Slovensko Planinsko Društvo Celovec
| Slovensko Planinsko Društvo Celovec (SPD Celovec) | |
|---|---|
| sport | Alpinism |
| Founded | 1953 |
| Members | 371 (December 31, 2004) |
| Association headquarters | Klagenfurt , Austria |
| Homepage | planinci.at |
The Slovensko Planinsko Društvo Celovec ( abbreviation SPD Celovec ; German Slovenian Alpine Association Klagenfurt ) sees itself as an Alpine Association of the Carinthian Slovenes with full reciprocity vis-à-vis the other Alpine associations. As a legally independent association , it is a section in the Slovenian Alpine Association (PZS) and a member of the Association of Austrian Alpine Associations (VAVÖ).
The association was founded in its current form in 1953 with its headquarters in Klagenfurt . One of its predecessor organizations, the Gailtal section of the Slovenian Alpine Club based in Feistritz an der Gail , was founded in 1900.
As of December 31, 2004 the association had 371 members. He owns a refuge with 15 beds (“ Hut above the Arichwand ” - “Koča nad Arihovo pečjo”), which was built in 1969 on the Rossalm (Bleščeča) at an altitude of 1080 m above sea level. A. was established.
Every year the SPD Celovec organizes a hike in memory of the resistance fighters who died in southern Carinthia in the fight against National Socialism.