Duisburger Hütte

Duisburger Hütte is a Schutzhütte (mountain refuge) owned and operated by the Sektion Duisburg of the Deutscher Alpenverein (German Alpine Club). It stands at 2,572 m above sea level in the Goldberggruppe in Carinthia, Austria, in a valley basin at the end of the Fraganter Tal. The hut is a well-known base for ski tourers in early summer and for both easy walks and demanding high-alpine glacier and circular tours in summer. Its surroundings are shaped today by the reservoirs of the Kraftwerksgruppe Fragant and the Mölltaler Gletscher ski area. The Sektion Duisburg was founded on 1 December 1901 in Duisburg as a section of the Deutscher und Österreichischer Alpenverein (DuÖAV). The section early sought its own house in the Alps, and in February 1902 its chairman wrote to the central committee asking for a recommended building site. The section chose a plot between the Feldseescharte and the Hoher Sonnblick, where a hut was lacking as a base for the Tauernhöhenweg from the Hannoverhaus via the Hagener Hütte to the Sonnblick. The land was acquired on 5 July 1908, access had to be opened by building a path from the Wurtenalm including bridges over several streams, and the hut was inaugurated on 20 August 1910. During the First World War the house served as accommodation for a ski course of the Landesschützen. After the Second World War German property abroad was seized, including the Duisburger Hütte in Carinthia; in 1958 the expropriated huts were returned to the DAV sections. In 1963 the leaking shingle roof had to be replaced. With financial support from the city of Duisburg, the water supply was secured in 1974 by extending the supply line with a 700 m hose to the Eissee. The hut was connected to the local electricity grid in 1989. After a general renovation in 2008 it reopened with a new kitchen, Zirbenstube and tiled stove. The managed hut now offers overnight stays in five small two-bed rooms and four rooms with five to six mattress bunks each, all with electric heating, plus running cold and warm water in the communal rooms and a floor shower with WC. In winter the hut is reached from the Fraganter Tal via the 6er Kabinenbahn Eissee. In summer one takes the Mölltaler Gletscher Express to Stübele, then walks 1 hour to the hut, or transfers to the Eisseebahn to the mountain station and walks 30 minutes. The hut is a stage point of the Tauernhöhenweg and offers numerous summit ascents and hut-to-hut transitions, including the Schareck (3,123 m), Weinflaschenkopf (3,013 m), Weißseekopf (2,908 m), Alteck (2,942 m) and the Herzog-Ernst-Spitze (2,933 m).

The Sektion Duisburg was founded on 1 December 1901 in Duisburg as a section of the Deutscher und Österreichischer Alpenverein (DuÖAV). Early on the section wished to acquire or build its own house in the Alps. In February 1902 the then chairman wrote to the central committee asking it to recommend a place for building a hut. The section finally decided on a building plot between the Feldseescharte and the Hoher Sonnblick. A hut was lacking there as a base for walking the Tauernhöhenweg from the Hannoverhaus via the Hagener Hütte to the Sonnblick. On 5 July 1908 the plot was acquired. Access to the hut building site had to be opened up by building a path from the Wurtenalm, with several watercourses needing bridges. The inauguration took place on 20 August 1910. During the First World War the house served as accommodation for a ski course of the Landesschützen. After the Second World War German property abroad was seized, including the Duisburger Hütte in Carinthia. In 1958 the expropriated huts were returned to the sections of the German Alpine Club. In 1963 the leaking shingle roof had to be replaced. With financial support from the city of Duisburg, in 1974 the hut's water supply was secured by extending the supply line with a 700 m long hose to the Eissee. The hut was connected to the local electricity grid in 1989. After a general renovation in 2008 the hut reopened with a new kitchen, Zirbenstube and tiled stove. The managed hut now offers visitors overnight stays in five small two-bed rooms and four rooms with five to six mattress bunks each, all with electric heating. There is also running cold and warm water in the communal rooms and a floor shower with WC. In winter, reaching the hut from the Fraganter Tal requires the 6er Kabinenbahn Eissee. In summer one travels with the Mölltaler Gletscher Express to Stübele, from there on foot in 1 hour to the hut, or transfers to the Eisseebahn and continues to the mountain station. From there it is a 30-minute walk to the hut.

• 2008

  After a general renovation the hut reopens with a new kitchen, Zirbenstube and tiled stove.

• 1989

  The hut is connected to the local electricity grid.

• 1974

  Water supply secured by extending the line with a 700 m hose to the Eissee, with financial support from the city of Duisburg.

• 1963

  The leaking shingle roof is replaced.

• 1958

  Expropriated huts, including the Duisburger Hütte, are returned to the DAV sections.

• 1914

  During the First World War the house serves as accommodation for a ski course of the Landesschützen.

• 1910

  Inauguration of the Duisburger Hütte on 20 August.

• 1908

  The building plot between the Feldseescharte and the Hoher Sonnblick is acquired on 5 July.

• 1902

  In February the chairman writes to the central committee asking for a recommended hut building site.

• 1901

  Sektion Duisburg founded on 1 December in Duisburg as a section of the Deutscher und Österreichischer Alpenverein (DuÖAV).

A traditional alpine club mountain hut of the German Alpine Club (DAV) Sektion Duisburg, serving as a base for ski touring, hiking and high-alpine glacier tours in the Goldberggruppe.

• Overnight accommodation in five two-bed rooms and four rooms with five to six mattress bunks

• Zirbenstube and tiled stove common room

• Running cold and warm water in communal rooms and floor shower with WC

• Electric heating in all rooms

1. 1Duisburger Hütte – Wikipedia (German)de.wikipedia.org
2. 2Duisburger Hütte – Wikidatawikidata.org
3. 3Sektion Duisburg im DAVskihuette.dav-duisburg.de