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Our lovingly designed holiday appartment offers you a cosy retreat from where you can enjoy the breathtaking landscape and the sunny weather.
we would like to offer you an unforgettable stay.
Welcome to the Oberhofer family! As attentive hosts,
ABOUT THE HOST FAMILY
Welcome to the Oberhofer family! As attentive hosts, we would like to offer you an unforgettable stay.
Farm history Wegerhof (formerly Oberweger)
The Wegergut is one of the oldest farms in Ahornach. It first appears in a document in the land register of Taufers around 1400 as "Häusl am Weg". The name is a strong indication that already at that time a footpath led past the farm in the direction of today's village centre.
The first known mention of the Wegers as "Heusel am Weg" around 1400 in the Urbar of the jurisdiction of Taufers (first line on the right-hand side)
First mention of Wegerhof: 1400
The first mention of an owner by name is "Jacob am Weg" in a document from 1488.
In all likelihood, the area had already been registered much earlier under the aegis of the lords of Taufers.
Through a donation by Elsbeth von Taufers in 1312, the Oberwegergut came under the rule of the Poor Clares Monastery of Merano, whereby precisely defined payments had to be made in kind. In 1529, "Jörg am Weg" managed the farm, ten years later the owner was called "Niklas Weger".
First mention of the owner: 1488
The Wegerhof was divided between the owners Jakob Oberschmidt and Bartlmä Auer in 1643, which was not unusual at that time.
Excerpt from an inventory of the farm share of Georg Kirchler, half Oberweger around 1749
Until its "reunification" by purchase in 1837 by Karl Brugger, who was then a "Halbweger", the respective "Halbweger" each inhabited:
This division can even be seen in the present architecture of the house, such as the unusual existence of a second living room.
half of the residential building
half of the fodder and livestock housing
half of the meadows and pastures and half of the forest
they shared the bakehouse, the laundry, the mill and the vegetable and herb garden.
1848
It was not until 1848 that the Austro-Habsburg government decided on a general reform of land rights, in the course of which landowners could "ransom" themselves from their landlords. Exactly when the Wegergut was "ransomed" is not known.
1889
Johann Brugger, son and heir to the farm, sold part of his field, called "die Egge", as well as two forest parcels in the immediate vicinity of the house to Josef Schöpfer from Mühlwald for 1800 guilders, which reduced the size of the Wegergut. Today's Schöpfergut is the result of this breakout.
The Wegerhof came into the possession of the Oberhofer family in 1949, when Rudolf Oberhofer, a Wieser son from Ahornach, married Alberta Mair.
While until the early 1970s intensive cereal farming (rye, wheat, barley, oats) was still practised - mainly for self-sufficiency - until 2022 it was limited to livestock and dairy farming and since 2023 purely to livestock farming, which is less labour-intensive and easier to manage in the exposed steep slope of the farm.
In 1989, his third eldest son Siegfried and his wife Hildegard Frener took over the farm.
Since 2020, their son Andreas has been running the farm.
*_The reconstruction of the farm history is based on the research of Erich Ebenkofler, author of the book Ahornach - Eine Südtiroler Dorfgeschichte (see Library).
Excerpt from an inventory of the farm share of Georg Kirchler, half Oberweger about 1749
LIEGENDES GUET
Firnemblichen die halbe Oberweegerische Paurecht mit aller Ingehörung und Gerechtigkeit auf Achornach Landgerichts Taufers gelegen als halbe Feur: und Fueterbehausung, halbe Pachofen, halbe
Paadstuben, halbe Mühl, ain sonderhabendes Khreitle Gärtl, und aus der Befeldung den zweenen Thaill. Laich, Wunn, Waid, Thaill= und Gemain, auch Wasser= und desselben Laitung, wie dann hierumben ain alter unter Obrigkeit und grundherrlich verfertigter ausgeschriebener Abthaill= und Bedingnis Brief entzwischen Jacoben Oberschmied und seiner Ehewirhtin Cordula Rastpichlerin, dann
dem Partlmeen Auer als Innhabern des Oberweeger Guetes Anno 1643 vorgangen, verhanden, darin sich khirzerhalber bezochen wirdet.
Item bemelter laut Anno 1744 vor lobl. Perggericht und Waldmaister Ambt in Ährn ausgeschrieben: und geförtigter Vergleich: und neuerlichen Wald Ausmarkh, über welch halb oberwegerische Paurecht das löbliche Gottshaus und Jungfrauen Closter S. Clara Orden zu Meran die Grundrecht hat, grundherrlichen Jura vorbehalten. Verer ain halbe Pergwisen in Rein Leitä genannt, so der löblich St. Wolfgangs Khirchen in Rein mit Grundrecht unterworpfen.
Firnemblichen die halbe Oberweegerische Paurecht mit aller Ingehörung und Gerechtigkeit auf Achornach Landgerichts Taufers gelegen als halbe Feur: und Fueterbehausung, halbe Pachofen, halbe
Paadstuben, halbe Mühl, ain sonderhabendes Khreitle Gärtl, und aus der Befeldung den zweenen Thaill. Laich, Wunn, Waid, Thaill= und Gemain, auch Wasser= und desselben Laitung, wie dann hierumben ain alter unter Obrigkeit und grundherrlich verfertigter ausgeschriebener Abthaill= und Bedingnis Brief entzwischen Jacoben Oberschmied und seiner Ehewirhtin Cordula Rastpichlerin, dann
dem Partlmeen Auer als Innhabern des Oberweeger Guetes Anno 1643 vorgangen, verhanden, darin sich khirzerhalber bezochen wirdet.
Item bemelter laut Anno 1744 vor lobl. Perggericht und Waldmaister Ambt in Ährn ausgeschrieben: und geförtigter Vergleich: und neuerlichen Wald Ausmarkh, über welch halb oberwegerische Paurecht das löbliche Gottshaus und Jungfrauen Closter S. Clara Orden zu Meran die Grundrecht hat, grundherrlichen Jura vorbehalten. Verer ain halbe Pergwisen in Rein Leitä genannt, so der löblich St. Wolfgangs Khirchen in Rein mit Grundrecht unterworpfen.
Excerpt from an inventory of the farm share of Georg Kirchler, half Oberweger about 1749
LIEGENDES GUET
Firnemblichen die halbe Oberweegerische Paurecht mit aller Ingehörung und Gerechtigkeit auf Achornach Landgerichts Taufers gelegen als halbe Feur: und Fueterbehausung, halbe Pachofen, halbe
Paadstuben, halbe Mühl, ain sonderhabendes Khreitle Gärtl, und aus der Befeldung den zweenen Thaill. Laich, Wunn, Waid, Thaill= und Gemain, auch Wasser= und desselben Laitung, wie dann hierumben ain alter unter Obrigkeit und grundherrlich verfertigter ausgeschriebener Abthaill= und Bedingnis Brief entzwischen Jacoben Oberschmied und seiner Ehewirhtin Cordula Rastpichlerin, dann
dem Partlmeen Auer als Innhabern des Oberweeger Guetes Anno 1643 vorgangen, verhanden, darin sich khirzerhalber bezochen wirdet.
Item bemelter laut Anno 1744 vor lobl. Perggericht und Waldmaister Ambt in Ährn ausgeschrieben: und geförtigter Vergleich: und neuerlichen Wald Ausmarkh, über welch halb oberwegerische Paurecht das löbliche Gottshaus und Jungfrauen Closter S. Clara Orden zu Meran die Grundrecht hat, grundherrlichen Jura vorbehalten. Verer ain halbe Pergwisen in Rein Leitä genannt, so der löblich St. Wolfgangs Khirchen in Rein mit Grundrecht unterworpfen.
Firnemblichen die halbe Oberweegerische Paurecht mit aller Ingehörung und Gerechtigkeit auf Achornach Landgerichts Taufers gelegen als halbe Feur: und Fueterbehausung, halbe Pachofen, halbe
Paadstuben, halbe Mühl, ain sonderhabendes Khreitle Gärtl, und aus der Befeldung den zweenen Thaill. Laich, Wunn, Waid, Thaill= und Gemain, auch Wasser= und desselben Laitung, wie dann hierumben ain alter unter Obrigkeit und grundherrlich verfertigter ausgeschriebener Abthaill= und Bedingnis Brief entzwischen Jacoben Oberschmied und seiner Ehewirhtin Cordula Rastpichlerin, dann
dem Partlmeen Auer als Innhabern des Oberweeger Guetes Anno 1643 vorgangen, verhanden, darin sich khirzerhalber bezochen wirdet.
Item bemelter laut Anno 1744 vor lobl. Perggericht und Waldmaister Ambt in Ährn ausgeschrieben: und geförtigter Vergleich: und neuerlichen Wald Ausmarkh, über welch halb oberwegerische Paurecht das löbliche Gottshaus und Jungfrauen Closter S. Clara Orden zu Meran die Grundrecht hat, grundherrlichen Jura vorbehalten. Verer ain halbe Pergwisen in Rein Leitä genannt, so der löblich St. Wolfgangs Khirchen in Rein mit Grundrecht unterworpfen.
The waterfall
The waterfall that gave the Wasserfallspitz its name feeds from a rock delta of jagged rocks in granite stone. The mountain streams swell to torrents during heavy rain and...
The rockfall
In the 1930s (exact records are missing), there was a huge rockfall "Hinter der Höhe", when boulders the size of a family house came crashing down from the Wasserfallspitz...
The «Windslope»
It was the winter of 1964 when a huge avalanche of snow came crashing down the mountain in the Reintal valley. At that spot, a waterfall falls down into the valley...
The ArventalIn
1645, the alpine pastures in the Arvental, in today's East Tyrol, were allocated. The Wegerhof was also to receive some "Gräßer" as a share...
In 1964 the last sheep of the Wegerhof
were driven to the high plateau in Lannebach, situated between Sagernock (2667m) and Wasserfallspitz (2652m)...
The reconstruction of the chapelIn 1895,
a chapel was built at the back of the house with the permission of the prince-bishop's ordinariate of Brixen. According to oral tradition, the intention was to...
The hidden Lüftl painting
During the renovation of the façade in 2003, the windows and parts of the spray plaster were renewed. When a large slab of plaster broke out during the elaborate removal...
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The waterfall
The waterfall that gave the Wasserfallspitz its name feeds from a rock delta of jagged rocks in granite stone. The mountain streams swell to torrents during heavy rain and plunge into the depths as rushing waterfalls. Since the terrain cannot store water due to a lack of vegetation, the waters dry up in summer during prolonged drought. The gentle roar that forms the background scenery at the farm, however, does not come from the waterfall peak, but from the three Reinbach Falls, which - invisible from the Wegerhof - rush down the river channel cut into the rock.
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The waterfall
The waterfall that gave the Wasserfallspitz its name feeds from a rock delta of jagged rocks in granite stone. The mountain streams swell to torrents during heavy rain and plunge into the depths as rushing waterfalls. Since the terrain cannot store water due to a lack of vegetation, the waters dry up in summer during prolonged drought. The gentle roar that forms the background scenery at the farm, however, does not come from the waterfall peak, but from the three Reinbach Falls, which - invisible from the Wegerhof - rush down the river channel cut into the rock.
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The rockfall
In the 1930s (exact records are missing), there was a huge rockfall "Hinter der Höhe", when boulders the size of a family house came crashing down from the Wasserfallspitz. They took countless trees of the Wegerwald with them and remained on the opposite hill. Today, the monoliths lie surrounded by forest at the foot of their mountain.
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The rockfall
In the 1930s (exact records are missing), there was a huge rockfall "Hinter der Höhe", when boulders the size of a family house came crashing down from the Wasserfallspitz. They took countless trees of the Wegerwald with them and remained on the opposite hill. Today, the monoliths lie surrounded by forest at the foot of their mountain.
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The «Windslope»
It was the winter of 1964 when a huge avalanche of snow came crashing down the mountain in the Reintal valley. At that spot, a waterfall falls down into the valley as a gentle spray in summer. The snow remained in the valley, but the shock wave accompanying the avalanche whizzed up the opposite slope to the Wegeralm. The hut was facing this waterfall at the time, which meant that the upper, wooden part of the hut was swept away. All that remained were the remains of the stable walls made of porphyry stones.The owner of the farm at the time decided without further ado to move the hut 100 metres out of the valley. At this point it is better protected and still stands there today. The mountain meadow, as it is colloquially called, is now a designated protected area for rare grasses and plants.
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The «Windslope»
It was the winter of 1964 when a huge avalanche of snow came crashing down the mountain in the Reintal valley. At that spot, a waterfall falls down into the valley as a gentle spray in summer. The snow remained in the valley, but the shock wave accompanying the avalanche whizzed up the opposite slope to the Wegeralm. The hut was facing this waterfall at the time, which meant that the upper, wooden part of the hut was swept away. All that remained were the remains of the stable walls made of porphyry stones.The owner of the farm at the time decided without further ado to move the hut 100 metres out of the valley. At this point it is better protected and still stands there today. The mountain meadow, as it is colloquially called, is now a designated protected area for rare grasses and plants.
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The ArventalIn
1645, the alpine pastures in the Arvental, in today's East Tyrol, were allocated. The Wegerhof was also to receive some "Gräßer" as a share. A "Graß" refers to a grazing right for a full-grown calf. Until a few decades ago, the arduous journey to the far-flung high valley at an altitude of 2189 metres was taken once a year in herds to conserve fodder for the winter. Even today, our young animals are brought to the Arventalalm, but with the help of smaller cattle trucks.
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The ArventalIn
1645, the alpine pastures in the Arvental, in today's East Tyrol, were allocated. The Wegerhof was also to receive some "Gräßer" as a share. A "Graß" refers to a grazing right for a full-grown calf. Until a few decades ago, the arduous journey to the far-flung high valley at an altitude of 2189 metres was taken once a year in herds to conserve fodder for the winter. Even today, our young animals are brought to the Arventalalm, but with the help of smaller cattle trucks.
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In 1964 the last sheep of the Wegerhof
were driven to the high plateau in Lannebach, situated between Sagernock (2667m) and Wasserfallspitz (2652m). The farm owns grazing rights for twenty sheep and four goats on this mountain slope. The sheep led their own lives up there and often had to be laboriously collected again, sometimes in the Antholz Valley on the other side of the mountain. Today, since sheep farming has largely been abandoned, there are only two hunting lodges in this area, run by the Ahornach hunting district.
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In 1964 the last sheep of the Wegerhof
were driven to the high plateau in Lannebach, situated between Sagernock (2667m) and Wasserfallspitz (2652m). The farm owns grazing rights for twenty sheep and four goats on this mountain slope. The sheep led their own lives up there and often had to be laboriously collected again, sometimes in the Antholz Valley on the other side of the mountain. Today, since sheep farming has largely been abandoned, there are only two hunting lodges in this area, run by the Ahornach hunting district.
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The reconstruction of the chapelIn 1895,
a chapel was built at the back of the house with the permission of the prince-bishop's ordinariate of Brixen. According to oral tradition, the intention was to give thanks for the recovery of the seriously ill wife of the farm owner. The chapel was dedicated to the Three Kings. The altarpiece shows the arrival of the Magi.In 1985, a serious ground fault occurred, which caused the apse of the chapel to sink by 20 cm, making the building unusable. Siegfried Oberhofer decided against a difficult renovation and had the chapel rebuilt in 1992 on newly constructed foundation walls in the neo-Gothic style.
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The reconstruction of the chapelIn 1895,
a chapel was built at the back of the house with the permission of the prince-bishop's ordinariate of Brixen. According to oral tradition, the intention was to give thanks for the recovery of the seriously ill wife of the farm owner. The chapel was dedicated to the Three Kings. The altarpiece shows the arrival of the Magi.In 1985, a serious ground fault occurred, which caused the apse of the chapel to sink by 20 cm, making the building unusable. Siegfried Oberhofer decided against a difficult renovation and had the chapel rebuilt in 1992 on newly constructed foundation walls in the neo-Gothic style.
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The hidden Lüftl painting
During the renovation of the façade in 2003, the windows and parts of the spray plaster were renewed. When a large slab of plaster broke out during the elaborate removal of the historic double windows, a yellow line became visible. Careful tapping of the adjacent spray plaster revealed a knight on a steed.The secco painting was probably applied by an itinerant painter. In the last centuries, itinerant painters went from homestead to homestead to apply so-called "Lüftlmalereien" to the walls of the houses in exchange for board and lodging and a small fee.
07
The hidden Lüftl painting
During the renovation of the façade in 2003, the windows and parts of the spray plaster were renewed. When a large slab of plaster broke out during the elaborate removal of the historic double windows, a yellow line became visible. Careful tapping of the adjacent spray plaster revealed a knight on a steed.The secco painting was probably applied by an itinerant painter. In the last centuries, itinerant painters went from homestead to homestead to apply so-called "Lüftlmalereien" to the walls of the houses in exchange for board and lodging and a small fee.
HOW TO FIND US
Geolocation
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Coming via the Brenner motorway A22 (toll), take the exit Brixen-Pustertal, then follow the state road for 39 km in the direction of Bruneck until the junction with the Tauferer Ahrntal valley. Follow the state road for 15 km to Sand in Taufers. From Sand in Taufers follow the Reintalstraße to the Ahornach junction, continue to Untergasse 65 / Wegerhof.
From the Felbertauern or Tauern Tunnel (both subject to tolls), continue via Spital and Lienz across the Austrian/Italian border past San Candido to Brunico where you enter the Tauferer Ahrntal valley. Follow the state road for 15 km to Sand in Taufers. From Sand in Taufers follow the Reintalstraße to the Ahornach junction, continue to Untergasse 65 / Wegerhof.
From the north or south via Franzensfeste/Fortezza to the Bruneck stop. From the east via Lienz and San Candido to the Brunico stop. Let us know and we will be happy to pick you up at the station.
The nearest airports are: Bolzano, Innsbruck (A), Klagenfurt (A), Salzburg (A), Treviso, Venice, Verona, Milan, Munich (D)
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Untergasse 65
Ahornach - Sand in Taufers
St.N. BRHNRS80T22B220S
MwSt. 03102740218
Pec: andreasoberhofer@gmx.net
Untergasse 65
Ahornach - Sand in Taufers
St.N. BRHNRS80T22B220S
MwSt. 03102740218
Pec: andreasoberhofer@gmx.net
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