Click here to read the article in “The European Archaeologist” – Issue 76, Spring 2023
Rising above the Karawanks – the proud mountain range between the Austrian federal state Kärnten and the Slovenian province Krain – the Mittagskogel, its highest peak, can be seen over a long distance.
As early as in 1885, a mountain hut was built on the mountain’s western col, which made possible the crossing of the Austrian-Slovenian border, and the nearby Italian border. Ever since its existence, the hut has attracted intercultural festivals and parish fairs.
The mountain hut on the border was burnt down twice, once at the end of the first World War, and then a second time, at the end of World War II. Since 1989, local initiatives from Austria, Slovenia, and Italy have been advocating for the rebuilding of Annahütte. The groups hope to bring back to life the many unifying cross-cultural traditions embodied by the historic hut.
ARCH Europe’s mission is to support these important initiatives with the goal of making this project a reality, a project that in its core is a European peace project very much rooted in its local surroundings.
Click here for the Report “Annahütte Neu” (German)
Click here for the article from “The European Archaeologist” – Issue 76, Spring 2023
