Berliner Hütte

Berliner Hütte is a mountain hut at 2,042 metres in the Zillertaler Alpen, Austria. It was inaugurated on 28 July 1879 by the Sektion Berlin, making it the first Schutzhaus of the Zillertaler Alpen. The hut is currently leased by Maike and Florian, who welcome guests between June and September. It is open until 20 September 2026, with the last overnight stay on 19 September 2026; the winter room opens from 28 September 2026. Reservations for 2027 are possible from January 2027 via the online reservation system. In 1997 it was placed under monument protection as the first hut of the DAV.

On 28 July 1879, the Sektion Berlin, not yet ten years old, inaugurated the Berliner Hütte. It was the first Schutzhaus of the Zillertaler Alpen, with a floor area of 10 x 6 m and equipped with a kitchen, common room and straw lager under the roof. From 1882 the hut was operated in summer. Soon the building could no longer cope with the rush of mountaineers. The modest extensions of 1885 and 1888 provided only temporary relief. In 1892, construction of the 'Logierhaus' began, the first multi-storey building. Only six years later, with the dining hall added to the east, the standard for protection huts was clearly exceeded, creating a highly representative room with over 4 m ceiling height, large windows and elaborate carving. Plans soon matured to connect the two seemingly isolated tall building volumes with a central building. In 1910 and 1911 the hut was transformed for the last time into a large construction site and the towering 'Haupthaus' rose. With its large entrance hall and huge dining hall, the Berliner Hütte gained the nimbus of the unique. Alongside the stately style, the interior received the most modern technology of the time. As early as 1898 a telephone line was installed, in 1906 a post and telegraph office followed, and in 1911 a gas generation plant and a hydroelectric power station were put into operation. A hut-owned bakery and a shoemaker's workshop rounded off the service offering for guests. In 1997 the hut was placed under monument protection as the first hut of the DAV.

A historic mountain hut in the Zillertaler Alpen, offering accommodation and culinary highlights between June and September.

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