St. Anna-Hütte

The St. Anna-Hütte, also known as the Burrweiler Hütte, is a hiking shelter (Schutzhütte) belonging to the Burrweiler section of the Pfälzerwald-Verein, a German hiking and conservation association. It stands in the Haardt hills on the eastern slope of the Teufelsberg (597.6 m above sea level) above the village of Burrweiler in the Südliche Weinstraße district of Rhineland-Palatinate. The hut sits at roughly 438 m above sea level on the slope known as the Annaberg, about 110 m northwest of the St. Anna-Kapelle, a pilgrimage chapel and pilgrim church. The slope falls east to southeast toward Burrweiler in the Upper Rhine Plain. The hut is owned by the Catholic parish of Burrweiler. When the Burrweiler local group of the Pfälzerwald-Verein was re-founded in 1969, the hut was leased and has been maintained by the section since then. Its inauguration took place in 1971 after extensive construction work including electricity and water supply, a kitchen, and toilets. The hut is a destination for hikers, reachable on foot from Burrweiler and Gleisweiler via various ascent routes; the most interesting is the Stations of the Cross (Kreuzweg) leading to the St. Anna-Kapelle. Another approach is from the Buschmühle in the Modenbach valley in about 30 minutes. Nearby hiking destinations include the Teufelsberg with the Teufelsfelsen rocks and the Wetterkreuz, and neighboring Pfälzerwald-Verein huts such as the Trifelsblick-Hütte, the Landauer Hütte, and the Schweizerhaus. From the Annaberg there are views over the Rhine plain. Together with the other huts of the Pfälzerwald-Verein, the St. Anna-Hütte has been part of the intangible cultural heritage of Germany (Pfälzerwaldhütten-Kultur) since 2021, as recognized by the German UNESCO Commission. The hut is a modest, locally significant hospitality and recreation offering rather than a commercial brand; it functions as a trademarked name and facility of the Pfälzerwald-Verein.

The St. Anna-Hütte is owned by the Catholic parish of Burrweiler. Its modern history as a maintained hiking hut begins with the re-founding of the Burrweiler local group of the Pfälzerwald-Verein in 1969, when the hut was leased by the section and has been maintained by it since. Following extensive construction measures — including electricity and water supply, a kitchen, and toilets — the hut was inaugurated in 1971. Since then it has served as a shelter and refreshment stop for hikers in the Haardt, near the St. Anna-Kapelle pilgrimage chapel. In 2021, together with the other huts of the Pfälzerwald-Verein, it became part of the intangible cultural heritage of Germany under the entry Pfälzerwaldhütten-Kultur, recognized by the German UNESCO Commission.

• 2021

  The hut becomes part of the intangible cultural heritage of Germany as part of Pfälzerwaldhütten-Kultur.

• 1971

  The hut is inaugurated after extensive construction work including electricity, water, kitchen, and toilets.

• 1969

  The Burrweiler local group of the Pfälzerwald-Verein is re-founded and leases the hut.

A traditional hiking hut of the Pfälzerwald-Verein, part of the recognized intangible cultural heritage Pfälzerwaldhütten-Kultur.

• Hiking shelter and refreshment stop

1. 1St. Anna-Hütte on Wikidatawikidata.org
2. 2St.-Anna-Hütte – Wikipedia (German)de.wikipedia.org
3. 3Pfälzerwald-Verein official homepagepwv-burrweiler.de