Schüttgut, Historic estate in Schüttdorf, Zell am See, Austria
Schüttgut is a working farm in Schüttdorf near Zell am See in Austria featuring a Pinzgauer farmhouse with a stone ground floor and a wooden upper level. Two additional agricultural buildings frame the property and form a typical farmyard layout with the main house.
Ferdinand Porsche acquired the property in 1941 after his son Ferry discovered it during travels through Austria in the 1930s. The family used the farm as a retreat in the Alps over the following decades.
The whitewashed chapel beside the main house is private and closed by a wrought-iron gate; it is not open to visitors. Inside, a simple altar with a cross and a Pietà stands at the front wall, with memorial plaques for Ferdinand Porsche, his daughter Louise, his son Ferry, Ferry's wife Dorothea and Louise's husband Anton Piëch.
The property sits in a quiet location outside the center of Zell am See, surrounded by meadows and forests. Access is limited as this remains a private family estate still operating as a farm.
Ferdinand Porsche is not buried in the chapel: his memorial plaque sits on the altar base, while the urns kept here belong to family members including his wife Aloisia, his daughter Louise, her husband Anton Piëch and Ferry Porsche's son Ferdinand Alexander. A wrought-iron gate closes the chapel entrance, and four floor slabs open onto the stair to the crypt.
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