Schwarzwaldverein
Today's Black Forest Association was formed in 1934 from the merger of the company founded in Freiburg im Breisgau Black Forest Baden in 1864 with the club was founded in Stuttgart in 1884 the Württemberg Black Forest Association. At a first attempt by the merger of the two clubs there had been unsuccessful in 1906. The union was finally to an arrangement of the kingdom hiking guide, after each landscape area only a hiking club should exist.
The Black Forest Club is the oldest mountain and hiking club in Germany.
History
Baden Black Forest Association
The Badische Black Forest club was founded on 8 June 1864 as Baden association of industrialists and restaurateurs. In 1913 he was one of 72 sections with 12,000 members. He gave out a card factory with 11 leaves, continue the monthly pages of the Baden Black Forest Association. Likewise, the songbook of the Baden Black Forest Association, with the well-known folk song by Louis Auerbach.
Württemberg Black Forest Association
The Württemberg Black Forest Association was founded on 23 November 1884 Zach restaurant in Stuttgart. The first chairman was Freiherr von Bätzner. The driving force was the Baurat Rhine Hard, the first chairman from 1887 to 1889 .. His field was from the beginning of Württemberg proportion of the Black Forest and their foothills to the Neckar. In particular, he was responsible for the care of 1903 furnished Ostwegs from Pforzheim to Schaffhausen, while the middle and western route was served by the Badische Schwarzwaldverein. The club was in its merger with the Baden Black Forest club in 1934 from 58 local groups. The number of members was 1913 11.500, the annual contribution 3 Mark. From the Württemberg Black Forest Association of Black Forest leader Julius Wais (1909 ) with several reissues, the month leaves the New Map of the Württemberg Black Forest, in nine sheets, a Contour Map in the five-color printing ( were "Out of the Black Forest " (since 1893), the first card of the Württemberg Association 1886, published seven years before the first card of the Baden association ), the songbook of the Württemberg Black Forest Association and various other publications.
Activities
Activities of the Black Forest Association are hiking, nature conservation, home care, road network maintenance and families and young people in the Black Forest. The association operates 27 migrant homes, stay about 30,000 hikers a year in which.
In 2010, the Black Forest club has hosted the 110th German hiking.
Organization
The Black Forest club consists of the main club, whose members are 238 independent local associations. The local associations are organized into 16 districts and have a total of nearly 75,000 members. The Presidium of the Association consists of three members; President George Keller. In addition to the Bureau, there are nine major observatory, which are responsible for certain issues, and the full-time staffed main office. Seat of the main association is Freiburg im Breisgau.
Trail care
The Black Forest Association oversees a network of hiking trails with a length of over 24,000 km, which is distributed over the entire Black Forest. About the Black Forest, the association is also responsible for the trails in the western region of Lake Constance, which lie in the (formerly ) Baden area.
The conversation is done entirely by volunteers. The so-called main trails ( Westweg, middle and Ostweg ) run in a north-south direction; added in this direction nor the Kandelhöhenweg and Ortenauer Wine Trail in the west and the Gäurandweg in the east. The " cross paths " runs in an East -West direction: Querweg Gengenbach Alpirsbach, Querweg Rottweil - Lahr, Querweg Freiburg -Bodensee, Hotzenwaldquerweg and others. In the 1990s, a cycle track was added, beginning in Karlsruhe and ends in Basel. He runs in sections parallel to the western route. Newest project is co-supervised by the Black Forest Club is the Schluchtensteig.
All trails are marked with a diamond. Regional trails are marked with a blue diamond, local with a yellow diamond. The main trails are marked with different diamonds.
Youth in the Black Forest Association
The youth in the Black Forest Association is an independent youth organization of the Black Forest Association with about 11,000 members. To her among all members of the association to the age of 27. Events are conducted at various levels. Some local groups offer group lessons, trips, retreats and much more. The districts organized district camp and training for their youth leaders on the spot. On the main club level greater retreats, outdoor education activities and training for members and non-members are offered.