Culture | Building Methods
The "Huaberhuus"

The "Huaberhuus"

Oct 12, 2006
The museum in Lech
Culture | Building Methods
The "Walserhuus" in Kleinwalsertal and Tannberg

The "Walserhuus" in Kleinwalsertal and Tannberg

Oct 12, 2006
The Walserhouse only satisfied the most basic living standards. The houses made of raw beams were covered with shingles which were weighed down with stones.
Culture | Building Methods
Heimet uf m Büel

Heimet uf m Büel

Oct 12, 2006
“Home on the hill” The abandoned Walser house “Heimet uf m Büel” is situated at an altitude of about 1600 metres near the path leading from the alp Batzen to the lake Körbersee. A special method of dating made it possible to analyse that the trees used for the basement’s ceiling were cut down in 1454 and those for the kitchen and living room in 1617.
Culture | Building Methods
Wanghuus

Wanghuus

Oct 12, 2006
Open-air museum in Lech
Culture | Building Methods
The Walser barn in Kleinwalsertal

The Walser barn in Kleinwalsertal

Oct 12, 2006
According to investigation the building of barns in Kleinwalsertal goes back as far as the 14th century. However, only one beam could be found where the tree had been cut down in 1389.