Palatinate Hut

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Pfälzerhütte
LAV hut  category  I
The Pfälzerhütte in August 2010

The Pfälzerhütte in August 2010

location Beggar's yoke ; Liechtenstein ; Valley location:  Triesenberg
Mountain range Rätikon
Geographical location: 765 159  /  215 663 coordinates: 47 ° 4 '17 "  N , 9 ° 36' 48"  O ; CH1903:  seven hundred sixty-five thousand one hundred and fifty-nine  /  two hundred and fifteen thousand six hundred and sixty-three
Altitude 2108  m above sea level M.
Pfälzerhütte (Liechtenstein)
Palatinate Hut
owner Liechtenstein Alpine Club
Construction type hut
Usual opening times Mid June to mid October
accommodation 11 beds, 51  camps , 20 emergency camps
Winter room 4  bearings
Web link Palatinate Hut
Hut directory ÖAV DAV

The Pfälzerhütte is a refuge of the Liechtenstein Alpine Association (LAV). It is located on the Bettlerjoch at 2108  m in the Rätikon in Liechtenstein , right on the Austrian border.

history

In 1925, the association of the Palatinate Sections in the German and Austrian Alpine Association was granted permission to build a managed hut on the Bettlerjoch. From the architecture competition held in autumn 1926 and 37 drafts received, that of Ernst Sommerlad was selected. The construction time was 113 days and the construction cost 93,000 francs . The hut was opened on August 5, 1928. The first couple of hosts was Ida and Hermann Ospelt from Vaduz, who ran the hut for eleven years. The hut was looted and damaged several times during the Second World War .

After the end of the Second World War, Switzerland became the owner of the hut and in 1950 it became the property of the Liechtenstein Alpine Club, which paid 8,400 francs for it (including inventory). In 1952 the purchase became legally binding after Germany waived all claims for foreign sales that had been made up to that point. In 1964 the right to use the hut was regulated between the Palatinate and the Liechtenstein Alpine Association, who were now allowed to use the hut equally.

building

The original, two-story building consists of massive quarry stone masonry. It is a simple structure with a floor plan of around 10 × 13 meters. The terrace extending from the basement is south-facing.

Management

The hut is open from around mid-June to around mid-October; the dining room offers 60 seats. There are also eleven beds, 51 camps and a further 20 emergency camps in the adjoining building, as well as a group room for 20-25 people. The winter room in the annex is accessible without a key and offers space for four people.

Accesses

Tour possibilities

Signpost in front of the Pfälzerhütte

Transitions to other huts

Mountaineering

  • On the Naafkopf ( 2571  m ), walking time: 1 hour 15 minutes
  • Up the Augstenberg ( 2359  m ), walking time: 45 minutes

Trivia

The Pfälzerhütte is the motif of the joint stamp issue with the same motif, which Germany and the Principality of Liechtenstein jointly issued on June 14, 2012.

literature

Web links

Commons : Pfälzerhütte  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Hermann Ospelt later became a national geometer in Liechtenstein.
  2. ↑ Panorama - The Liechtensteiner Alpenmagazin , November 2018, p. 36.
  3. ↑ Panorama - The Liechtensteiner Alpenmagazin, November 2018, p. 37.
  4. ↑ Christoph Maria Merki : Liechtenstein Economic Miracle: the rapid modernization of a small economy in the 20th century . Publishing house of the Historical Association for the Principality of Liechtenstein, 2007, ISBN 978-3-906393-42-1 , p. 265 ( Google Books ).
  5. ^ Foundation Sommerlad , website of the foundation.
  6. ↑ Special stamps June 2012. Federal Ministry of Finance; Retrieved June 18, 2012
  7. ^ German-Liechtenstein reconciliation . In: NZZ , June 18, 2012; Retrieved June 18, 2012