Schronisko Strzecha Akademicka

Strzecha Akademicka ; PTTK-
	Schronisko PTTK "Strzecha Akademicka"
Mountain range	Giant Mountains
Geographical location:	50 ° 45 '3.2 " N , 15 ° 42' 30.1" E Coordinates: 50 ° 45 '3.2 " N , 15 ° 42' 30.1" E
Altitude	1258 m npm
owner	PTTK
Built	circa 1650
Development	trail
Usual opening times	All year round
accommodation	140 beds
Web link	www.strzecha-akademicka.pl

Schronisko Strzecha Akademicka ( German Hampelbaude , Czech Hamplová bouda ) is the Polish name of a mining hut on the northern ( Polish ) side of the Giant Mountains main ridge.

location

The chalet is located between the Karkessel of Maly Staw ( Small Pond ) and the Biały Jar ( soap pit ) at an altitude of 1258 meters above sea level. Here a blue-marked hiking trail leads from Karpacz on over the Równia pod Śnieżką ( Koppenplan ), above the Kare of Kocioł Łomniczki ( Melzergrund ) and Obří důl ( Riesengrund ) in the direction of Schneekoppe . About 10 minutes away on foot is the former "Kleine Teichbaude" ( Schronisko Samotnia - translated as " Lonely shelter ").

history

Hampelbaude 1838 by Ludwig Richter

The Hampelbaude is after the "Old Silesian Baude" ( Schronisko Pod Łabskim Szczytem ), which goes back to the year 1632, as the oldest winter-proof building on the Silesian side of the mountains. It is mentioned for the first time in the border treaty between the lords of Kynast and Starkenbach of July 17, 1657 as "Danielsbaude".

The exact date of the foundation is not known, but several sources mention a certain Samuel Breiter (different spellings are possible) as the first Koppenführer, pond keeper and church father of the Koppenkapelle. In connection with the construction of the chapel on the Schneekoppe, he built the first wooden hut on the western Seiffenlehne. If he wasn't watching Count Schaffgotsch's fish in the small pond, he is said to have been the host of the Bre (it) t (h) er or Samuelsbaude and blown the French horn to greet, entertain and say goodbye to his guests. The dates are less precise and range from 1654 as a possible year of construction to 1740, when he was last mentioned as the host.

The location of this first hut can no longer be determined, but it is believed that it was in the immediate vicinity of the current one, although the location has changed several times to improve the water supply. It was also known under the names "Last Baude" and "Koppenbaude", as it was the last hostel on the Silesian side of the mountains before the Schneekoppe. The present name, as it is used in German and Czech, was given to the Hempel brothers (dialect Hampel), who can be traced back to the owners between 1758 and 1863.

From 1696 to 1824 a summit book was kept, which lists numerous notable guests, such as B. 1697 the landlord, Count Christian Leopold von Schaffgotsch and 1723 Count Franz Anton von Sporck . On the night of September 22nd to 23rd, 1790, Goethe is said to have slept here in the hay, before he and his servant Goetze climbed the Schneekoppe at dawn to experience the sunrise.

On August 18, 1800 King Friedrich Wilhelm III. and Queen Luise as guests. On August 13, 1797, the poet Heinrich von Kleist signed his “Hymn to the Sun” in the Koppenbuch. On August 14, 1838, the painter Ludwig Richter took a break and artistically put the above picture on paper. In his diary Richter noted: “Countless travelers. Women worn. Beautiful girl. An enormous milk soup flooded the room as the bottom of the pot broke. "

For the beginning tourism, the hut became increasingly important and as early as 1839 you can read the following in the "Sudetenführer" from Julius Krebs:

“Next to the Wiesenbaude is probably the Hampelbaude, 3866 F. high, ½ mile north on the western slope of the Seiffenlehne, the most visited, and the usual storage place of the Koppenbesteiger from Seidorf, Arnsdorf or Krummhübel, as well as the stop for sneak traders. The food is not plentiful, but bearable. "

The next owner was Johann Adolph, who managed it until 1866. Then it took over as the new landlord Franz Kraus, who handed it over to his son in 1883. In order to meet the increased needs of tourism, a comprehensive renovation was carried out in 1896, which, however, had nothing in common with the old building, as shown in the picture by Richter.

On the night of March 31st to April 1st, 1906, a fire broke out because of a leak in the fireplace. The called fire brigade initially thought the report was an April Fool's joke and came too late, so that the building burned down completely. Very quickly, on September 8th of the same year, the new Hampelbaude was opened after the reconstruction. It was extremely modern. The comfortably furnished rooms had running water and a bath, and already had electric lighting and heating. Even then, the new building successfully combined the old building shape with the demands of a modern mountain hotel and has remained almost unchanged until today, with the exception of an extension in 1912.

After the Second World War and the expulsion of the German population, the house was taken over as a hostel by the YMCA Polska (in German CVJM = Christian Association of Young People). After the liquidation of the YMCA by the communist rulers in 1949, it was managed for a short time by the “Centrala Akademickiego Zrzeszenia Sportowego” in Krakow and since then the name of the hostel has been associated with the Academic Sports Association. In the years 1950–1956 it served as a holiday home for the state FWP ( F undusz W czasów P racowniczych = workers' holiday fund). Since 1957, the “Strzecha Akademicka” refuge has been the property of the Polish PTTK Tourism Association ( P olskiego T owarzystwa T urystyczno‑ K rajoznawczego).

From the 1970s onwards, the construction of a tow lift and the establishment of the “Złotówka” ski slope enabled operation during the winter season. There is now a second lift as well as a bobsleigh and toboggan run. In the following years it was modernized again and again. In 1995 it received a new copper roof. In the years 2000–2003 windows and sanitary facilities were renovated; In addition, the hostel received a sauna and other leisure facilities.