Austrian Mountain Association

Austrian Alpine Association, Section Austrian Mountain Association
legal form	Association ( ZVR : 597444457)
founding	1890 in Vienna
founder	Hugo Gerbers
Seat	Vienna
Chair	Philipp Graf
Members	25,927 (December 31, 2019)
Website	alpenverein.at/gebirgsverein/

The Alpine Association-Mountain Association , with its full name Austrian Alpine Association, Section Austrian Mountain Association , based in Vienna is a branch of the Austrian Alpine Association . With 25,927 members (as of December 31, 2019) it is the fifth largest of the 196 branches of the Austrian Alpine Club. The club badge is made up of three gentians as a symbol of loyalty. Several local groups are affiliated with the mountain association. With its 20 shelters and bivouacs (the Lobauer Hut in Vienna is not officially mentioned) and the mountain club house in Vienna-Josefstadt, the association is one of the two largest hut-leading branches within the Austrian Alpine Association. Furthermore, the volunteer path sponsors of the mountain association look after more than 800 km of alpine paths and trails .

The Alpine Association-Mountain Association does not pursue any party political interests. At the Lerchenfelder Strasse 28 location, there is a service point with a book and sporting goods store and equipment rental, as well as a climbing hall with an extensive range of courses.

history

The Alpine Club Mountain Club was founded in 1890 by the German Hugo Gerbers (born March 3, 1845 in Wesel ; † June 13, 1918 in Aflenz ) under the name of Niederösterreichischer Gebirgsverein (founding meeting: March 25, 1890) and had its first club restaurant in Brandl's Gasthaus “ Zum rothen Haus ” in the ninth district of Vienna , Alsergrund , Garelligasse  3. From August 1890 , Der Gebirgsfreund was published as a monthly association publication . Journal of the Lower Austrian Mountain Association .

In 1904 it was renamed the Austrian Mountain Association .

The Austrian Mountain Association had had an Aryan paragraph in its statutes since August 1920 , but, according to its own statements, had been on a “German-Aryan basis” for decades before and did not accept any Jews. This dark chapter in the history of the association was dealt with and the result was the scientifically accessible archive of the association. Today the Alpenverein-Gebirgsverein lives its values ​​of diversity, openness and tolerance, as set out in its mission statement, in an outstanding way, for example because the only specialist group for migrants known in the Austrian Alpine Association, the "Wiener Melange" group, has its home in the association.

In 1925 a working group was formed with the Austrian Tourist Club.

In 1928, a four-story private house was acquired on Lerchenfelder Strasse in Vienna-Josefstadt , which still serves as the club's headquarters today.

In 1930 it joined the German and Austrian Alpine Association , which was transferred to the German Alpine Association on March 14, 1938 . After the end of the Second World War , the Austrian Mountain Association was spun off from the German Alpine Association.

In 1955 the Austrian Mountain Association (on January 1, 1955) joined the umbrella organization, the Austrian Alpine Association , as a branch. Contract dated June 8, 1954. He is granted special rights, such as using his own logo or association symbol.

In 2011, the general meeting decided to finally work through the anti-Semitic chapters of the association's history.

2013 Opening of the via ferrata Gebirgsvereinssteig on the Hohe Wand (May 1, 2013), which quickly became one of the most popular via ferratas in the foothills of the Alps. A themed trail on the subject of climbing was opened on the Peilstein together with the municipalities (May 25, 2013).

2014 Obtaining of the environmental seal of approval from the Alpine clubs for the Schwarzenberghütte in the Hohe Tauern. Expansion of the cooperation with the Marswiese climbing hall, which has existed since 2011, through participation in the hall expansion.

2017 Launch of the long-distance hiking trail Weg der Sonne , over Schneealpe and Rax.

2018 Obtainment of the environmental seal of approval from the Alpine clubs for the Gloggnitzer Hut on the Rax. Launch of the Wienerwald cultural trail from Heiligenkreuz over the Peilstein to the Baden spa gardens.

2019 The Lilienfelder Hütte on the Muckenkogel receives the environmental seal of approval from the Alpine clubs. The Gloggnitzer Hütte on the Rax has been awarded the environmental label of the Republic of Austria.

Local groups

The local groups united in the Alpenverein-Gebirgsverein are independent legal entities.

• South Vienna-Mürzer-Oberland. The local group Südwien-Mürzer-Oberland is based in Altenberg an der Rax and has existed since 1908.
• Gloggnitz. The local group in Gloggnitz emerged from a gymnast group in the early 1930s and looks after the Gloggnitzerhütte .
• Neunkirchen. The local group in Neunkirchen was founded in 1921 and owns and looks after the uncultivated Neunkirchner Hütte in the Wölzer Tauern .
• To bathe. The local group in Baden near Vienna looks after the Rudolf-Proksch-Hütte on Pfaffstättner Kogel.
• St. Polten. The local group in St. Pölten is the largest local group of the association, was founded in 1913 and owns and looks after the Türnitzer Hütte .
• Neulengbach. The local group in Neulengbach has been looking after a climbing wall since 2004.
• Other local groups exist in Ober-Grafendorf / Mank and Lobau .

Specialist groups

• Family group
• The Felsgeggis
• Out of range
• Out together
• Senior walking club
• Gentian on the move
• Mountaineering Group (BG)
• Forum Alpin
• Alpine zither round gentian
• Mountain Club Climbing Team
• Section Geo
• Viennese melange

Mountain Club Huts

Habsburg house on the Rax ;
Opened in 1899

Lilienfelder Hut on the Muckenkogel ;
Erected in 1926

• Annaberger Haus , Tirolerkogel, Lower Austria
• Gebirgsvereins-Haus, Lerchenfelder Straße 28, 1080 Vienna
• Gloggnitzerhütte , Rax, Lower Austria
• Goferhütte , Gesäuse, Styria
• Gruberscharten bivouac , Glockner group, Salzburg
• Habsburg House , Rax, Lower Austria
• Hubertushaus , Hohe Wand, Lower Austria
• Hugo Gerbers Hut , Kreuzeck Group, Carinthia
• Julius Seitner Hut , Eisenstein, Lower Austria
• Kutatschhütte , Schneealpe, Styria
• Lilienfelder Hut , Muckenkogel, Lower Austria
• Lobauer Hut , Alte Donau, Vienna
• Neunkirchner Hut , Wölzer Tauern, Styria
• Peilsteinhaus , Peilstein, Lower Austria
• Reißeckhütte , Reisseckgruppe, Carinthia
• Rudolf Proksch Hut , Pfaffstättner Kogel, Lower Austria
• Schneealpenhaus , Schneealpe, Styria
• Schwarzenberghütte , Glockner Group, Salzburg
• Südwiener Hütte , Radstädter Tauern, Salzburg
• Türnitzer Hut , Türnitzer Höger, Lower Austria
• Wetterkoglerhaus , Hochwechsel, Lower Austria

Former hut

• Berndorfer Hut

Web links

• Austrian Mountain Association

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Membership statistics of the Alpine Club 2019, in numbers. (PDF) Alpine Association Austria, accessed on March 10, 2020 . 
2. ↑ Extract from the association register. Federal Ministry of the Interior , accessed on November 15, 2013 (ZVR No. 597444457). 
3. ^ J — n .:  The flower of our club badge. In:  Der Gebirgsfreund. Journal of the Lower Austrian Mountain Association , year 1890, No. 1/1890 (Volume I), p. 3. (Online at ANNO ).
4. ↑ Hut page of the section, accessed on January 12, 2020
5. ↑ Alpine Association-Mountain Association. Retrieved February 19, 2019 . 
6. ↑ E (mil) Peege:  Hugo Gerber's life and work. In:  Der Gebirgsfreund. Journal of the Austrian Mountain Association , year 1918, No. 6/1918 (XXIX. Year), pp. 87-90. (Online at ANNO ).
7. ↑ Invitation (...). In:  Der Gebirgsfreund. Journal of the Lower Austrian Mountain Association , year 1890, No. 3/1890 (Volume I), p. 7, bottom left. (Online at ANNO ).
8. ↑ Addresses :. In:  Der Gebirgsfreund. Journal of the Lower Austrian Mountain Association , year 1890, No. 1/1890 (1st year), p. 8, top right. (Online at ANNO ).
9. ^ Editions digitized by the Austrian National Library :  Der Gebirgsfreund . (Online at ANNO ).
10. ↑ Rainer Amstädter: The alpinism. Culture-politics-organization. WUV-Universitätsverlag, Vienna 1996, p. 273f.
11. ^ Martin Achrainer: Alpine clubs. In: Wolfgang Benz (Hrsg.): Handbuch des Antisemitismus. Hostility to Jews in the past and present. Volume 5: Organizations, Institutions, Movements. DeGruyter, Berlin / Boston 2012, p. 17.
12. ^ Association archives - Austrian State Archives. Retrieved February 19, 2019 . 
13. ↑ volnoe1: Alpine Club: Nearly a quarter of the members are in Vienna. Retrieved February 19, 2019 . 
14. ↑ Our club house. In:  Der Gebirgsfreund. Journal of the Austrian Mountain Association , year 1928, No. 10/1928 (XXXIXth year), p. 153 f. (Online at ANNO ).
15. ^ The first chairman of the German and Austrian Alpine Association (...) "German Alpine Association". In:  Der Gebirgsfreund. News of the German Alpine Club, branch Oesterreichischer Gebirgsverein , year 1938, No. 4/1938 (XLIX. Year), p. 38, top left. (Online at ANNO ).
16. ^ Ute Mörtl: The new facade of the ÖGV in Lerchenfelder Strasse . In: Gebirgsfreund . No. 4 , 2012, p. 14–15 ( online at: oeav-events.at [PDF; accessed on May 21, 2014]).
17. ↑ Alpenvereinaktiv.com: Gebirgsvereinssteig
18. ↑ Erlebnisweg-Peilstein.at: Adventure trail climbing (Peilstein)
19. ↑ Environmental quality seal for the Schwarzenberghütte | https://www.alpenverein.at/portal/news/aktuelle_news/2014/2014_10_08_Umweltguetesiegel-2014.php
20. ↑ New climbing hall in the Marswiese sports center. Retrieved February 19, 2019 . 
21. ↑ Environmental seal of approval for the Gloggnitzer Hut | https://www.alpenverein.at/portal/news/aktuelle_news/2018/2018_10_20_UWG.php
22. ↑ Environmental quality seal for the Lilienfelder Hütte | http://www.alpenverein.at/portal/service/presse/2019/umweltguetesiegel-2019.php
23. ^ Eco-label of the Republic of Austria for the Gloggnitzer Hut | https://www.umweltzeichen.at/de/tourismus/schutzhütten?cert_number=1100
24. ↑ Schneealmtouren.Info: Österr. Alpine Club Section ÖGV- "South Vienna-Mürzer-Oberland"
25. ↑ Gloggnitz.Gebirgsverein.at: Gloggnitz Mountain Association
26. ^ Neunkirchen.Gebirgsverein.at: Gebirgsverein Neunkirchen
27. ↑ StPoelten.Gebirgsverein.at: Mountain Association St. Pölten
28. ^ Neulengbach.Gebirgsverein.at: Gebirgsverein Neulengbach
29. ↑ OoR.Gebirgsverein.at: Youth group 'Out Of Range'
30. ↑ Bergsteigergruppe.at: Bergsteigergruppe
31. ↑ Forumalpin.at: Forum Alpin
32. ↑ Portal.Gebirgsverein.at: Alpenverein-Gebirgsverein-Climbingteam