Buwi Bradl House
Here arose from 1911 the factory
settlement of the miners in Mühlbach.
The main shareholder, Arthur Krupp from
Berndorf, was a very social industrialist
who built residential houses, a swimming
pool, and bathhouses for the population.
Sepp "Buwi“ Bradl grew up in this house.
In 1920, Buwi‘s parents moved to this
house with two-year-old Buwi and his
sister Josefa, as the father found work
in mining here. The family found their
livelihood in a two-room apartment.
In April 1930, Josef Bradl, the father, had
an accident during a mountain tour in the
Schrammbachscharte and died in the arms
of his 12-year-old son Buwi.
In 1936, at the age of 18, Sepp "Buwi“
Bradl became the first person to surpass
the one hundred meter mark in Planica,
Slovenia. Three years later, he was crowned
the first Austrian world champion
in ski jumping in Zakopane, Poland.
He achieved many victories and records
and served as the national coach for 17
years after his active career. Sepp Bradl
passed away in March 1982 at the age of
only 64. The museum in Mühlbach dedicates a
permanent exhibition to Buwi Bradl.
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