Rhineland-Cologne section of the German Alpine Club

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German Alpine Club, Section Rhineland-Cologne e. V.
(Cologne Alpine Club)
Logo of the Rhineland-Cologne section
purpose Promotion of mountain sports, promotion of families and youth, promotion of nature conservation
Chair: Karl-Heinz Kubatschka
Establishment date: February 19, 1876 as "Rhineland Section"
Number of members: 18,836 (as of December 31, 2019)
Seat : Cologne , North Rhine-Westphalia
Website: DAV-Koeln.de

The German Alpine Association, Section Rhineland-Cologne e. V. ( Cologne Alpine Club for short ) is the tenth largest section of the German Alpine Club (DAV) in Germany. With 18,836 members, the Cologne Alpine Club is also one of the largest sports clubs in Germany . The section is the second largest club in Cologne after 1. FC Köln . The Cologne Alpine Club was founded on February 19, 1876 as the "Rhineland Section" and is thus the oldest DAV section in the Rhineland .

History processing

  • Elaboration on the topic of anti-Semitism: "Whoever wants to become a member must be of Aryan descent - anti-Semitism in the Rhineland-Cologne section of the Alpine Association".
  • Declaration by the Cologne Alpine Club: For openness, diversity and tolerance.
  • Stumbling blocks laid for former Jewish members.

Section Chair

A chronological overview of all presidents of the section since it was founded.

Term of office president
1876-1882 Franz Wilhelm Gustav Custodis
1882-1893 August Rieth
1893-1927 Fritz Ludolf Günther
1927-1955 Paul Canetta
1955-1965 Richard Gente
1965-1973 Bruno Schmidt-Thomé
1973-1994 Karl-Heinz Dries
1994-1996 Heinz Wahl
1997-1999 Helmut Silber
2000-2004 Heinz Arling
Since 2004 Karl-Heinz Kubatschka

Known members

  • Leonard Ennen (1820–1880), Cologne city archivist (joined the association in 1876)
  • Otto Andreae (1833–1910), councilor, factory owner in Cologne-Mülheim (joined the association in 1887)
  • Franz Clouth (1838–1910), manufacturer (rubber) in Cologne-Nippes (joined the association around 1899)
  • Julius Vorster (1845–1932), entrepreneur in the chemical industry and senior boss of the Kalk Chemical Factory, representative of the association and politician of the free conservative party (joined the association in 1876).
  • Otto Grah (1847–1912) architect (joined the association 1899)
  • Emil Freiherr von Oppenheim (1862–1956), banker, consul (joined the association in 1899)
  • Bernhard Selmar Falk (1867–1944), lawyer and politician (city councilor in Cologne and member of the Prussian state parliament) (joined the association in 1912)
  • Joseph Feinhals (1867–1947), entrepreneur, owner of a tobacco trading house in Cologne-Mülheim (joined the association in 1902)
  • Alfred Eduard Maria Neven DuMont (1868–1940), publisher, councilor (joined the association in 1899)
  • Moritz Bing (1875–1947) (joined the association 1906)
  • Alfred Leonhard Tietz (1883–1941), businessman, head of the Tietz department store group (joined the association in 1910)
  • Robert Rafael Gidion (1891–1966) (joined the association 1913)
  • Johannes Theodor Baargeld or Zentrodada (1892-1927), painter, graphic artist, author and publicist of Dadaism as well as mountaineer (joined the association 1920)
  • Gottlieb Marum (1893–1948) (joined the association 1919)
  • Emil Meynen (1902–1994), architect / spatial planner (joined the association in 1924)
  • Paul Schmidt-Thomé (1911–1997)
  • Carl Bachem
  • Julius Samelsohn , ophthalmologist (joined the association in 1876)
  • Moritz Seligmann , banker (joined the association in 1876)
  • Max Charlier , manufacturer in Deutz, councilor (joined the association in 1878)
  • Friedrich (Fritz) Vorster , factory owner in Kalk (joined the association in 1902)
  • Leopold Heinrich Seligmann , banker (joined the association 1904)
  • Paul Seligmann , banker (joined the association in 1909)

Huts of the Cologne Alpine Club

The Cologne house in front of the Komperdell middle station.
The Hexenseehütte in winter operation in the 2014/15 season.
View of the Cologne Eifelhütte .
Kölner Hütte in front of the Rosengarten massif .
Samnaun group
Eifel

Hut partnership

Zillertal Alps

Former hut of the Cologne Alpine Club

Expeditions of the Cologne Alpine Club

  • 1971 Cologne Hindu Kush trip ("Meeting point Kulakmali")
  • 1976 Cologne Karakoram expedition
  • 1976 Cologne Karakoram Expedition (Group I)
  • 1976 Cologne Karakoram Expedition (Group II)

Climbing facility of the Cologne Alpine Club

Competitive climbing

  • David Firnenburg
German master bouldering men 2017
  • Ruben Firnenburg
German Champion Lead Men 2016
  • Rica Naundorf
National champion bouldering women
German Champion Lead Women 2017
National champion bouldering women 2017
  • Denise Plück
West German Champion Lead Women 2013
West German Champion Lead Women 2014
National Champion Lead Women 2014
West German Champion Lead Women 2015
National Champion Lead Women 2015
National champion bouldering women 2015
National Champion Lead Women 2016
  • Ana Tiripa
German Champion Lead Women 2012
National Champion Lead Youth A 2012
German Champion Lead Women 2013

Partnership with Section Gay Outdoor Club Munich

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ DAV koeln.de: Purpose
  2. ↑ a b DAV-Bibliothek.de: Section publications - Rhineland-Cologne section (PDF file) p. 8
  3. ^ A b Alpenverein.de: number of members, Rhineland-Cologne section ; Homepage: DAV Cologne
  4. ↑ DAV-Köln.de: April 14, 2016
  5. ↑ issuu.com: ns-docu
  6. ↑ DAV-Köln.de: December 31, 2016
  7. ↑ DAV koeln.de: stumbling blocks for former Jewish members
  8. ↑ a b c d DAV-Köln.de: "Whoever wants to become a member must be of Aryan descent." Anti-Semitism in the Rhineland-Cologne section of the Alpine Association (PDF file), accessed on April 22, 2018
  9. ↑ DAV koeln.de: climbing facility Hohenzollern Bridge
  10. ↑ Boulder-Bundesliga.de: Boulder Bundesliga - Hannah Meul
  11. ↑ GOCMünchen.de: Our partners