Ski Museum at the Villa Trier (Trier-Villa) description and photos - Austria: St. Anton (Topic)

Ski Museum at the Trier-Villa description and photos - Austria: St. Anton. Detailed information about the attraction. Description, photographs and a map showing the nearest significant objects. The name in English is Trier-Villa.

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More than 100 years ago, the German industrialist Bernhard Trier, having found himself in St. Anton am Arlberg, decided to build his own villa here. The building, now known as Villa Trier, was fully completed in 1912. It currently houses the Ski Museum. Great attention in its exposition is paid to the life and achievements of the ski pioneer Hannes Schneider, who discovered the unique skiing technique and founded the world's first ski school in St. Anton in 1920-1921. Hannes Schneider was also a popular actor who starred in more than 15 skiing films.

Villa Trier in the 1930s-1940s belonged to the Bulgarian diplomat Vasily Kutzoglu. Even now, some locals call this building Kutzoglu Villa. During the Second World War, refugees from German shelling took refuge here.

After the end of the war, Tyrol was ruled by the French. The villa in St. Anton became the residence of the French High Commissioner, General Marie Emile Antoine Betoire, who quickly earned the respect of the locals. He allowed the traditional associations of Tyrolean riflemen to participate in parades and festivals. After the war, Kutzoglu put up the Trier villa for sale. It was acquired by the local municipality and the tourist association. In 1978 it was decided to open the Ski and Local History Museum here. There is also a small restaurant on the ground floor. In Villa Trier, you can still see the fireplace and hunting room, the library and the smoking room. All the exhibits of the museum harmoniously fit into the existing interior.

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