Intercamp (scouts)
The Intercamp is an international scout camp that is held annually in Central Europe .
history
In 1966 the "Rheindahlen District", part of the British Scouts of Western Europe (BSWE) organized the "Rheindahlen District Scout Camp" on the airfield at the Wegberger Military Hospital near the JHQ near Mönchengladbach . One group each from the German Scouting Association Sankt Georg (DPSG) and Scouting Nederland (SN) were invited to take part in this camp. Due to the great success of this camp, numerous friendships were made.
The following year the leaders of the German and Dutch groups agreed to organize a regular international camp. The first Intercamp took place at Whitsun 1967 in Wellerlooi in the Netherlands. After there was a second intercamp with an autumn camp in 1967, an intercamp was held annually from 1968 . From the beginning the idea of an international scout camp grew, which takes place every year over Whitsun and over the years developed the current cult status of the Intercamp.
procedure
This annual international scout camp is usually limited to approx. 2000 to 3000 participants, who currently come from ten participating nations:
- Belgium ( FOS Open Scouting )
- Germany ( German Scouts Saint Georg )
- France ( Scouts et Guides de France )
- Canada ( Scouts Canada )
- Netherlands ( Scouting Nederland )
- Poland ( Związek Harcerstwa Polskiego )
- Switzerland ( Scout Movement Switzerland )
- Czech Republic ( Junák )
- United States of America ( Boy Scouts of America-Transatlantic Council )
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ( British Scouts Western Europe )
These above mentioned associations are members of the INTERCAMP Committee.
Further guest groups came from the following countries and associations:
- Belgium ( Scouts en Gidsen Vlaanderen )
- Germany ( Association of Christian Boy Scouts )
- Slovakia ( Slovenský Skauting )
Intercamp takes place every year over Pentecost from Friday evening to Monday. Each year a different nation is responsible for running and organizing the camp.
All camps are approved by the Intercamp Committee (on which each participating nation is represented), which meets three times a year. Each participating scout organization can organize and host an intercamp. The host provides a usable space with infrastructure, as well as the financing of the camp, food for the service team and organizes a suitable scout program, which must be confirmed by the Intercamp Committee.
Each intercamp is designed to create friendships between scouts - through joint activities that are challenging and fun.
List of intercamps
- 1967: Bergen-Wellerlooi ( Netherlands )
- 1967: Westernohe (Germany)
- 1968: Mayen ( Germany )
- 1969: Mönchengladbach (Germany)
- 1970: Bergen-Wellerlooi (Netherlands)
- 1971: Selfkant -Süsterseel (Germany)
- 1972: Westernohe (Germany)
- 1973: Baumholder (Germany)
- 1974: Sennelager (Germany)
- 1975: Leuven ( Belgium )
- 1976: Brexbachtal (Germany)
- 1977: Hameln (Germany)
- 1978: Westernohe (Germany)
- 1979: Brexbachtal (Germany)
- 1980: Wahner Heide (Germany)
- 1981: Bergen-Wellerlooi (Netherlands)
- 1982: Bernkastel-Kues (Germany)
- 1983: Arsbeck (Germany)
- 1984: Lahr / Black Forest (Germany)
- 1985: Heidelberg (Germany)
- 1986: Heumen -Overasselt (Netherlands)
- 1987: Krefeld (Germany)
- 1988: Sennelager (Germany)
- 1989: Stollhofen (Germany)
- 1990: Leuven (Belgium)
- 1991: Heidelberg (Germany)
- 1992: Westernohe (Germany)
- 1993: Bernkastel-Kues (Germany)
- 1994: Sycherák near Bor u Tachova ( Czech Republic )
- 1995: Uerdingen (Germany)
- 1996: Grobbendonk Belgium
- 1997: Sittard (Netherlands)
- 1998: Bad Kreuznach (Germany)
- 1999: Sennelager (Germany)
- 2000: Elfrather See (Germany)
- 2001: Strasbourg ( France )
- 2002: Gangelt (Germany)
- 2003: Mechelen (Belgium)
- 2004: Sycherák (Czech Republic)
- 2005: Maastricht (Netherlands)
- 2006: Vilseck (Germany)
- 2007: Gundershoffen (France)
- 2008: Bernkastel-Kues (Germany)
- 2009: Wellerlooi (Netherlands)
- 2010: Viersen (Germany)
- 2011: Boom ( Belgium )
- 2012: Vilseck (Germany)
- 2013: Cadier en Keer (Netherlands)
- 2014: Bad Lippspringe (Germany)
- 2015: Nysa (Poland)
- 2016: Josefov (Jaroměř) (Czech Republic)
- 2017: Warendorf (Germany)
- 2018: Sint-Truiden (Belgium)
- 2019: De Steeg (Netherlands)
Web links
- Intercamp website
- old website of the intercamp (no longer maintained)