Jagdhausalm

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Jagdhausalm from the east, Arventalbach

The Jagdhausalm , located in the Hohe Tauern National Park at the end of the East Tyrolean Defereggental , is one of the oldest alpine pastures in Austria . It consists of 16 stone houses, all of which are under monument protection, and a chapel, and is also known as the “Tibetan village” because of its appearance. The settlement can be reached by car from residents via a non-public road. Access is possible either from the South Tyrolean side from the Reintal via the Klammljoch (not publicly accessible) or from the Defereggental via the Seebachalm (publicly accessible toll road from Erlsbach to the Oberhausalm , 1786  m ).

history

Stone houses of the Jagdhausalm
Jagdhausalm from the south

The Jagdhausalm, located at an altitude of 2009 m, was first mentioned in a document in 1212 as "six farms, which are called Schwaighöfe in the vernacular, all located together in Jagehusen in the Schwarzach area". At that time, it was managed as a permanent settlement all year round as a Schwaige . However, due to the extreme altitude, this livestock use soon had to be given up. As early as 1406, instead of courtyards, only "albums" were mentioned in this area. Since then, the houses have been used as a summer pasture. Finds from the 7th millennium BC BC at the Klammljoch , about 3.5 km away , the transition to South Tyrol into the Reintal at an altitude of 2288  m , prove both an early inspection of the valley crossings and the existence of camp sites for early Stone Age hunters.

Although the alpine pasture itself is located in East Tyrol, today the grazing rights due to centuries-old regulations and most of the landed property are owned by South Tyrolean farmers, especially those from Ahornach . In addition, they are allowed to cross the state border at Klammljoch with any vehicle.

Every year in mid-June, around 330 young cattle are driven to the alpine pastures. Five to six dairymen take care of the animals that graze on the Hochalm (up to 2400  m above sea level) in August . Milk processing takes place only within the scope of personal use. In the 1950s, 37 dairy farmers were still processing 50,000 liters of milk and cheese from 340 cattle.

In 2007 the Jagdhausalm was voted the greatest wonder of the world in Carinthia and East Tyrol by readers of the Kleine Zeitung, based on the “ New Wonders of the World ”.

Attractions

The Maria-Hilf-Chapel was expanded in 1840/41 and consists of a round apse , gable roof and barrel vault with a stitch cap . The altar from 1841 shows the hunting lodge pastures with a picture of Mary floating over them. There are also figures of the cattle saints New Year's Eve and Nicholas.

The houses of the alpine settlement themselves serve as stables, stores and dwellings for the dairymen. Due to the lack of timber (the settlement is above the tree line ), they are built from locally occurring stones. The roofs of the smaller outbuildings were also made of stone. The larger ones have a wooden shingle roof.

Above the alpine village, hidden behind a moraine wall, lies a small, circular lake, the peacock eye. The edges of this lake are lined with highland reeds. Another special feature is the stone pine forest between the Oberhausalm and the Jagdhausalm . This is unique in its expanse and closeness in the Eastern Alps .

Cabin song and poem

Auxiliary Bishop Heinrich Forer , who comes from Mühlen in Taufers , composed the well-known hunting lodge song and a 130 stanzas hunting lodge poem in honor of the Alm .

Summit in the area

  • Rötspitze ( 3495  m )
  • Daberspitze ( 3402  m )
  • Totenkarspitze ( 3133  m )
  • Arventalspitze ( 3083  m )
  • Hörnle ( 2744  m )

Transitions

Web links

Commons : Jagdhausalm  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Diether Stonjek: Socio- economic change and settlement landscape of an alpine valley. Inner Defereggen in East Tyrol (= Westphalian geographical studies. Vol. 23, ISSN  0943-1721 ). Geographical Commission for Westphalia a. a., Münster 1971, pp. 19-21.
  2. ^ Anton Ebner: The Alm in Jagdhaus , in: « Der Schlern » 50, 1976, pp. 398-405.
  3. ^ Claudia Lagler: Little Tibet in the Hohe Tauern. ( Memento from September 27, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) In: Hohe Tauern National Park. The magazine. Edition Salzburg. Summer 2007, ZDB ID 2261355-9 , pp. 5–7 (PDF; 2.94 MB).
  4. ↑ Simon Kurzthaler: History - Art - Culture. Encounters in the Hohe Tauern National Park Region - Tyrol. Edition Löwenzahn, Innsbruck 1997, ISBN 3-7066-2148-7 , p. 168.

Coordinates: 46 ° 58 ′ 42 ″  N , 12 ° 9 ′ 50 ″  E