Pulverhütti

Lonely between the Hinterrhein and the motorway, stand on a small

Two inconspicuous, archaic stone huts with thick walls

and tiny windows.

The huts are small – only about 4.5 by 3 meters in size – and consist of

a single barrel-vaulted room. Light penetrates only through a few

narrow openings into the interior. Everything about them looks robust, simple and

durability.

Why they were built is still not entirely clear. The field name

"Pulverhütti" indicates that explosives were once stored here.

This is supported by the solid stone construction and the isolated location far away

from the village. It was suspected that the explosives used for the construction of the

'Commercialstrasse' around 1820.

However, investigations of the timbers used show that the

huts were not built until around 1885. Presumably, they were

Swiss Army. In the First World War, they served as camps

for military ammunition. So powder after all.