Gasthof Schupfen

The Gasthof Schupfen is located on the Brennerstrasse near the hamlet of Unterberg in the municipality of Mutters , in the Wipptal not far south of Innsbruck .

It is one of the oldest preserved inns in Tyrol. The Wilten Abbey , which owned it, allowed the establishment of the catering trade before 1566. In 1809 it served Andreas Hofer as headquarters in the Bergisel battles .

location

The house is on Brennerstraße (B 182), not far from the confluence of the Ruetz from the Stubai Valley into the Sill . A little further is the Stephansbrücke , the largest preserved stone bridge in Austria.

history

New Andreas Hofer Memorial Chapel

Andreas Hofer's room

The shed ('warehouse') is part of the Falkenhof . Around 1400 the Falkengut was first mentioned in a list of goods by Trautson von Matrei . In 1455 the brothers Lorenz and Balthauser Trautson sold the Falkenhof under the Schupfen to Wilten Abbey. The original name is lost in the 19th century. 1566 was the host prerogatives first mentioned (Adam Rungger, host of the Schupfen). From now on the Falkenhof was always referred to in connection with a "wiertstafern". Christoph Mayr, landlord in Mutters, acquired the "newly built Wirtstafern Schupfen" in 1646. Further alterations were made in the 18th century.

During the Bergisel Battle of May 25 and 29, 1809 and August 13 of the same year, the Schupfen was the headquarters of Andreas Hofer . The owner of the barn at the time was Johann Etschmann, a colleague of Hofer's. In 1890, Archduchess Stephanie visited the Hofer room, which was already known at the time . On the occasion of the unveiling of a plaque commemorating the events of 1809, a large folk festival was held on May 6, 1894 in the presence of Archduke Ferdinand Karl . The Andreas Hofer Memorial Chapel was built in honor of the Sacred Heart from 1902 to 1903 and inaugurated on April 26, 1903. On May 31, 1909, a pompous patriotic pre-celebration of the centenary took place; On the occasion of the 150th anniversary in 1959, the New Andreas Hofer Memorial Chapel (Unterberg Chapel) was built.

In 1977 the building was placed under monument protection. A fundamental renovation took place from 1985 to 1987. Before it was reopened as an inn after the general renovation in 1987, the house had been empty for many years. The Andreas Hofer room on the 1st floor was set up as a museum and can be visited. Diagonally opposite is a typical 19th century farm building.