Landshut Europahütte

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Landshuter Europahütte
Rifugio Venna alla Gerla - Rifugio Europa
DAV hut  category  I
View from the north of the Europahütte: the eastern, left-hand part and the outbuilding are in Austria; the western, right part in Italy

View from the north of the Europahütte: the eastern, left-hand part and the outbuilding are in Austria; the western, right part in Italy

location Southwest ridge of the Kraxentrager;
Border South Tyrol ( Italy ) / Tyrol ( Austria )
Mountain range Zillertal Alps
Geographical location: 46 ° 59 '50.2 "  N , 11 ° 34' 49.7"  E Coordinates: 46 ° 59 '50.2 "  N , 11 ° 34' 49.7"  E
Altitude 2693  m slm
Landshuter Europahütte (South Tyrol)
Landshut Europahütte
owner Landshut section of the ( DAV ) and Sterzing section of the ( CAI )
Built 1889
Construction type hut
Usual opening times Mid June to late September
accommodation 28 beds, 60  camps
Winter room 10  bearings
Web link Website Europahütte
Hut directory ÖAV DAV

The Landshuter Europahütte ( 2693  m slm , in Italian both Rifugio Venna alla Gerla and Rifugio Europa ) is a refuge in the Zillertal Alps , which is managed jointly by the Landshut section of the DAV and the Sterzing section of the CAI . The hut is special because the border between Austria and Italy runs right through the guest room.

Location and surroundings

The hut is located in the Zillertal Alps, southeast of the 2999  m high Kraxentrager at an altitude of 2693  m slm , according to other information 2713  m slm on the Weißseejoch , also called Friedrichshöhe . It is therefore exactly on the main Alpine ridge, which forms the border between the Austrian state of Tyrol in the north and Italian South Tyrol in the south. The valley location in Austria is Venn , a hamlet in the municipality of Gries am Brenner near the Brenner Pass , with Pfitsch in the south .

Approach

The hut can be reached in 3–4 hours from the Pfitsch hamlets of Kematen, Platz and St. Jakob. There are also climbs from the Pfitscher Joch (2.5 hours) and from Venn (3–4 hours) and from Vals (5–6 hours) to the Europahütte.

Tour possibilities

Summit destinations from the hut are:

Long-distance hiking trail:

  • Tiroler Höhenweg : The hut is the destination of the first stage of the Tiroler Höhenweg, which starts at the Schlegeis reservoir.

Transitions

history

The original Landshuter Hütte on an old postcard

From around 1890 the Landshut section of the DuÖ.AV was looking for a work area in the Alps. After plans in the Kaiser Mountains were shelved in 1894, the decision was made in June 1896 to focus on the Wolfendorn - Hühnerspiel area due to the favorable traffic situation thanks to the Brenner Railway . Towards the end of the year, it was decided to build the Landshuter Höhenweg from Sterzing to Pfitscher Joch and the location of the hut was determined. Financing the hut turned out to be problematic, so that initially only about half of the originally planned construction could be tackled. In addition, there were further difficulties such as a construction workers' strike due to the unusual height and the planned construction costs of 11,000 peace marks being exceeded by a further 6,000 marks.

The first hut was inaugurated in August 1899 and finally completed on September 6th. The hut quickly proved to be extremely well attended, so that a first expansion was decided in 1899. In the years 1902 to 1903 there was finally a significant expansion that included an additional guest room, a veranda, a pantry and other staff rooms. In total, the hut offered 42 beds in 36 beds and 6 storage spaces. In 1905 there was severe storm damage, the construction of a path from St. Jakob in the Pfitscher Valley, which was planned in 1906, lasted until 1913. Due to the beginning of the First World War , the hut was unmanaged for about ten years from August 1914. After the war, the International Border Regulation Commission put the border right through the hut. Only the easternmost, newest part of the hut remained in Austria and thus with the Landshut section. After some initial renovations in the 1920s, this part was expanded in the summer of 1930 by an extension.

The borderline through the hut, recognizable by two boundary stones

After the Second World War, it was not until 1953 that after another period of decline, renewed renovations of the Austrian part began. While this was reopened, the Italian part fell into disrepair. Due to the difficult political situation in South Tyrol, the hut was completely closed again in 1966. In 1972 the Austrian part was reopened. From the early 1980s, the idea of ​​a cross-border "European hut" first gained importance. First attempts to include the Italian part in the administration by the DAV failed because of the complex legal situation. In 1984 a solution was finally found in cooperation with the Sterzing Section of the CAI and work began that same year. In 1987, the joint management by CAI and DAV was contractually regulated, on September 9th and 10th, 1988, the completion of the construction work was celebrated. Since then, three flags have been flying on the Landshut Europahütte: the Tyrolean, the Italian and the European.

literature

  • Alberto Perini, Franz Gröll, Willi Scheithauer: The Landshut Europahütte - Rifugio Europa Venna alla Gerla. Club Alpino Italiano, Sterzing 1989.

Web links

Commons : Landshuter Europahütte  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ see list of places in Austria that are in several municipalities: localities in two countries - with all border huts in Austria
  2. ↑ Hüttenhomepage , accessed on November 22, 2012
  3. ↑ a b Federal Office for Metrology and Surveying : Austrian Map 1: 50,000, AMAP Online , accessed on November 22, 2012
  4. ↑ climbs , accessed on November 22, 2012
  5. ^ A b Franz Gröll: The first 30 years of the Landshuter Hütte . In: CAI Sterzing, DAV section Landshut (Hrsg.): The Landshuter Europahütte / Rifugio Europa Venna alla Gerla . Artigraf, Sterzing 1989, p. 15-19 (Italian, German).
  6. ↑ Alberto Perini, Willi Scheithauer: The reconstruction of the Landshuter hut . In: CAI Sterzing, DAV section Landshut (Hrsg.): The Landshuter Europahütte / Rifugio Europa Venna alla Gerla . Artigraf, Sterzing 1989, p. 20–30 (Italian, German).