Erfurter Hütte

Erfurter Hütte is a mountain hut of the German Alpine Club (Deutscher Alpenverein, DAV), specifically owned and maintained by its Ettlingen Section. It sits at 1,834 metres in the Rofan Mountains of Tyrol, Austria, directly below the Gschöllkopf peak and next to the top station of the Rofan cable car, which runs from Maurach am Achensee up to the hut. The hut serves as a base for hikers, climbers and winter sports enthusiasts exploring the Rofan range. The hut was first conceived in 1894, when the Erfurt Section of the German and Austrian Alpine Club (DuOeAV) decided to build a refuge in the Rofan. The first building was inaugurated a year later, in 1895. A fire completely destroyed the hut in 1920, and it was rebuilt in 1924. After the Second World War, in 1945, the occupying powers seized the hut and placed it under the trusteeship of the Austrian Alpine Club. In 1973 the Erfurt Section — re-established in Ettlingen, West Germany, in 1955 — bought the hut back. The section was renamed Sektion Erfurt in Ettlingen in 1983 and finally Sektion Ettlingen in 2001. Major building work followed: an extension was inaugurated in 1996, and in autumn 2010 a new roof truss was erected and the hut was expanded again, with interior work completed in summer 2010. Today the Erfurter Hütte is a full-service alpine hut offering food, drink and accommodation to visitors. It is accessible by the Rofan cable car from Maurach, or on foot from the valley station (980 m) in about 2.5 hours, or via the Dalfazalm (1,693 m) in about 3.5 hours. It is a starting point for numerous walks and climbs, including the Gschöllkopf (2,039 m, 30 minutes), Haidachstellwand (2,192 m), Hochiss (2,299 m), Rofanspitze (2,259 m), Seekarlspitze (2,261 m) and Roßkopf (2,246 m), as well as the 5-Gipfel-Klettersteig (five-peak via ferrata) that traverses Haidachstellwand, Roßkopf, Seekarlspitze, Spieljoch and Hochiss in roughly 6–7 hours. In winter the area supports ski touring, snowshoeing and lift-served skiing. The hut is marked on the Alpine Club map 1:25,000, sheet 6, Rofan. The Erfurter Hütte is not a conventional commercial brand but a membership-owned alpine facility operated by a non-profit mountaineering association. Its "product" is mountain hospitality: overnight accommodation, meals and information for outdoor recreationists. Its identity is closely tied to the history of the Erfurt Section, which was founded in the late 19th century, displaced after the Second World War, re-established in West Germany and eventually renamed after its new home town of Ettlingen. The hut remains a symbol of that section's continuity and its commitment to alpine infrastructure in the Rofan range.

The Erfurter Hütte owes its existence to the Erfurt Section of the German and Austrian Alpine Club (DuOeAV). In 1894 the section resolved to build a hut in the Rofan Mountains, and the first building was inaugurated in 1895. The hut was completely destroyed by fire in 1920 and rebuilt in 1924. After the Second World War, in 1945, the occupying powers seized the hut and transferred it to the trusteeship of the Austrian Alpine Club. Meanwhile, the Erfurt Section was re-established in Ettlingen, West Germany, in 1955. In 1973 the section bought the hut back. The section was renamed Sektion Erfurt in Ettlingen in 1983 and Sektion Ettlingen in 2001. In 1996 an extension was inaugurated. In autumn 2010 a new roof truss was erected and the hut was expanded once more, with the interior fit-out completed in summer 2010. The hut remains owned and operated by the Ettlingen Section of the German Alpine Club (DAV).

• 2010

  New roof truss erected and hut expanded; interior work completed in summer.

• 2001

  Section renamed Sektion Ettlingen.

• 1996

  Extension buildings inaugurated.

• 1983

  Section renamed Sektion Erfurt in Ettlingen.

• 1973

  Erfurt Section buys the hut back.

• 1955

  Erfurt Section re-established in Ettlingen, West Germany.

• 1945

  Occupying powers seize the hut and place it under Austrian Alpine Club trusteeship.

• 1924

  Hut rebuilt.

• 1920

  Hut completely destroyed by fire.

• 1895

  First Erfurter Hütte building inaugurated.

• 1894

  Erfurt Section of the DuOeAV resolves to build a hut in the Rofan Mountains.

A traditional alpine club hut offering simple, affordable mountain accommodation and food to hikers, climbers and skiers in the Rofan Mountains.

• Overnight accommodation

• Meals and drinks

• Alpine information and maps

1. 1Aktuelles | DAV Ettlingendav-ettlingen.de
2. 2Erfurter Hütte – Wikidatawikidata.org
3. 3Erfurter Hütte – Wikipedia (German)de.wikipedia.org