Schöpfl-Schutzhaus

The Schöpfl-Schutzhaus is a managed alpine refuge (Schutzhütte) operated by the Wienerwald section of the Österreichischer Touristenklub (ÖTK), Austria's traditional hiking and mountaineering association. It sits at about 870 metres above sea level, just below the 893-metre summit of the Schöpfl, the highest mountain in the Wienerwald (Vienna Woods) in Lower Austria. Because it is close to the summit and reachable on foot within an hour or two from several trailheads, it is one of the most popular day-hike destinations in the region. The hut is a classic Austrian "Schutzhaus": a staffed mountain restaurant and hostel that serves hot regional and seasonal food, drinks and simple overnight accommodation. According to its operator, it offers mattress dormitories with 9, 9 and 22 sleeping places as well as two rooms each with a bunk bed. It also hosts events such as weddings, birthday parties and company outings for groups of up to about 40 people, and asks groups of ten or more to book in advance. The kitchen is known for regional and seasonal dishes and has been featured in an ORF Lower Austria television report. The building is the fourth hut of its kind on the Schöpfl. A wooden refuge was inaugurated on 12 August 1906 and later named after Franz Krebs, then chairman of the Wienerwald tourist club section. After an extension in 1911 it burned down in November 1920. A stone successor was opened on 16 September 1923 and was destroyed by artillery fire in April 1945 during the Second World War. After the war a new hut was built from barrack parts and opened on 16 October 1949. The present building was constructed from 1997 and ceremonially opened on 11 October 1998, together with the 100th anniversary of the nearby Matraswarte observation tower. The hut is a staging point on the Voralpen long-distance hiking trail and is linked by trail to other ÖTK and alpine club huts, including the Falkensteinerhütte, the Gföhlberghütte and the Johann-Enzinger-Haus. It is accessible only on foot or by mountain bike. Nearby landmarks include the 1898 Matraswarte lookout tower on the summit and, about 750 metres away, the Leopold Figl Observatory for astrophysics, which houses Austria's largest mirror telescope. The Schöpfl itself has long been praised as a viewpoint, with views reaching the Waldviertel hills, the Ötscher, the Schneeberg and the Danube valley.

The Schöpfl, at 893 metres the highest peak of the Wienerwald, has been praised as a viewpoint since antiquity; travel writers of earlier centuries and a volume on the monarchy edited by Crown Prince Rudolf singled it out as a particularly fine lookout mountain. A wooden refuge was inaugurated on the summit on 12 August 1906 and was later named after Franz Krebs, then chairman (Obmann) of the Wienerwald section of the tourist club. After an extension in 1911, this first hut burned down in November 1920. A stone successor building was opened on 16 September 1923, but it was destroyed by artillery fire in April 1945 during the Second World War. After the war, a new hut was erected from barrack components and opened on 16 October 1949. The present building was constructed from 1997 and ceremonially opened on 11 October 1998, the same day as the 100th anniversary of the nearby Matraswarte observation tower. It is thus the fourth hut of its kind on the Schöpfl. The hut is run by the Wienerwald section of the Österreichischer Touristenklub (ÖTK) and serves as a base for hikers on the Voralpen long-distance trail, with trail connections to the Falkensteinerhütte, Gföhlberghütte and Johann-Enzinger-Haus.

• 1998

  The present hut was ceremonially opened on 11 October, together with the 100th anniversary of the Matraswarte.

• 1997

  Construction of the present hut began.

• 1949

  A new hut built from barrack parts opened on 16 October.

• 1945

  The stone hut was destroyed by artillery fire in April during the Second World War.

• 1923

  A stone successor hut was opened on 16 September.

• 1920

  The wooden hut burned down in November.

• 1911

  The hut was extended.

• 1906

  A wooden Schutzhaus was inaugurated on the Schöpfl on 12 August, later named after Franz Krebs.

A traditional, club-operated alpine refuge and day-hike destination in the Vienna Woods, known for regional cuisine and its location just below the Schöpfl summit.

• Regional and seasonal mountain hut cuisine

• Overnight accommodation: mattress dormitories with 9, 9 and 22 sleeping places; two rooms with bunk beds

• Event hosting: weddings, birthday parties, company outings for up to about 40 people

• Extra menus or warm evening buffets on request

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