Seetalhütte

Seetalhütte is a mountain hut owned and operated by the Prättigau Section of the Swiss Alpine Club (SAC), situated at 2,065 metres above sea level in a side valley of the Silvretta group, east of Klosters in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. It lies just 2 km from the Austrian border on Swiss territory. The hut is the smallest staffed hut of the SAC and is known for its simple, pioneering-era furnishings. It was built in 1941 during the Second World War as a military shelter, tucked under a rock overhang and built hard against the rock face. Kitchen, dining room and mattress dormitory are all housed in the same room. The hut offers 12 sleeping places and is open from late June to late October or early November; it has no winter room and is closed from the first snowfall until the snowmelt. It is accessible from the Swiss side from Klosters-Monbiel via Alp Sardasca on the same hut path as the Silvrettahütte in 3 hours, or from Austria from Vermuntsee (Silvretta High Alpine Road) via Saarbrücker Hütte and Seelücke in 5 hours without crossing a glacier. The hut serves as a starting point for circular hikes of 2.5 to 5 hours and numerous climbing tours, as well as a stage stop for various long-distance hikes with passes (called Furggen) of 4 to 6 hours. Since 1 May 2012, the hut has been taken over by the SAC Prättigau Section from the St. Gallen Section and has been operated as a self-catering hut. Until the end of 2011, it was run for 50 years by Max Zangerl from Appenzell, known as Seetal-Max, who is considered the longest-serving hut warden of the SAC. Projects for the further operation of the hut are currently being developed.

Seetalhütte was built in 1941 during the Second World War as a military shelter. It is constructed hard against a rock face, hidden under a rock overhang, in a side valley of the Silvretta group east of Klosters in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. The hut's simple furnishings recall the pioneering era of alpine hut construction: kitchen, dining room and mattress dormitory are all contained within a single room. For 50 years, until the end of 2011, the hut was run by Max Zangerl from Appenzell, known as Seetal-Max, who is regarded as the longest-serving hut warden of the Swiss Alpine Club (SAC). On 1 May 2012, the hut was transferred from the St. Gallen Section of the SAC to the Prättigau Section. Since then it has been operated as a self-catering hut. As of the source text, projects for the further operation of the hut are being developed. The hut remains the smallest staffed hut of the SAC and continues to serve hikers and climbers in the Silvretta region.

• 2012

  On 1 May 2012, the hut is taken over by the SAC Prättigau Section from the St. Gallen Section and operated as a self-catering hut.

• 2011

  Max Zangerl ends 50 years as hut warden at the end of 2011.

• 1941

  Built as a military shelter during the Second World War.

Smallest staffed hut of the Swiss Alpine Club, preserving pioneering-era simplicity and offering basic self-catering accommodation in the Silvretta Alps.

• Mountain hut accommodation

  12 sleeping places, open late June to late October/early November, no winter room.

• Self-catering hut

  Operated as a self-catering hut since 2012.

1. 1Seetalhütte - Wikipediade.wikipedia.org
2. 2Seetalhütte - Wikidatawikidata.org
3. 3Seetalhütte auf der Website der SAC Sektion Prättigausac-praettigau.ch