2023-11-02 08:00:06
Ramona and Markus Pinter sold their house in Adnet two years ago, built a villa near Klagenfurt and three holiday cabins on the Koralm. And from December onwards they will be entertaining guests in the Ofenstub’n.
What does a unicorn do on the Carinthian Koralm? The mythical animal gives its name to the “Unicorn Village” by Ramona and Markus Pinter. The three holiday huts at 1250 meters in Rieding near Wolfsberg have recently been brand new and ready for guests. The huts with sauna and everything your heart desires can accommodate four to six people each, dogs are allowed and welcome. “Only one stays dog-free so that it can also be offered to allergy sufferers,” says host Ramona Pinter. The playful and sophisticated interior shows the couple’s signature style. She is a unicorn fan, he creates many things by hand, such as the terrace tables, which are made from the old wood from the old Christmas market hut, which was also used in the Hallein saltworks. “We were a stand there for years and had Bosna & Co. in our program,” they say.
They met in “Bacillus”.
Gastronomy is part of the past of both. They met 22 years ago in the “Bazillus”. Markus ran the bar; he wanted to change and move away from the “gastro” style. He was curious regarding his successor, who would later become his wife: Ramona. “I have to look at it,” he says, and then he was done: “I fell in love with it straight away.” Shortly following her divorce, Ramona didn’t want to have anything to do with men. Markus fought for her for three months, then she knew: “There is no better man for me. We complement each other, that’s what defines us.”
After two years of Bacillus and Steinlechner, both wanted to move away from Salzburg-Itzling and into the countryside. So they ended up in Adnet, where they first rented a semi-detached house. The community soon awarded building sites in Waidach. They were lucky and the parents of two children invested every minute of their free time and a lot of money into their own house. In 14 years the house became a true jewel. “We did a lot of things ourselves, a hot tub house with a fire pit, a vaulted wine cellar, two shoe rooms…”
And then real estate prices skyrocketed; First a neighbor sold his house for a very good price. “The idea of selling came to me,” says Ramona Pinter, “because I wanted more space and more greenery around me.” Her husband jokingly mentioned a large amount. “If we get it, then we’ll sell.” Then everything went very fast. After a non-binding offer from a real estate agent, it was soon clear that “it’s not a utopia.”
The house was sold within two weeks. Then nothing stood in the way of a new beginning. Only: First we had to find a piece of land in Carinthia. “We like our southern neighbor. You have mountains, lakes, fewer people and more space, as well as being close to the sea,” say the Croatia fans. “After two months we still hadn’t found anything, so we had to come up with plan B: We buy the cheapest property and put a tiny house on it.” For 27 euros per square meter they bought an overgrown piece of land on the Koralm, where the Unicorn Village now stands. And soon followingwards the plot of land for the new house was added – for 43 euros/sqm – in Köttmannsdorf near Lake Wörthersee.
To tide things over, they lived in a caravan
To bridge the gap until the new house was ready, the two of them lived with their cat Timba in a 9.5 meter long caravan on their own property.
Within nine months the new house, or rather her luxury villa, was ready for occupancy.
The two of them never seem to run out of energy. They soon came up with the plan to build holiday homes on the Koralm. Markus Pinter, a trained mechanical engineer, discovered his love of wood as a hobby and was able to live it out in the “Unicorn Project”. The 52-year-old has been working in sales for the Danish company Mascot-workwear for 35 years. He also worked in the catering industry for years. It is also a passion of his wife Ramona. Once she learned the profession of cook/waiter at Gmachl in Bergheim, she had many positions from Café Tomaselli to the Bacillus to the Riedlwirt in Koppl. “I’ve managed a lot of things, but never run my own business. That was always my dream,” says the 46-year-old powerful woman.
By chance she came across the “Ofenstub’n” on the Koralm, which had not been in use since 2007. “We were looking for somewhere to eat nearby. Nothing.” A neighbor gave them the tip regarding the Ofenstub’n. “They’re looking for a tenant anyway.” On December 1st the time has come. Pinter opens the hut below the Koralm lift – and she brings specialties from Salzburg such as Pofesen or Kasnockn. The rustic inn has space for 100 people inside and 200 outside. “We offer sack slides and in the spring there will be a petting zoo,” she says.
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