Franz Wallack
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Hofrat Dipl.-Ing. Franz Friedrich Wallack (* 24 August 1887, in Vienna
, † 31 October 1966 in St. Johann im Pongau) was the planning engineer of the Grossglockner High Alpine Road
in Austria
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The regional head of building planning for Carinthia
, Franz Wallack, was commissioned in 1924 to draw up a general project for the construction of the Glockner Road. Wallack's technical endeavor - to build this first modern high alpine road - has long counted among the most significant historic events of this century.
But Wallack was not only an outstanding road builder, he also loved nature. He laid out the road so that it harmoniously accom-modated the landscape, giving the least possible damage to nature.
Up to the completion of his life's work, Wallack crossed the main alpine crest more than 250 times on foot. At the age of 73, Wallack was still able to direct the new building of the Gerlos Alpine Road.
Franz Wallack was also the first director of the Großglockner High Alpine Road PLC.
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
, † 31 October 1966 in St. Johann im Pongau) was the planning engineer of the Grossglockner High Alpine Road
Grossglockner High Alpine Road
The Grossglockner High Alpine Road is a panoramic road in Austria, in the state of Salzburg. It connects the state of Salzburg with the state of Carinthia...
in Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
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The regional head of building planning for Carinthia
Carinthia (state)
Carinthia is the southernmost Austrian state or Land. Situated within the Eastern Alps it is chiefly noted for its mountains and lakes.The main language is German. Its regional dialects belong to the Southern Austro-Bavarian group...
, Franz Wallack, was commissioned in 1924 to draw up a general project for the construction of the Glockner Road. Wallack's technical endeavor - to build this first modern high alpine road - has long counted among the most significant historic events of this century.
But Wallack was not only an outstanding road builder, he also loved nature. He laid out the road so that it harmoniously accom-modated the landscape, giving the least possible damage to nature.
Up to the completion of his life's work, Wallack crossed the main alpine crest more than 250 times on foot. At the age of 73, Wallack was still able to direct the new building of the Gerlos Alpine Road.
Franz Wallack was also the first director of the Großglockner High Alpine Road PLC.