Built: 1904
Year of transmission: 1980
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Pigsty, Gstatterboden
The alpine pasture (Styria)
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The building, made of logs and sheltered by a steep roof covered with shingles, served as a ‘Sauhittn’. Two to three pigs were housed here. Residues from cheese production, such as whey, kitchen waste and green fodder embellished the pigs' summer stay on the mountain pasture.