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24-558: The number of members grew rapidly, from 519 in 1889 to about 20,000 in 1897, 44,000 in 1926, 60,000 in 1955, and 100,000 in 1971. Today it is the largest German and European hiking club. The association is a member of the German Hiking Association ( Deutscher Wanderverband ) and of the European Ramblers' Association . Since 1994, the group is a recognized conservation association. On August 13, 1888, at

48-566: A "chapel bed" was made for Anne of Denmark , wife of James VI and I in 1600. A bed of crimson velvet and damask was made for her in England in 1605, and its canopy was called a "sparver". The heraldic badge of the London Worshipful Company of Upholders depicts three sparver or canopy beds. In pre-Republican China, until 1911, the family's canopy bed was the most important piece of household furniture and often part of

72-508: A "hung celour". The fabric canopy concealed an iron frame with iron curtain rods. These beds can be seen in manuscript illuminations, paintings, and engravings, showing cords suspending the front of the canopy to the ceiling. Such beds could easily be dismantled, and the rich fabric hangings could be carefully packed away. From the 16th century, ornately carved bed frames and expensive textiles became popular. Inventories of Scottish aristocrats mention canopies as "roofs" and "chapel roofs", and

96-436: A bed with a canopy , which is usually hung with bed curtains . Functionally, the canopy and curtains keep the bed warmer and screen it from light and sight. On more expensive beds, they may also be elaborately ornamental. The canopy bed arose from a need for warmth and privacy in shared rooms without central heating. Private bedrooms where only one person slept were practically unknown in medieval and early modern Europe, as it

120-516: A group with a trained hiking guide who knows how to tell about the ways, nature and culture, landscape history and buildings. In addition, the numerous hikes, annual meetings and hikes under the stars provide an opportunity for sociable walking and celebrating together. In addition, the Association offers training for expert hiking guides, conservationists or youth workers, lessons in folk music, folk dancing, flag waving and more. The club operates

144-412: A network of European long-distance paths maintained by its member organisations to make it possible to walk all over Europe on foot to strengthen the connection people to people over the borders. From 2017 the network consists of 12 E-paths and covers more than 75.000 km crisscrossing Europe. An E-path is a long-distance path crossing a minimum of three European countries. Marking and maintenance of

168-770: A tenant. The Association maintains a network of hiking trails with a total length of over 20,000 kilometres (12,000 mi). In addition to numerous local hiking trails, there are also ten main hiking trails that can take days or weeks to traverse: In addition, the Swabian Jura Association maintains the following long-distance trails: On official occasions and celebrations of the club is the Albvereinslied sung: "Nun steckt dies Zeichen an den Hut, ihr Albvereinsgenossen“. The lyrics were written by founding member Eugen Nägele and were published in June 1890 in

192-669: A total of 29 observation towers on the Swabian Alb, but also in other areas of Baden-Württemberg, such as the Swabian-Franconian Forest and the Stromberg . The Association operates a total of 21 hostels with overnight accommodation, both on the Swabian Jura, and also in other areas of Baden-Württemberg. Most of them are staffed by local groups of volunteers on weekends and holidays; others are leased to

216-423: Is a network organisation working for promotion of walking, hiking, creating trails, exchange of the know-how over the borders and secure the rights of free access to nature for the walkers. Through this work, ERA also cares for protecting and developing of European cultural heritage and for strengthening of mutual understanding between European citizens. Already at the beginning of its existence, ERA started creating

240-581: Is also the training of qualified hiking guides. For this purpose, the homeland and hiking academy Baden-Württemberg was founded in 2001. It is a joint project of the Swabian Albverein together with the Black Forest Association . With their extensive hiking and events programs the local groups offer many opportunities for recreation, relaxation and socializing. Being a member of the Swabian Albverein does not just mean joining in

264-699: Is not only dedicated to hiking, but above all to regional culture and all its riches. Its goal is to cultivate and preserve both the special and the everyday within its territory from the Taubergrund to Lake Constance and from the Black Forest to the Nördlinger Ries . These include the protection of nature and landscape as well as the care of language, music, dance and song. This results in rich hiking and events programs and many opportunities for recreation, relaxation and socializing. An important goal

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288-636: The "Blättern des Schwäbischen Albvereinsn". The song is sung to the melody of the Frankenlied by Valentin Eduard Becker . The publishing house of the Schwäbischer Albverein has published literature on the Swabian Jura and adjoining regions since 1893, in addition to hiking guides and maps, they also publish material on history, geology, flora and fauna, nature conservation, folk art, songs and dialect. Besides individual titles,

312-695: The Albvereinsjugend presented the board game Quer durch BaWü (cross through Baden-Württemberg) with various excursion and hiking destinations around the club area. Folk dance and culture archive is in a hostel in Balingen. In the Haus der Volkskunst , the traditional Himmelbett is used as a hotel bed. European Ramblers%27 Association The European Ramblers Association ( ERA ; German : Europäische Wandervereinigung (EWV) ; French : Fédération Européenne de la Randonnée Pédestre (FERP) )

336-514: The Press currently publishes the series Natur – Heimat – Wandern , published since 1977 as well as hiking maps in the scale 1: 35,000 since 2003, and since 2017 also in the scale 1: 25,000. In addition, the association is also involved in cooperation on titles with other publishers, including hiking and leisure maps of the State Office for Geoinformation and Land Development Baden-Württemberg and

360-621: The Swabian Heimatkalender. The Press is a member of the Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels and the Landesverband Baden-Württemberg des Börsenvereins . The Blätter des Schwäbischen Albvereins , since their first issue on 12 May 1889, has published information about the activities of the association and provided a forum for material on local and national history. Albverein members receive

384-473: The bride's dowry. As status signifiers, these beds were often intricately decorated with auspicious motifs, particularly regarding fertility, longevity, and a happy marital union. In Germany, Frommern was the world capital of furniture during the Wirtschaftswunder . In Frommern , a line of high-polished industrial production takes up the ideas of the royal Hofebenist . In the Haus der Volkskunst

408-491: The first general meeting of the Association on May 5, 1889 Salzmann was unanimously elected chairman, Ernst Camerer secretary and deputy chairman, Gustav Ströhmfeld treasurer, and Eugen Nägele editor. The association is divided into 22 "districts" (Gaue). They are responsible for overseeing the local groups in their area. At present the association has 570 local groups. The main office is located in Stuttgart. The association

432-719: The invitation of Valentin Salzmann, the representatives of several beautification associations met in Plochingen with the aim of improving the work of the existing groups on the Albtrauf . At the inaugural meeting on November 12, 1888 in Plochingen Salzmann presented the first draft of the by-laws of the Albverein, which was inaugurated shortly thereafter. The first committee meeting took place on April 22, 1889. At

456-571: The local groups. Four mission statements shape the identity of the Albvereinsjugend: traveling together, nature and environmental protection, social and democratic action, between tradition and modernity. The central journal Stufe appears four times a year. The club's youth center Fuchsfarm is located on the Raichberg near Albstadt-Onstmettingen on the Swabian Jura, where since 1965 regular camps for young people are organized. In 2006,

480-610: The magazine for free, but it can also be subscribed to by non-members. Issues of the journal appear quarterly in an edition of 70,000 copies. In a digital archive, all issues from 1889 to today are available free of charge. The Schwäbische Albvereinsjugend (Swabian Albverein Youth) is a member of the Deutsche Wanderjugend , and is the youth organization of the association. It was founded in 1926 and has over 13,000 members and about 150 local children's and youth groups. Like

504-489: The main club, the Albvereinsjugend is divided into districts and local groups. The highest body is the Jugendvertreterversammlung (youth representatives' meeting), which meets three times a year. A full-time office in Stuttgart oversees the activities of the members in the territory of the association The Albvereinsjugend offers open youth work, and further education and recreation at club level and in

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528-452: The path is the responsibility of the member organisations. ERA also focuses on Leading Quality Trails - Best of Europe and sustainability. This article about a sports-related organization is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to sport in Europe is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Canopy bed A canopy bed is

552-437: The traditional Himmelbett is used as a hotel bed. Today's canopy beds generally fit into two categories: traditional and contemporary. Most traditional canopy beds have a Victorian aesthetic, with either metal rod frames or intricately carved wood frames and posts. These throwbacks also often feature ruffled, pleated, elaborate draping, sometimes with rather heavy cloth. In contrast, contemporary canopy beds generally employ

576-408: Was common for the wealthy and nobility to have servants and attendants who slept in the same room. Even in very modest homes, hanging a simple curtain across a room was not uncommon to shield the bed from cold drafts and create a division between living and sleeping spaces. Some late medieval European bed canopies with curtains were suspended from ceiling beams. In English, these canopies were known as

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