Dr. Friedrich Oedl House

Dr. Friedrich Oedl House
location	Achselkogel , below the entrance to the Eisriesenwelt ; Werfen / Salzburg , Austria ; Talort:  Werfen , Wimm
Mountain range	Tennengebirge
Geographical location:	47 ° 30 '28 "  N , 13 ° 11' 30.3"  E Coordinates: 47 ° 30 '28 "  N , 13 ° 11' 30.3"  E
Altitude	1575  m above sea level A.
owner	Austrian cave explorers
Construction type	Inn
Usual opening times	Early May to late October
accommodation	24 beds, 34  camps
Web link	www.oedlhaus.at

The Dr.-Friedrich-Oedl-Haus is a refuge of the Austrian cave explorers, located on the steep southwest flank of the Tennengebirge near the Eisriesenwelt in the Salzburg region .

location

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The hut is located at 1575  m above sea level. A. Höhe on Achselkogel ( 1625  m above sea level  ⊙ ) directly below the entrance to the Eisriesenwelt , the world's largest ice cave. This was accessed with a public road to the Eisriesenwelt car park ⊙ at an altitude of 1000  m and from there with a gondola lift ( valley station , Eisriesenwelt rest hut ) directly to the Oedlhaus ( mountain station ).  

From here, the entrance can be reached in a few minutes on an elaborately prepared path. However, the hut is not only a destination for numerous tourists, but also the starting point for demanding mountain tours on the plateau of the Tennengebirge. The secured Hochkogelsteig leads from here to the plateau and to the Leopold-Happisch-Haus .

history

The history of the hut is inextricably linked with the exploration of the ice cave.

It is named after the Salzburg lawyer Dr. Friedrich Oedl (1894–1969). From 1919 he was a pioneer in exploring the giant ice world. The first researcher's hut, the researcher's hut, was built as early as 1920 , along with climbing facilities from Werfen to the entrance to the cave. Today's Oedlhaus was built in 1925. Friedrich Oedl also became the first managing director of the Eisriesenwelt-Gesellschaft mbH , the proceeds of which were used to expand and develop the cave. It wasn't until 1955 that the cable car was opened, which transports countless tourists up.

Approaches

Arrival: From the Tauern Autobahn  (A 10), Werfen exit , follow the signs to the Eisriesenwelt and on a steep asphalt road to the parking lot at 1000  m . Arriving by train to Werfen train station and by shuttle bus (which runs as required) also up to the car park.

Approach: From the Eisriesenwelt car park, either take the gondola directly to the Oedlhaus or walk in 1½ hours over the steep, rocky path no. 212 (secured with wire ropes).

Transitions

• Leopold-Happisch-Haus ( 1925  m ) via Hochkogelsteig, walking time: 3 hours
• Edelweißerhütte ( 2350  m ) via Hochkogelsteig, Lehnender Kopf, Hiefler, walking time: 5 hours
• Werfener Hütte ( 1970  m ) via Hochkogelsteig, Lehnender Kopf, Hiefler and Throntal, walking time: 6 hours

Mountaineering

• Hochkogel ( 2283  m ), walking time: 2½ hours
• Tiroler Kogel ( 2324  m ), walking time: 3 hours
• Leaning stone ( 2402  m ), walking time: 3½ hours
• Raucheck ( 2431  m ), walking time: 4 hours

literature

• A. Precht: Alpine Club Guide Tennengebirge. Bergverlag Rother , Munich, ISBN 978-3-7633-1246-7

Individual evidence

1. ^ Karl Georg Kreiter: Dr. Friedrich Oedl House. In: Namesake of the mountain huts - mountain huts and their history - what the names of these mountain huts tell us in the Alpine region. Accessed in 2010 .