The Karl Renner Haus is a former mountain hut and now a sport hotel in the Kitzbühel Alps in Austria. It lies in the upper Saalach valley (Land Salzburg) on the edge of Saalbach-Hinterglemm at about 1,100 m above sea level and is managed by the Friends of Nature.

History

The Karl Renner Haus is named after the former Austrian politician and co-founder of the Friends of Nature, Karl Renner. It was financed from membership fees, ERP credits and a mountain hut lottery[1] and opened on 15 August 1952.[2] In the period of economic boom in the 1950s and 60s the Karl Renner Haus was a much sought-after holiday destination, but suffered from 1985 onwards because it had no access for motor vehicles due to the absence of the necessary repairs. This finally led to a new building being put up in 2006/07 and the Karl Renner Haus was opened again on 12 October 2008 as a sport hotel by the Friends of Nature.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "100 Jahre Hütten und Häuser der Naturfreunde: Eine faszinierende Geschichte und ein Beitrag zum Sanften Bergtourismus - ANHANG". APA OTS Originaltext Service. 8 August 2007. Retrieved 9 Nov 2009.
  2. ↑ "Karl Renner und die Naturfreunde". Dr. Karl Renner-Museum für Zeitgeschichte, Gloggnitz. Retrieved 9 Nov 2009.
  3. ↑ Naturfreunde Oberösterreich, ed. (September 2008). "Wir leben - Mitgliederprogramm 2009 der Naturfreunde OÖ" (PDF). Naturfreunde Aktuell. p. 20. Archived from the original (pdf) on 2011-08-21. Retrieved 9 Nov 2009.

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