The story of Arthur von Schmidhaus
The refuge is located in the core zone of the Hohe Tauern National Park (Carinthia), on the glacier-carved Dösener See lake. Geologically, this perfectly formed high mountain landscape is part of the "Tauern Window". A special feature next to the lake is the "Dösener Blockgletscher", a permafrost phenomenon that can be explored on a national park themed trail.
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The history until 1960
In 1905, the ÖAV Graz section acquired a plot of land on Lake Dösen, on which the shelter was built in 1910/11 and inaugurated on 9 July 1911. This hut was made possible by a generous bequest from the director of the Graz Commercial Academy, A. v. Schmid. The uniquely beautifully situated refuge was renovated and extended several times, for example in 1927, 1930 and 1978/79.
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The story from 1980 to 2020
The hut was equipped with a terrace and a winter garden with a climbing wall in 2008.
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The story from 2020
In 2020, all the dormitories were converted into bunks for 1 - 3 people, the bedrooms were redesigned, beds were rebuilt and the mattresses replaced.
In 2021, the old carpet was removed from the rooms.
2023 the roof was re-covered with larch shingles.
