Nature Conservation Association Plauen
The Plauen Nature Conservation Association was founded in 1883 by 27 citizens of the city of Plauen in the Saxon Vogtland . The foundation arose from the desire for a shelter hut and a lookout tower on the " Bärenstein ". It was the first institution in the German-speaking area to have the word "nature conservation" in its name. From the suggested names, such as: " Beautification Association ", "Nature Association" and "Nature Conservation Association", the decision was made to use the name "Nature Conservation Association" proposed by Mayor Oskar Theodor Kuntze . With this name, the association set itself apart from other associations with natural and local history goals.
aims
The "Naturschutzverein Plauen" set itself the task of beautifying the city of Plauen and its surroundings, including nature conservation . The members planted oaks in Bismarckhain and laid out paths and a plant garden. They also supported the local monument initiatives.
The chairman of the association in the activity report from 1894: “The Nature Conservation Association zu Plauen iV, which pursues the non-profit purpose of protecting nature and spreading the acquaintance with it as much as possible, the production and supervision of improvements in the city of Plauen and its immediate surroundings by planting, etc., as well as protecting songbirds and useful birds, animals in general, and fish against wild fishing as a task, can look back on the past year of the association with joy and satisfaction, he was not tired for instructive conversations To care for members at the club evenings and to contribute to the beautification of the local city and its immediate surroundings. (...) "
Association chairperson
- Albin Woldert (1883-1894)
- Friedrich Müller (1894–1907)
- Ludwig Collector (1907–1920)
- Walter Zetzsche (1920-19 ??)
resolution
The Plauen Nature Conservation Association had been a member of the "Association of Vogtland Mountain Associations" since 1925. The DC circuit of the Association took place in 1933 by the Nazi regime . The result was membership in the "Reich Association of German Mountain and Hiking Clubs", which was placed under the umbrella of the " German Reich Association for Physical Exercise " in 1937 , making it the official NSDAP organization. The association was banned by the Allied Control Council in 1945 and the association's assets were confiscated by order of the Soviet military administration .
literature
- Rainer Koch, Gerhard Hachmann (2014): The foundation of the Plauen nature conservation association in 1883 - Germany's first nature conservation association. Natur und Landschaft 89 (2014) 11, pp. 488–490
- Richard Kunstmann (1933): 50 years of the Plauen Nature Conservation Association on July 26th and August 5th, 1933. Fresh up! Heimatblatt des Vogtlandes 8 (4 / July): pp. 5–8
- Rolf Weber, Albrecht Demmig (1996): History of nature conservation in the Saxon Vogtland from the beginnings to the present (= Vogtlandmuseum Plauen series of publications. Volume 61). Vogtland Museum Plauen. 275 pp.
Web links
- Rainer Koch, Gerhard Hachmann (2014): The founding of the Plauen Nature Conservation Association in 1883 - Germany's first nature conservation association (PDF file; 86.2 MB, p. 46–51), accessed on March 17, 2017
Individual evidence
- ↑ Rolf Weber, Albrecht Demmig: history of nature conservation in the Saxon Vogtland from its beginnings to the present day (= Series Vogtlandmuseum Plauen . Band 61 ). Vogtlandmuseum Plauen, Plauen 1996, p. 54 .