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Hinterbärenbad Refuge House was open for guests from 1887. In 1894 this led to its enlargement as well as a partial new build. In the winter months of 1894/95 the New Hinterbärenbad Hut was built, which opened in spring 1895. The unusually spacious rooms, some equipped with balconies, date to this period. In 19th century and beginning of the 20th century it was a summer retreat for respected townsfolk in
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Hinterbärenbad Hut on 25 July 1883. After a further expansion in 1884 the house, together with a second, newly built wooden building, was transferred to the full ownership of the Kufstein Branch. After the construction of a veranda and the conversion of
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The path to the hut is considered particularly scenic, as the light-coloured limestone rocks of the
Kaisergebirge open up increasingly as it progresses, and hiker literally walk into the mountains. Although the Kaisergebirge are not all that high for the Alps, this route is particularly impressive
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In the 19th century the bears were exterminated by Alpine residents out of fear, and especially of their perceived threat to their cattle. There have been attempts, however, to reintroduce bears to the
Austrian Alps. Of the former presence of bears, only old drawings and paintings remain.
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