Hanauer Hütte

The Hanauer Hütte is a mountain hut of the Deutscher Alpenverein (German Alpine Club), owned and operated by its Sektion Hanau. It sits at 1,922 metres above sea level at the end of the Angerletal valley above Boden near Bschlabs, in the district of Reutte, Tyrol, Austria. The hut is located in the Parzinn area of the Lechtal Alps, surrounded by the Parzinnsee, Gufelsee, Kogelsee and Steinsee lakes, and is often described as the 'pearl of the Lechtal Alps'. It serves as a base for hiking, mountaineering and climbing, with numerous marked trails and via ferrata routes starting directly from the hut. The hut offers overnight accommodation in bright rooms, a traditional dining room, and a kitchen that prepares all meals on site using regional, organic-quality ingredients. It is open seasonally, typically from mid-June to mid-September, and also maintains a winter room for off-season use. The Hanauer Hütte is a classic example of an Alpine Club hut: a not-for-profit mountain refuge that provides shelter, food and information for mountaineers and hikers in a remote high-alpine environment. Its history stretches back to the late 19th century, and it has been expanded and modernised several times over more than a century of operation.

The Hanauer Hütte was built by the Sektion Hanau of the Deutscher und Österreichischer Alpenverein (DuOeAV), which had been founded on 14 December 1893. At an extraordinary general meeting on 2 October 1894, the section decided to build a hut on the Parzinnbühl. Although the hut was completed in 1896, the inauguration celebration could only take place on 19 July 1897. At that time the hut measured 6 × 6.5 metres and contained a men's dormitory for 5–6 people, a women's dormitory for 3–4 people, and a hay loft in the roof area for mountain guides and locals. In 1906 the general meeting approved an extension, which was inaugurated on 20 July 1909. The hut then had four twin rooms and a mattress dormitory for 20 people, and it was permanently staffed from then on. In 1913 the construction of a cow shed and wood store was approved, but the building could only be completed after World War I in 1920. In 1921 a further expansion was approved at a cost of 45,000 Marks. However, on 18 December 1923 the members' meeting announced that inflation made the construction impossible. Two years later, in 1925, it was announced that inflation had passed and the hut would finally be expanded for 65,000 Marks. The extension was completed on 30 July 1926. In 1963 a material cable car was put into operation; its construction took two years and cost 45,025 DM. On 23 September 1973 another extension was inaugurated, giving the hut 113 sleeping places. Between 1975 and 1979 the hut was fundamentally renovated, including a new sewage treatment plant, conversion of the former stable into a winter room, installation of several mattress dormitories, thermal insulation, expansion of the tenant's apartment, and construction of seminar rooms. The hut then had a total of 123 sleeping places. The inauguration took place on 27 September 1979. The hut continues to be operated by the DAV Sektion Hanau and remains a popular base for mountaineering in the Lechtal Alps.

• 1979

  Renovation inaugurated on 27 September; hut now has 123 sleeping places.

• 1975

  Start of fundamental renovation (1975–1979).

• 1973

  Extension inaugurated on 23 September; hut now has 113 sleeping places.

• 1963

  Material cable car put into operation (built over 2 years, cost 45,025 DM).

• 1926

  Extension completed on 30 July.

• 1925

  Announcement that inflation has passed; expansion to proceed for 65,000 Marks.

• 1923

  Members' meeting on 18 December announces expansion impossible due to inflation.

• 1921

  Further expansion approved for 45,000 Marks.

• 1920

  Cow shed and wood store completed after World War I.

• 1913

  Construction of cow shed and wood store approved.

• 1909

  Extension inaugurated on 20 July; hut permanently staffed.

• 1906

  General meeting approves extension.

• 1897

  Inauguration celebration on 19 July.

• 1896

  Hut completed.

• 1894

  Extraordinary general meeting on 2 October decides to build a hut on the Parzinnbühl.

• 1893

  Sektion Hanau of the DuOeAV founded on 14 December.

Traditional, non-profit Alpine Club mountain hut offering authentic high-alpine hospitality and cuisine in a remote, scenic setting.

• Overnight accommodation

  Bright rooms and mattress dormitories for hikers and mountaineers.

• Half-board meals

  All meals cooked and baked on site with regional, organic-quality ingredients.

• Winter room

  Emergency shelter open outside the main season; mattress dormitory closed 2023/2024 due to mould.

1. 1Startseite - Hanauer Hüttehanauer-huette.at
2. 2Hanauer Hütte - Wikidatawikidata.org
3. 3Hanauer Hütte - Wikipedia (German)de.wikipedia.org