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Bochumer Hut
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Bochumer Hut is located in AustriaBochumer HutBochumer Hut
Coordinates47°23′12″N 12°27′53″E / 47.386528°N 12.464639°E / 47.386528; 12.464639
CountryAustria
Administrative
district		Tyrol
Mountain rangeKitzbühel Alps
Nearest
settlement		Aurach bei Kitzbühel
Elevation1,432 m (4,698 ft) AA
Construction
Built in1832
Administration
Hut typeDAV Category I
OwnerGerman Alpine Club, Bochum Section
Websitewww.bochumerhuette.eu/Willkommen.html
Facilities
Beds/Bunks22
Mattresses48
Opening timesmid April to end October and
start December to end March
Footnotes
Hut referenceOeAV DAV

The Bochumer Hut (German: Bochumer Hütte, 1,432 m above sea level (AA)), also called Kelchalm or Kelchalpe, is an Alpine club hut in the Kitzbühel Alps in the Austrian state of Tyrol. It is owned by the Bochum Section of the German Alpine Club. 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. 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 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.

Approaches

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

  1. DAV Panorama 1/2008 - 175 Jahre DAV-Hütte Archived July 18, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  2. University of Vienna - Kelchalpe (Project No. 25)
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