

HSB formally introduced the client on Wednesday. This is agricultural investor and automobile dealership proprietor Markus Hercher from Bad Frankenhausen in Thuringia, proper on the state border between Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia. According to the industrial register, Hercher is the managing director of quite a few corporations in Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia. Among different issues, he runs an organization that operates eight automobile dealerships, together with in Leipzig, Zwickau and Altenburg.

Since 2005, Hercher has additionally invested in a number of agricultural corporations and farms with hundreds of hectares of land. Hercher is not any stranger to the Harz both: one in all his agricultural corporations has been primarily based in Harzgerode, which incorporates Alexisbad, for greater than 20 years. However, the investor’s investments will not be totally with out controversy. In the summer season of 2019, the agricultural agriculture working group introduced the humiliating “Grasshopper of the Year” award to Hercher. The affiliation thereby criticized investments in massive agricultural companies.

Investments are being made in a number of locations within the Selketal

The plans for the renovation of the empty prepare station are a part of the investments within the Selketal. The metropolis of Harzgerode acquired round seven million euros in funding from the Ministry of Infrastructure final 12 months. Of this, 4.6 million euros alone are for use to modernize the historic lodging home in Alexbad from 1811. The hanging constructing with its 4 towers was bought within the winter of 2024 by the tourism group Skan-Tours, which operates a resort within the district. The firm is planning a complete renovation of the previous relaxation dwelling.

“Beautiful historic buildings in Alexisbad have been standing empty for many years,” stated the corporate’s managing companion, Iona Werner, on the time. “Their dilapidated condition deters many guests and damages the reputation of the idyllic little health resort in the Selke Valley.” This must be counteracted with focused investments within the townscape.

The Selketalbahn with its historic steam locomotives performs an necessary function within the area’s tourism idea. Even although a report on the way forward for HSB final 12 months urged ceasing operations on the Selketalbahn, the corporate desires to keep it up and proceed to put money into the route.

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