Kandersteg International Scout Centre

The Kandersteg International Scout Centre ( KISC ) ​​is an international Scout center in Kandersteg, Switzerland. Since 1923 it is a meeting place for Scouts and Guides from around the world. It is one of currently three world centers of the World Scout Organization World Organization of the Scout Movement ( WOSM ).

Geography

The village of Kandersteg, approximately 65 kilometers from Bern, is located at about 1200 meters above sea level. The center is located on the southern outskirts of the village of Kandersteg. During the high season a bus from the station to the center. At the Lötschberg route leading past the camp there is a simple request stop which is served only on request; in the audience holding no timetable are provided.

History

In the first fifteen years after the founding of the Scout Movement in 1907, the movement grew rapidly. 1920, on the first World Scout Jamboree in London, Robert Baden -Powell saw the great success of the Scout Movement. It was the desire for a permanent international meeting at which Scouts can meet from all over the world.

1921 Made Walther von Bonstetten, Switzerland, the scoutmaster, the holiday resort of Kandersteg, where he saw an old abandoned chalet. It was built in 1908 as a worker's house during the construction of the Lötschberg tunnel, whose northern portal is located near the Scout Centre. When the construction was completed in 1913, the house was abandoned by the workers and abandoned by the railway company. From Bonstetten thought that this place could be the meeting place, had dreamed of the Baden- Powell. He wrote to him to tell him what he had found. The response was positive, so that the Scouts International Home Association was founded in February 1923. On April 12, 1923, the Chalet and nearby land for the sum of SFr were. . Bought - 15,100.

Use

The KISC in summer offers a campground and throughout the year a large chalet and an old tower with outbuildings for overnight stays. 2008 was opened " Kander Lodge ". The building previously served in Mitholz as site office and exhibition space during the construction of the Lötschberg base tunnel. In autumn 2008, the building was transported and rebuilt to Kandersteg.

The Scout Centre has about 10,000 guests a year from over 40 countries. An international team, which consists mostly of voluntary Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts, it operates and serves a varied program.

A club with around 500 members, promotes the maintenance and expansion.