Mountain inn with restaurant, kiosk, sun terrace and observation tower on the Wurmberg near Braunlage
Wurmbergbaude / Wurmberg-Alm
Braunlage (Wurmberg summit) · DENew on Amplifa
About the Wurmbergbaude
The Wurmbergbaude is a mountain inn on the summit of the Wurmberg, the highest mountain in Lower Saxony, near Braunlage in the Harz. The ensemble includes the Wurmberg-Alm as the culinary part of the establishment with restaurant and kiosk, sun terraces, as well as the 32-metre-high Wurmberg Tower built in 2019 as an observation and adventure tower with a slide and panoramic views. Visitors reach the summit via the Wurmberg cable car, on foot via hiking trails or by bicycle. The offering includes food and drinks, refreshments for hikers, cyclists and winter sports enthusiasts, events for groups as well as reservations. The history of the site dates back to 1952, when the Wesche couple ran a small tower room in the Wurmberg ski jump tower; in 1959, Oskar Wesche built the Wurmbergbaude. Today, Karin Lauber continues to run the family business in the third generation.
- Site
- Braunlage
- Processes
- Restaurant and kiosk (Wurmberg-Alm), Sun terrace, Observation and adventure tower (Wurmberg Tower), Events for groups, Reservations
- Founded
- 1959
- Industries
- Gastronomy, Tourism/Excursion destination
Location
Braunlage
DEMountain inn/catering (Wurmberg-Alm) on the Wurmberg summit
Inside the production
Industries
Additional services
History
- 1952
Conversion and operation of a tower room in the Wurmberg ski jump tower by the Wesche couple from Braunlage
- 1953
Installation of a generator for electricity production in the tower; construction of a goods lift from the ski jump run-out to the tower
- 1959
Construction and opening of the Wurmbergbaude at the Wurmberg ski jump tower; client Oskar Wesche, Braunlage
- 1961
Installation of a private water pipeline from a source 1 km away, done in-house
- 1963
Public electricity connection through the construction of the Wurmberg cable car
- 1965
1st extension of the Wurmbergbaude
- 1972
Public water connection due to the construction of a military NATO tower (North Tower) near the Wurmberg summit
- 1976
Purchase of the ski jump tower by the Wesche family
- 1979
2nd extension of the Wurmbergbaude and enlargement of the sun terrace
- 2008
Leasing out of the Wurmbergbaude and renaming to Wurmberg-Alm
- 2014
Dismantling/demolition of the ski jump tower due to its age
- 2019
Construction of the new 32 m high Wurmberg Tower next to the Wurmberg-Alm as an observation and adventure tower; client Karin Lauber-Wesche; opening on 05.09.2019
- 2024
3rd extension of the Wurmberg-Alm with a large panoramic view annex