Hotel Weissenstein

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Kurhaus Weissenstein, to the right of it is the mountain station of the gondola to the Weissenstein
Kurhaus Weissenstein in the 19th century
Founder Kottmann

The Hotel Weissenstein is a building in Oberdorf in the canton of Solothurn . It is located on the Weissenstein , a ridge north of the city of Solothurn and is at an altitude of 1284  m above sea level. M.

The Kurhaus is registered under number 4632 in the list of objects in the canton of Solothurn as a cultural asset of regional importance .

history

The Kurhaus was built in 1827/1828 on the initiative of the doctor Johann Baptist Carl Kottmann, partly with donations. The focus was on the treatment of patients with skin rashes, inflammation of the respiratory or digestive organs or who suffered from "irritation of the nerves", using the "healing powers" of milk, whey and mountain air.

In 1862 there was an extension. As part of this, the west side of the building was used for restoration for tourists with a beer and wine cellar and restaurant. The middle part was still withheld from the spa guests. In the east wing, guest rooms were accommodated and a hall was built for groups to stay overnight. In 1951 a south-facing terrace was added and the Oberdorf – Weissenstein chairlift was put into operation using the Von Roll system , which had to be shut down in 2010. In the period up to the end of 2014 the new gondola lift was able to go into operation was bridged by means of a Postbus.

Due to aging, a major renovation was decided in 1984; after a two-year renovation period, the Kurhaus was reopened in 1987.

Today there is a hotel in the Kurhaus, due to the change and the temporary closure the house is partly in very bad condition. Since 2015, new owners have been working to revive the house. In 2016, specific plans were announced and the first hurdles were overcome. The groundbreaking ceremony for the renovation took place in September 2017. The Hotel Weissenstein has been temporarily closed since April 2018. The partial opening of the new Panorama Hall will take place in the 1st quarter of 2019. The entire opening is expected to take place in September 2019.

literature

  • Johann Karl Kottmann: The Weissenstein: The milk and whey cures, also whey baths on the Jura near Solothurn , Solothurn 1829
  • Tatarinoff-Eggenschwiler A. (Ed.): The Weissenstein near Solothurn. Nature and history of our Jura mountains. 1952. Union AG printing house, Solothurn. ( Helveticat entry )

Web links

Commons : Kurhaus Weissenstein  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ B objects SO 2018 . Canton of Solothurn KGS inventory, B objects, status: 1.1.2018 (no changes compared to the previous year). In: babs.admin.ch / kulturgueterschutz.ch. Federal Office for Civil Protection FOCP - Department of Cultural Property Protection, January 1, 2018, accessed on December 31, 2017 (PDF; 384 kB, 12 pages, updated annually, no changes for 2018).
  2. ↑ Othmar Noser: Johann Karl Kottmann. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . February 19, 2007. Retrieved June 29, 2019 .
  3. ↑ a b Tatarinoff-Eggenschwiler A. (Ed.): The Weissenstein near Solothurn. Nature and history of our Jura mountains. 1952. Union AG printing house, Solothurn.
  4. ↑ Weissenstein cable car. Retrieved December 18, 2016 .
  5. ↑ http://www.postautoununternehmenflury.ch/weissenstein_history.html
  6. ↑ http://www.weissenstein-schwinget.ch/ueber-uns/geschichte/
  7. ↑ http://www.srf.ch/news/regional/aargau-solothurn/kurhaus-weissenstein-wechselelt-den-besitzer
  8. ↑ Plans to revive the Kurhaus presented. Retrieved December 18, 2016 .
  9. ↑ An important hurdle taken to implement the plans. Retrieved December 18, 2016 .
  10. ^ Hotel Weissenstein. Retrieved December 18, 2016 .

Coordinates: 47 ° 15 '6.6 "  N , 7 ° 30' 32"  E ; CH1903:  605.32 thousand  /  233438