Far-reaching consequences

Bitter inheritance dispute threatens the future of the Mayrhofalm

Peter Seidl has put all his heart, love and money into the Mayrhofalm in Werfenweng.(Bild: Gerhard Schiel)

Alpine innkeeper Peter Seidl is desperate. His Mayrhofalm, one of the most popular alpine pastures in Werfenweng in Salzburg, could soon be closed for good. A long-standing dispute within the family is the trigger - and it could have far-reaching consequences.

"If my mother found out about all this, she would be spinning in her grave," says Peter Seidl. The Werfenwenger, whose hard work on the mountain is plain to see, no longer knows what to do. For years, he has managed the Mayrhofalm, including the bar and the livestock of the communal hut on the Mitterbergalpe in Werfenweng. Now, all of a sudden, after all these years, this is supposed to be over.