Bertahütte
| Bertahütte ÖAV hut category I |
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| location | Ferlacher Saddle; Carinthia , Austria ; Valley location: Ledenitzen | |
| Mountain range | Karawanken | |
| Geographical location: | 46 ° 31 '5 " N , 13 ° 57' 38" E | |
| Altitude | 1567 m above sea level A. | |
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| owner | Alpine Club Villach | |
| Construction type | hut | |
| Usual opening times | May until October | |
| accommodation | 0 beds, 34 camps | |
| Web link | Bertahütte | |
| Hut directory | ÖAV DAV | |
The Bertahütte is an alpine refuge at 1567 m above sea level. A. Höhe in the Karawanken in Carinthia , Austria . It is a popular stop for mountaineers on the way to the Mittagskogel .
The Bertahütte is owned by the Villach section of the Austrian Alpine Club . It is managed from May to October.
history
The first Berta hut, built in 1885, stood on the Jepca saddle on the border between Carinthia and the then Carniola .
It was named after the first name of the wife of the head of the section at the time, Hermann Findegg, as a thank you for her selfless help in building the first hut. The name Berta is a symbol and thanks to all women and men who helped with the construction.
On October 13, 1920, three days after the Carinthian referendum , it was destroyed by fire. The second Berta hut was built in 1925 and was set on fire by partisans in 1945.
The third Berta hut was built from 1961 and opened in 1963.
Ascent
The Bertahütte cannot be reached directly by car.
- The shortest route leads from a parking lot at around 1260 m above sea level (from Ledenitzen via Kopein Street and a forest road to the parking lot). The walking time from the parking lot is around 45 minutes.
- Faak, 580 m , walking time: 3¼ hours
- Hotel Mittagskogel, 600 m , walking time: 3 hours
- Ledenitzen, 600 m , walking time: 3 hours
Tours
- Mittagskogel , 2145 m , walking time: 2 hours
- Ferlacherspitze , 1742 m , walking time: 40 minutes