Sauerländer Heimatbund

The Sauerland Heritage Association is a home association whose foundation was decided on September 3, 1921 in Wennemen.

Development and organization

He was originally a " student union Sauerland. " This initiative establishing went by Franz Hoffmeister from Ramsbeck from, who soon joined other young Sauerland from the field of youth and heritage protection movement. He was there also a reaction to the oppressive experiences of the founders during the First World War. The destruction of the pre-war order should the regional identity and Christian values ​​are compared. In the articles of incorporation it was thus: " On the basis of Christianity preservation, strengthening and deepening every legitimate Sauerland nature; Instruction about native nature, history, folklore and works the Sauerland literature and art; Defense against all excesses and confusions of the People's views, protection of the domestic landscape and the natural and historic monuments. " In the twenties, the number of members increased considerably. During this time it did not play last skepticism the change in lifestyles and the critique of modernity altogether a central role. The federal government possessed with the magazine Trutznachtigall (1919-1927) and Home Guard (1928-1932) has its own periodical. Parts of the organization were quite close to nationalist ideas. With the Heimatbund organizationally connected was about the Sauerland group of artists. Overall, however, led the pronounced Christian orientation during the Nazi regime to an interruption of the association's activities.

Especially by Theodor Pröpper from Balve initiated it, in 1950 for re- establishment of the Sauerland home state.

He is a member of the Westphalian home state. Germany More than 3000 members in the Sauerland Heimatbund are organized. At the same time, the association is an umbrella organization for numerous local local history and local history associations such as: Balver Home Guard, Arnsberg Heimatbund, Sundern Heimatbund, annulus Olpe Sauerland home state.

The field of activity of the Association comprises on the historic former Electorate of Cologne Sauerland, located in the rural south-east of Westphalia. It now corresponds essentially to the territory of the district of Olpe and Hochsauerlandkreises and the cities Balve and Menden in the Mark Brandenburg circle and Warstein, Ruethen and the municipality of Soest in Soest.

The association publishes a quarterly journal Sauerland ( since 1968; 1951 call of home, 1952-1967 Sauerlandruf ) out. She is particularly concerned with the fields of the association. In addition, the association is editor and co-publisher of numerous regional historical writings and studies.

Series of publications (selection)

• Landeskundliche Series for the Electorate of Cologne Sauerland. In it, among others: Helmut Müller (Ed. ): The documents of the monastery Bredelar. Fredeburg, 1994.
• Manfred Wolf (Ed. ): The documents of the monastery Oelinghausen: Regesten. Fredeburg, 1992

Literature (selection )

• Erika Richter: 75 years Sauerland Heimatbund. In: Sauerland. 29/1996, pp. 123-159.
• Dieter Worm: 85 years Sauerland Heimatbund. In: Sauerland. 3/2006, p 107