Mountain hut Orle

Mountain hut Orle (Polish: Schronisko Turystyczne „Orle“, German: Orle-Hütte) is a privately operated mountain hut in the Izera Mountains (Isergebirge), part of the Sudetes range in Poland. It stands at an elevation of 840 m n.p.m. in the abandoned settlement of Orle (formerly Karlsthal), on the Granicznik hill. The building was originally erected in 1754 as a forester's house within the glassmakers' settlement of Karlsthal. Today it functions as a tourist refuge and contains a small glassworks museum documenting the history of the Karlsthal settlement. The hut is reachable via several marked hiking trails and serves as a base for tours to nearby peaks such as Wysoka Kopa (1126 m n.p.m.). It is a small, privately run hospitality and heritage attraction rather than a large corporate chain, and its official website is orleturystyczne.pl.

The building that now serves as Mountain hut Orle was constructed in 1754 as a forester's house (Forsthaus) within the glassmakers' settlement of Karlsthal, in the Izera Mountains of what is now Poland. Karlsthal was a settlement associated with glassmaking, and the hut's later museum preserves the memory of that industry. Over time the settlement of Karlsthal was abandoned (it is described as a Wüstung, or deserted settlement), and the building was repurposed as a mountain hut. It is now privately operated (privat betrieben) and functions as a tourist refuge at 840 m n.p.m. on the Granicznik. The hut contains a small glassworks museum dedicated to the history of the Karlsthal settlement. It is accessible via several marked hiking trails and is used as a starting point for tours to peaks such as Wysoka Kopa (1126 m n.p.m.).

• 1754

  Built as a forester's house in the glassmakers' settlement of Karlsthal.

• Converted into a privately operated mountain hut with a glassworks museum.

Small, privately run mountain refuge and heritage site in the Izera Mountains, offering accommodation and a glassmaking history museum.

• Mountain hut accommodation

• Glassworks museum

1. 1Official websiteorleturystyczne.pl
2. 2Wikidata: Mountain hut Orlewikidata.org
3. 3Orle-Hütte – Wikipedia (German)de.wikipedia.org