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The Rainerova chata (also called Rainerova útulňa or colloquially Rainerka; German Rainerhütte, Hungarian Rainer-kunyhó, Polish Schronisko Rainera) is a mountain hut in the Slovakian High Tatras. It is located on the Starolesnianska poľana (German Rainer Meadow) at the bottom of the valley Veľká Studená dolina (German Großer Kohlbachtal), the western part of the valley Studená dolina (German Kohlbachtal) at an altitude of 1301 m n.m. It is the oldest one yet preserved shelter on the southern side of the High Tatras.
Source: Wikipedia
July 11, 2023
The oldest of the preserved Tatra shelters, although it has not been used for this purpose for many years. Nevertheless, it is now called Rainer Refuge on some maps and in some guides. It was built in 1865 by the then tenant of Stary Smokovec, Johann Georg Rainer, for tourists coming here to visit the Cold Water Falls.
September 21, 2022
Currently, the section of the red marked hiking trail between Hrebienok and Rainerhütte is closed due to landslides and the risk of rock falls. The detour takes the green marked hiking trail from Hrebienok around the Bilík hut, the Studený potok waterfalls and the Rainerhütte
June 10, 2024
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