History
From the original 'Pfarrwiese' pastures to the first development in the guise of the 'Sonnenhang' to the semblance of the SUN area today, there was and continues to be motion on the sunlit west slopes at the foot of Matrei's Klaunzerberg.
The originally almost unspoilt Pfarranger with views to the church in Matrei - in the foreground the since torn-downLichtackerer Hof 
Matrei after flooding by the Bretterwandbach - in the area to the right of the unspoilt Pfarranger and the Lichtackerer Hof (ca. 1900) 
Greetings from Windisch Matrei - with views from the Pfarranger to Sankt Alban church and Hinteregger Kogel
Formerly belonging to the parish of Matrei the slope, which was also known as "Tischler Roan", was a very popular slope for skiing and for ski jumping in particular from the 1920s right through to the 1950s.
Winter sport in Matrei back in the day 
Ski lift up across Tischler Roan 
Skiers heading up to the start of the ski race together 
Finish area of the ski race in the Pfarrgründen of Matrei
In the middle of the 1960s upon the construction of the Felbertauern tunnel, the first kilometres of the Felbertauernstraße were laid through this slope, and these days the road runs behind the SUN area. In the 1970s the initial plans for to develop the "Sonnenhang" beneath the Felbertauernstraße were drawn up. Then in the middle of the 1970s, the 20 homes which are still on the Sonnenhang today, were built.
The Pfarranger is still practically unspoilt 
After the flood disasters in 1965 and 1966 the first houses were built on the Pfarrangerweg - and the Felbertauernstrasse was constructed to 
The complex of town houses on the Sonnenhang in Matrei was still under construction in the mid-1970s 
The complex of town houses on the Sonnenhang in Matrei was completed by the mid-1970s
Natalia and Friedl Ganzer got to know each other in the 1970s in Matrei, fell in love and married in 1978. It was in this year that Friedl also purchased the first building plot at the end of the Sonnenhang, where the Ganzer family's home was built between 1978 and 1981, above where the Classic & Design apartments are now. In 1981, 1983 and 1987 son Natalis and daughters Theresia and Katharina were born.
Initial design for Friedl Ganzer's home at the end of the Sonnenhang - Lichtackerer Haus in the foreground 
The bay is up - in the picture: Friedl Ganzer and his father Eduard Ganzer 
Roof timbering is complete 
The home beneath the Felbertauernstrasse is finished 
The Ganzer family home
In the 1990s Friedl purchased another plot beneath his family home, where, between 1994 and 1995 the first holiday apartments were built - today's SUN Matrei Classic apartments.
Digger at the "Roanlen" in May 1995 
Rock blasting then began 
The excavations got deeper and deeper 
Friedl Ganzer points to where the new garages will be 
The garages in the Classic apartments being built - dangerously close to the Ganzer family home 
The roof timbering of the four new terraced houses on the Sonnenhang being worked on 
The not yet rendered apartments in Winter 1996 and the Lichtackererhaus in the foreground 
The shell of the building is complete - view to the church in Matrei 
The Classic apartments are complete
In 2003 another plot of land below and next to the existing area was purchased, where the old, derelict "Lichtackererhaus" stood. Eventually in 2006 work began to pull down, excavate and build the new complex of the Design apartments, complete with underground parking. By Christmas 2007 the first guests were welcomed in the completed, contemporary apartments. In the coming years another fantastic, sunny, multi-functional relaxation, seminar and wellness area were constructed.
The old Lichtackererhaus was gradually taken down 
The roof already demolished 
The old Lichtackererhaus is a thing of the past 
BIg excavation work for SUN II - today's Design apartments 
Excavation work at Pfarrangerweg 19 is complete 
The Classic apartments dangerously close to the chasm 
The basement of today's lounge and the underground garage being constructed 
Considerable use of iron for the ceiling of SUN Matrei Design 
From above - the first floor of the Design apartments in their unfinished state 
The way SUN Design looks today is to some extent recognisable 
View from the garage of the Design complex 
Structural work for the wellness area 
The external facade of the Design complex before the characteristic facade elements were added 
Friedl Ganzer examines how the building work is progressing 
The SUN Matrei in Osttirol Design apartments complete, on the outside at least, in the autumn of 2007
In 2014 the new Tradition apartments were completed. They were built where the old Weiler Haus once stood. These new holiday apartments completed the range of apartments available in SUN Matrei with their traditional wood and stone features.
On the left, the old Weiler Haus dating from the 50s and right, Lichtackerer Haus 
Weiler Haus during the construction of the Classic apartments 
The house, which has since been demolished, where the Tradition apartments are today 
The finished Tradition apartment building - SUN Matrei in Osttirol
Conclusion - a comparison of then and now:
View across the Pfarranger to Matrei in Osttirol church - then 
View across the Pfarranger to Matrei in Osttirol church - today Matrei after the flooding of the Bretterwandbach - to the right, the unspoiled Pfarranger and the Lichtackerer Hof (ca. 1900) 
The current view of the SUN apartments on the former Pfarranger in Matrei in Osttirol in 2015
The Ganzer family and the SUN team look forward to welcoming you!