Wetterkoglerhaus

Wetterkoglerhaus ; ÖAV hut category II
	West-southwest view of the Wetterkoglerhaus
location	at the summit of change ; Lower Austria / Styria ; Valley location: Mönichwald
Mountain range	Change (mountain)
Geographical location:	47 ° 31 '49.6 " N , 15 ° 54' 52.3" E Coordinates: 47 ° 31 '49.6 " N , 15 ° 54' 52.3" E
Altitude	1743 m above sea level A.
owner	Austrian Mountain Association of the PES
Construction type	hut
Usual opening times	Mid May to mid November
accommodation	6 beds, 36 camps , 8 emergency camps
Winter room	6 bearings
Hut directory	ÖAV DAV

The Wetterkoglerhaus is an alpine club hut belonging to the Austrian Mountain Club of the ÖAV at an altitude of 1743 m , on the summit of the Hochwechsel on the border between Lower Austria and Styria .

location

The hut stands right next to the flat summit of the Hochwechsel and therefore offers a comprehensive panorama; among other things, it is ideal for observing thunderstorms. In the immediate vicinity there is a chapel where the ÖKB memorial mass takes place every year on August 15, regardless of the weather.

history

The first refuge was built in 1899 by the Alpine Society "D'Wetterkogler", a group of the Austrian Mountain Association . From 1912 a larger extension and a veranda were built at right angles to the existing hut and opened in the summer of 1913 as a new shelter that can be managed all year round and offers 35 beds. On November 21, 1915, the shelter burned down to the foundation wall. In 1923 a new Wetterkoglerhaus was built. This was expanded in 1930 with an addition for a second guest room and new bedrooms and in 1934 a ski room was added.

Accesses

From Mönichkirchen from the mountain station via Niederwechsel or Vorauer Schwaig (approx. 3 to 4 hours)
From Mönichwald by car to the Mönichwalder Schwaig toll station (throw in € 4.50 exactly), continue by car or on foot (approx. 2.5 hours)
From Waldbach by car to the Rabl Kreuz Hütte toll station (throw in € 4.50 exactly), continue by car or on foot (approx. 1.5 hours)
From the Mariensee car park either via the Schindelsteig or the Wasserfallweg to the Marienseer Schwaig (approx. 1.5 hours), then either along the trail via Feistritzer Schwaig to the 3-Länder-Eck (approx. 2 hours) or directly up (approx. 45 min. )
From Kirchberg am Wechsel by car to Steyersberger Schwaig, then on foot (approx. 1.5 hours)
From St. Corona via the Kampsteiner and Feistritzer Schwaig (approx. 3.5 to 4 hours)

The Wetterkoglerhaus is also located on Zentralalpenweg 02 as well as on Eastern Austrian Grenzlandweg 07 , two Austrian long-distance hiking trails.

gallery

Southeast view
Northeast view
High change
Weatherproof summit cross and chapel

literature

Erika Sieder, Vroni Marx (ed.): 120 years of the Wetterkoglerhaus. A checkered history , Verlag Bibliothek der Provinz , Vienna 2019, ISBN 978-3-99028-851-1 .

Web links

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

Individual evidence

↑ Imo Eberhard Irsay: Wetterkoglerhaus. Austria-Forum, ServusTV, June 28, 2012, accessed on October 18, 2012 .
↑ The new Wetterkogler shelter on Hochwechsel (1783 meters). With a photograph. In: Wiener Bilder , No. 30/1913 (18th volume), July 27, 1913, p. 11 center. (Online at ANNO ). Template: ANNO / Maintenance / wrb.

[1] Imo Eberhard Irsay: Wetterkoglerhaus. Austria-Forum, ServusTV, June 28, 2012, accessed on October 18, 2012 .

[2] The new Wetterkogler shelter on Hochwechsel (1783 meters). With a photograph. In: Wiener Bilder , No. 30/1913 (18th volume), July 27, 1913, p. 11 center. (Online at ANNO ). Template: ANNO / Maintenance / wrb.