Zechmannhof from its Origins to the Present Day
1941
Franz Stocker is called up for military service on 11 March 1941. After training, he is assigned to an anti-aircraft artillery unit in the Ruhr area.
1945
Franz Stocker is taken prisoner of war by French forces.
1946
On 16 March he is released from captivity and returns to Zechmannhof.
1950
Franz Stocker senior hands over the farm to his son Franz Stocker and his wife Margarete, née Fischbacher.
1955
The entire Ramsau Vorberg settlement area is connected to the electricity grid. At Zechmannhof, the kitchen and living room are renovated and a bath and shower room is installed in an adjoining room.
1956
The stable is renovated internally and a semi-automatic drinking trough is fitted for each animal. Grain and potatoes are grown in the fields. Manual labour is gradually replaced by machinery. A tractor is purchased. In the winter months, wool and flax continue to be spun. Tourism begins to gain momentum.
1962
The old Puch motorcycle is replaced by the first car on the farm.
1963
The attic is converted, increasing the number of guest rooms. Running water is now available in all rooms.
1968
Central heating is installed.
1971
An extension on the north side of the house is built to accommodate a dining room, an ironing room and two toilets. Three additional rooms and a shower room are added on the upper floor.
1976
A “sitting garden” is created.
1978
The “Zechmannhäusel” is built, featuring private and guest rooms as well as a breakfast room.
1979
The farm is handed over to Johann Stocker, who quickly achieves great success in horse breeding. The dining room is enlarged and Waldriede (Wali) Stocker receives the licence to operate a guesthouse.
1981–1982
The guest rooms are fitted with new furniture and the house is enlarged once again. A cold store and a new pantry are built.
1984
The barn is enlarged and two silos are built. Otmar Landl, the heart and soul of the house and farm hand, celebrates his 50th anniversary at Zechmannhof. In autumn, a shower and WC are installed in two rooms.
1992
Renovation work takes place, including the addition of a sauna & fitness room.
12.08.1996
Franzl Stocker passes away.
29.08.1996
Matthias Stocker, the son of Harald Stocker and Birgit Brandstätter, is born.
2003
Zechmannhof is restructured and becomes a dedicated equestrian farm. After the outdoor riding arena had been built some years earlier, the “flagship of the farm” – the indoor riding arena – is now added.
21.05.2005
Birgit Brandstätter and Harald Stocker finally marry after a long and eventful relationship.
2013
A new holiday apartment is built and the entrance area and exterior are completely renovated.
2014
A Lipizzaner breeding programme is established at Zechmannhof. Hansi and Wali Stocker hand over the farm to Harald and Birgit Stocker.
