Mariahilf Mountain House

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In 1829, the first brick building, the "Mariahilf-Berghaus“ (now the Berghof), was constructed and enlarged to its current size in 1846. On the roof beam – a piece of which is now embedded as a balcony support – next to the year 1846, you can find the initials of the mining pioneer Hutmann J.Z. (Josef Zötl) next to a hammer and pick, representing the initial letters of the carpenters at the time, as well as the letters G.G.G., meaning "Gott gib Glück“ or "God gives luck.“

In the interior of the house, on the ground floor, there was a large kitchen with a five-meter-long stove in the middle of the room. The stoveplate had a long row of cooking holes where the workers could prepare their simple meals.

Each miner had his lockable food chest where the provisions were stored. Adjacent to the kitchen was the 8x8 meter dining and lounge area. A wooden staircase from the kitchen led to the 105 m² sleeping room on the first floor. This room was heated by trapdoors set in the floor, allowing the heat from the kitchen to rise to the upper floor. In 1931, the building came into the possession of the Radacher family and is now used as guest accommodation.