The Bochumer Hut (german: Bochumer Hütte, ), also called Kelchalm or Kelchalpe, is an
Alpine club hut
Alpine club huts (german: Alpenvereinshütten) or simply club huts (''Clubhütten'') form the majority of the over 1,300 mountain huts in the Alps and are maintained by branches, or sections, of the various Alpine clubs. Although the usual English ...
in the
Kitzbühel Alps
The Kitzbühel Alps (german: Kitzbüheler Alpen or ''Kitzbühler Alpen'') are a mountain range of the Central Eastern Alps surrounding the town of Kitzbühel in Tyrol, Austria. Geologically they are part of the western slate zone ( greywacke zon ...
in the Austrian state of
Tyrol
Tyrol (; historically the Tyrole; de-AT, Tirol ; it, Tirolo) is a historical region in the Alps - in Northern Italy and western Austria. The area was historically the core of the County of Tyrol, part of the Holy Roman Empire, Austrian Emp ...
. It is owned by the
Bochum Section of the
German Alpine Club
The German Alpine Club (german: links=no, Deutscher Alpenverein, DAV for short) is the world's largest climbing association and the eighth-largest sporting association in Germany. It is a member of the German Olympic Sports Confederation and th ...
. Today the hut is a popular destination for hikers and also has overnight accommodation.
History
The hut was built in 1832 as accommodation for miners in the copper mining industry. Following the closure of the mine in 1926 the house was rented to the Kitzbühel Alpine Club section and opened in 1928 as a proper Alpine club hut. In 1939 the hut was purchased by the German Alpine Club section in
Magdeburg
Magdeburg (; nds, label= Low Saxon, Meideborg ) is the capital and second-largest city of the German state Saxony-Anhalt. The city is situated at the Elbe river.
Otto I, the first Holy Roman Emperor and founder of the Archdiocese of Mag ...
. After the Second World War the Magdeburg Section was dispossessed and the Kitzbühel Section took over the management of the hut. On 30 March 1964 the Bochum Section took over the Alpine club hut and the Kelchalm was given the name ''Bochumer Hütte''.
Prehistoric discovery
At the end of the 19th century traces of a
Bronze Age
The Bronze Age is a historic period, lasting approximately from 3300 BC to 1200 BC, characterized by the use of bronze, the presence of writing in some areas, and other early features of urban civilization. The Bronze Age is the second pri ...
copper mine were found by the prehistorian, Matthäus Much, in the area of the Kelchalpe. During subsequent excavations from the 1930s to 1950s further discoveries were made that are displayed in
Kitzbühel's town museum.
University of Vienna - Kelchalpe (Project No. 25)
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Approaches
* Aurach bei Kitzbühel
Aurach bei Kitzbühel ( bar, Aurach bei Kitzbichi) is a municipality in Kitzbühel District in the Kitzbühel Alps in the Austrian state of Tyrol.
Aurach is located 5 km south of district town of Kitzbühel on the river known as the Kitzb ...
; duration: 1½ hours
Summit tours
* Laubkogel (1,760 m); duration: 1 hour
* Rauber (1,973 m); duration: 1½ hours
* Tristkogel (2,095 m); duration: 2 hours
* Staffkogel (2,115 m); duration: 3 hours
* Geißstein (2,363 m); duration: 4 hours
References
Mountain huts in Tyrol (state)
Kitzbühel District