Colloquium Historicum Wirsbergense
| Colloquium Historicum Wirsbergense (CHW) |
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|---|---|
| purpose | Promotion of science, education and culture in Franconia |
| Chair: |
Günter Dippold Robert Schäfer |
| Establishment date: | 1924 |
| Number of members: | 1757 (April 2019) |
| Seat : | Lichtenfels |
| Website: | www.chw-franken.de |
The Colloquium Historicum Wirsbergense (Friends of Local History and History in Franconia), or CHW for short , is a local history and history association founded in 1924 . With over 1750 members, the CHW is one of the largest history societies in Franconia and Bavaria .
history
"Colloquium Historicum Wirsbergense" literally means historical conversation by Wirsberg and indicates the establishment of the association as a discussion group of ten notables interested in local history, including Eduard Margerie . Lorenz Reinhard Spitzenpfeil , who also designed the logos of the Frankenwaldverein and the Fichtelgebirgsverein , created the club logo.
tasks
Every year the CHW organizes over a hundred lectures, symposia and excursions all over Franconia, the summer program is characterized by guided tours and short hikes, the winter program is focused on lectures. The events are led by expert speakers. In order to do justice to the name Colloquium , every participant in an event is invited to contribute with questions and discussions. All events of the CHW are public and can be visited by anyone interested in history, not just members. The CHW supports research projects, carries out its own and publishes the results with the endeavor to maintain knowledge of history in Franconia. Furthermore, the CHW is dedicated to the preservation of historical testimonies and monuments.
Club structure
Board
The board of the CHW currently consists of:
- 1st chairman Günter Dippold
- 2nd chairman Robert Schäfer
- Treasurer Walter Partheymüller
- Secretary Bernhard Christoph
The board of directors is elected by resolution in the general assembly, the term of office is four years.
Bureau
The presidium includes:
- Archivist Andrea Göldner
- Kerstin Klose
- Brigitte Eichner-Grünbeck
- Isolde Kalter
- as well as all district group leaders
The term of office of the Presidium corresponds to that of the Executive Board.
District Groups
The CHW is currently divided into 19 district groups, spread across Franconia. With the district group Sonneberg / Neustadt , founded in 2016, the neighboring, Franconian-influenced southern Thuringia is also involved in the association's work. The district groups are dependent and are represented by a district group leader. Members choose an associated district group when joining the association, but can change this. The task of the district group leader is to organize and manage events as part of the CHW annual program as well as local membership recruitment and public relations.
- District group Bad Staffelstein (Head: currently Günter Dippold )
- District group Bamberg (Head: Richard Seitz)
- District group Burgkunstadt / Altenkunstadt (Head: Jutta Löbling)
- District group Creußen (Head: Christoph Abel)
- District group Ebensfeld / Zapfendorf (Head: Georg Neuberger)
- District group Ebersdorf (Head: Bernd Reisenweber)
- District group Hollfeld (Head: Günther Hofmann)
- District group Kronach (Head: Rudolf Pfadenhauer)
- District group Kulmbach (Head: currently Günter Dippold)
- District group Lichtenfels (Head: Ulrich Sünkel)
- District group Memmelsdorf / Scheßlitz (Head: Franz Zenk)
- District group Münchberg (Head: Bertram Popp)
- District group Redwitz (Head: Thilo Hanft)
- Regnitztal District Group (Head: Robert Schäfer)
- District group Seßlach (Head: Manfred Kellner)
- District group Sonneberg / Neustadt (Head: Thomas Schwämmlein)
- District group Stadtsteinach (Head: Siegfried Stuhlmann)
- District group Weismain (Head: Christian Klose)
- District group Wirsberg (Head: Reinhard Stelzer)
Facilities
The association has its own archive (managed by the Weismain City Archives) and a library (managed by the Kronach District Library). These facilities are available to members for use. The association endeavors to maintain and expand these collections.
Publications
The association publishes writings on Franconian history and a yearbook is published regularly ( history at Obermain until 2015 , history in Franconia since 2016 ). Members can obtain the publications at a preferential price.
Web links
- Internet presence of the Colloquium Historicum Wirsbergense association
- Recordings / lectures on Vimeo
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Homepage of the CHW
- ↑ Hans Seiffert et al. a .: I look after one-two-three and abc; to the home of siebenfarbenem arc spans - L - R - S . In: Frankenwald - Journal of the Frankenwald Association . Issue 10/1934, pp. 145-164.
- ↑ Annual General Meeting 2019
- ^ Publications of the CHW