Nockhof

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Almgasthaus Nockhof
Nockhof (2014)

Nockhof (2014)

Mountain range Stubai Alps
Geographical location: 47 ° 13 '5.9 "  N , 11 ° 21' 26.6"  E Coordinates: 47 ° 13 '5.9 "  N , 11 ° 21' 26.6"  E
Altitude 1264  m above sea level A.
Nockhof (Tyrol)
Nockhof
Construction type Inn
Development Intermediate station Muttereralmbahn ; Nockhofweg forest path
Web link nockhof.at
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The Gasthof Nockhof , farm name Oberer Nockhof , near Mutters not far from Innsbruck in Tyrol is at an altitude of 1264  m above sea level. A. on the shoulder of the Saile (Nockspitze) above the entrance to the Wipptal .

It is located at the intermediate station of the Muttereralmbahn and is now operated as a mountain inn with no overnight accommodation.

history

Nockhof versus Nockspitze (1962)

The Nockhöfe were mapped out by the 18th century at the latest. Already in the early 19th century they were popular as a place to relax because of their healing spring ( location ), Weber mentions them in 1842 as “moderate accommodation”. Since then they have also been a base for mountaineering in the Saile area.

Over the years, the Obere Nockhof was converted into an inn, and until recently it also had 15 beds. Today it is run under new management as a pure guest business with around 200 seats.

Upper Nockhof Chapel

Marien- / Leonhardkapelle

The court chapel at the driveway below was built in the second half of the 19th century. From time immemorial it has been run as the Marien- Chapel, today also as the Leonhard- Chapel. It is has a wooden shingle roof and a ridge turret . The country baroque designed facade - white with yellow window surrounds - decorated with a young Lüftelmalerei - cartridge above the round window above the door, with the inscription protect Holy Leonhard Prayer.

The Marien- / Leonhardkapelle is a listed building . Below the junction there is also a small Marterl with a crucifix .

Paths and tours

Neighboring huts

Tours

The hut can be the starting point for the following tours:

The forest path over the Birgitzer Alm is also a popular mountain bike route.

Winter sports

In 1953 the Muttereralmbahn was built, which was in operation until 2000 and reopened in January 2006 after a new building. This leads to the ski area of ​​the Mutterer Alm .

The middle station is the end of the family toboggan run from the Mutterer Alm.

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Historical maps of Tyrol. - various digitized maps.
  2. ↑ The Austrian map leads this today below, on the hiking trail from Mutters up to about 1040  m above sea level. A.
  3. ^ Beda Weber: Handbook for travelers in Tyrol. Verlag Wagner, 1842, p. 74 ( Google eBook, full view ; quotations ibid).
  4. ^ Walter Klier, Heinrich Klier: Stubai Alps alpine. Alpine club guide , Bergverlag Rother GmbH, 2002, ISBN 9783763312719 , Nockhof, 1227 m, Mutterer Alm 1608 m. Hütten Nr. 255, p. 53 ( limited preview in the Google book search).
  5. ↑ Company Almgasthaus Nockhof in Mutters ( Memento of the original from January 8, 2018 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.firmenabc.at archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Commercial register data Creditreform / firmenabc.at, with company description.
  6. ↑ Court Chapel, Chapel of St. Maria, Marienkapelle, Obere Nockhofkapelle. In: Tyrolean art register . Retrieved June 29, 2015 .
  7. ↑ wayside cross. In: Tyrolean art register . Retrieved June 29, 2015 .
  8. ↑ Mutterer Alm - family toboggan run. In: winterrodeln.org. Retrieved June 2, 2015 .