House of Youth
House of Youth (HdJ) is a common term in Germany for children's and youth leisure facilities or youth hostels .
- Dortmund
The first communal house of youth was founded in Dortmund in 1929 , it was the predecessor of the Fritz-Henßler-House built in 1955 .
- Freiburg in Breisgau
The House of Youth at Uhlandstrasse 2 in Freiburg im Breisgau is the seat of the Freiburg youth education center and other youth education associations.
- Hanover
The first facility of this kind in Lower Saxony after the Second World War is the House of Youth Hanover , which was built in 1951 with British and US help .
- Osnabrück
Another house of youth was built in Osnabrück in 1954. This is still used today as a municipal youth center.
- Pforzheim
The House of Youth in Pforzheim in Baden-Württemberg on Westliche Karl-Friedrich-Str. 77 was inaugurated as a new building in the city center in Benckiserpark on December 9, 1949 , also at the initiative of the US occupation forces .
- Bonn
The former clubhouse of the Bonner Eisclub was converted into the Bonner Haus der Jugend in 1972 .
- Wuppertal
Haus der Jugend is also the official name of the Barmer Ruhmeshalle , a historic building in Wuppertal after it was rebuilt. This building contains, among other things, the facilities for youth.
Individual evidence
- ^ Haus der Jugend , Jugendbildungswerk Freiburg im Breisgau, accessed on March 12, 2020