The history
of the Post in Lermoos

Foundation stone of the “Alte Post” is laid to set up a post station of the imperial postmaster of Füssen and Lermoos under the reign of Emperor Maximilian I and Emperor Charles V. It later becomes a Renaissance palace.

The Counts of Thurn and Taxis pass the hereditary office of postmaster on to the Von Sterzinger faily.

The Von Sterzingers are salt merchants. On the “Salt Road” that leads from Hall to Augsburg, the “Lermooser Salzstadel”, a storage facility for salt, is erected.

The inn “Zur Post” passes into the hands of the Jäger family.

The “Alte Post” is taken over by the Von Dietrich family.

On 20 March, Goethe stops off in Lermoos on his way to Italy.

Johann Von Dietrich is a supplier to the military. He fights side by side with Andreas Hofer against the Bavarians and is decorated by Emperor Francis I.

The Post Schlössl becomes the property of the Jäger family and is used as a private residence.

During WWII, the Hotel Post is used as a field hospital.

The Dengg family takes over the business from Elfriede Jäger (née Dengg).

With the sale of the shares in the business that are held by the Province of Tyrol to the Zillertaler Gletscherbahn GmbH & Co KG, the Zugspitz Bahn becomes the property of the Dengg family.

The Hotel Post celebrates 300 years of “Wirtsrecht”, the licence to serve food and beverages. The Post Schlössl is renovated from scratch in compliance with the restrictions imposed by the monument protection authority.

The Hotel Post is rebuilt, with the listed part facing the Kirchplatz remaining intact.

The “Lermooser Salzstadel” is taken apart and rebuilt in Ehrenberg.

450 years – big postal anniversary.

The Alpine SPA in the Post is extended when the Panorama stone pine sauna lodge with a saltwater outdoor pool and a new, exclusive quiet room are added.

In 1820, Tyrolean Josef Naus and two assistants were the first to climb the summit of Zugspitze.