Franz Senn Hut

The Franz Senn Hut
Franz Senn Hut Franz Senn Hut (Austria)
Coordinates	47°05′06″N 11°10′08″E / 47.085°N 11.16889°E / 47.085; 11.16889Coordinates: 47°05′06″N 11°10′08″E / 47.085°N 11.16889°E / 47.085; 11.16889
Country	Austria
Administrative district	Tyrol
Location	Hinteres Oberbergtal
Elevation	2,147 m (7,044 ft) AA
Built in	1885 (1885)
Hut type	OeAV Hut Category I
Owner	Innsbruck Section
Website	www.franzsennhuette.at
Beds/Bunks	180
Mattresses	80
Emergency beds	100
Winter room	12
Accommodation	open
Opening times	mid-June to mid-October
Hut reference	OeAV DAV

The Franz Senn Hut (German: Franz-Senn-Hütte) is a large and very popular Category I alpine hut in the Stubai Alps owned by the Austrian Alpine Club (Österreichischer Alpenverein). It is a large, well-appointed hut, named after Franz Senn. Access is from Oberiss in the Oberbergtal off the Stubaital above Neustift.

The Franz Senn Hut was opened on 15 September 1885 having cost 3,000 florins. At the time it had accommodation for 37 people including 4 women. It was extended in 1907/08 to 20 beds and 60 shakedowns and again in 1932/33 to 80 beds and 80 sleeping places. During the Second World War a goods cableway was erected. In 1960 the hut's capacity was increased to 220.

The hut was named after a mountaineering pastor.

The hut is on the Stubai Hohenweg, an 8-day high level trail around the Stubai; neighbouring huts on the trail are the Starkenburger Hut and the New Regensburg Hut.