The Alte Pforzheimer Hütte is located at 2256 meters above sea level and was built by the Sektion Pforzheim of the DuOeAV. It opened as a mountain hut in 1901. The building was operated by the Sektion Mailand of the Club Alpino Italiano under the name Rifugio Rassas until the end of the 1920s. Following that period, it was used by the Regia Guardia di Finanza.
In 2009, the structure was designated as an interesting example of alpine hutting around 1900 under Denkmalschutz. The Förderverein Cunfin has been engaged in the maintenance and operation of the Alte Pforzheimer Hütte since 1998, when the Italian state transferred the building along with several other properties to the region. It underwent partial renovation and has served as a museum since 2015.
The first exhibition, Zollfreie Zone!?, regarding smuggling in the border area, opened on September 20, 2015. Since the summer of 2024, the building has served as a self-service house for young people.
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Written by Nicolo Ciampini
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