The History Of The Hotel At Arlberg In Tyrol
Arlberg Hospiz Hotel Saint Christoph, Austria
Historical Hotel Arlberg in Tyrol
Coat of Arms - Ski Club Arlberg
Cordiality and hospitality are the foundations of the proud history of the hotel at the Arlberg massif in Tyrol. The philanthropic ideal that originally led to the foundation of the hospice has been the essential element of the luxurious Arlberg Hospiz Hotel Saint Christoph in Austria up to the present day.
Heinrich, a child from Kempten worked at the castle Arlen near Nassrein in St. Anton at Arlberg as a pig farmer. When he roamed over the slopes of the Arlberg massif with his animals, misery was his constant companion. He was deeply moved by the dire fate of those who starved or froze to death trying to cross the Arlberg massif and were lost in freezing blizzards. Heinrich asked Duke Leopold III of Austria for a stretch of land at the Arlberg mountain pass. In 1386 he built the hospice at the Arlberg massif. The Hospice Hotel Saint Christoph Austria can be found at the very same spot.
Pope Boniface IX granted Heinrich the privilege of founding the Brotherhood of St. Christoph. In the first winter of its existence, members of the brotherhood saved seven people from certain death in the deep snow. These survivors were given food and drink and a bed for the night.
The Exciting History Of The Hotel At the Arlberg In Tyrol At The Luxurious Ski Resort St. Christoph
For six centuries the hospice at the Arlberg massif was a life saving refuge until 1884, when the construction of the railroad tunnel through the Arlberg massif was started and the number of people daring the perilous journey over the mountain dwindled. After that, the hospice fell into disrepair. Carl Ganahl, the regional governor of the province of Vorarlberg, the grandfather of the owner of the hospice Arnold Ganahl, had the ancient building put under monument protection.
The Arlberg Massif, Cradle Of Alpine Skiing And The Hospice Hotel Saint Christoph
In 1900/01, in the winter of the century, four skiing pioneers explored the snow covered slopes of the Arlberg massif – a premiere and a milestone in the history of the hotel at the Arlberg massif in Tyrol. The four skiers paid the widely known and immensely hospitable host at the hospice, a man known by the name of Oswald Trojer, a visit, making the hospice the cradle of Alpine skiing at the Arlberg region.
A Golden Age Of Luxury At The Hospice Hotel Saint Christoph in Austria
Since 1959 the Arlberg Hospiz Hotel radiates with renewed splendour. It quickly gained a reputation for being the most modern and beautiful hotel at the Arlberg massif far beyond the Austrian borders. A new era was born at the Arlberg massif: an age of luxury, fantastic skiing conditions and legendary hospitality. That has not changed even today.
The history of the hotel at the Arlberg in Tyrol was an important influence to your hosts at the five star hotel. Hospitality and social commitment are matter of course for the Werner family. Senior director Adi Werner is the chairman of the Brotherhood of St. Christoph and patron of numerous brothers and sister all over the world. Host by conviction and passionate gallery owner, Florian Werner is looking forward to welcoming you to St. Christoph in Austria. Send a non-committal enquiry for very special skiing holidays at the Hospice Hotel Saint Christoph, Austria, today.
