Sauerländer Heimatbund Explained

The Sauerländer Heimatbund (English: Sauerland Home Federation) ^[1] is a non-profit NGO in Germany. Their purpose is to adhere to and honour the cultural roots, heritage and traditions the Sauerland area. It was founded in 1921 ^[2] in Meschede.

History

The organisation was founded by the Roman Catholic priest Franz Hoffmeister as a community of traditional students. Like similar organisations in Germany, it was founded because of the experiences of World War I. During the Third Reich activities were interrupted. Specific aspects of Heimat — love and attachment to homeland and the rejection of anything foreign — left the idea vulnerable to easy assimilation into the fascist "blood and soil" literature of the National Socialists.

Bylaws

The registered voluntary association has over 3,000 members. As in all other German associations of this type, an annual meeting is compulsory. In the 21st century annual meetings were held in Balve (2004),^[3] Meschede (2005), Arnsberg (2006) ^[4] and Allendorf (2007),^[5]

Notable members

Theodor Pröpper (1896–1979), composer
Franz Lenze (1910–2005), politician
Friedhelm Ackermann (1934–2006), photographer
Werner Ahrens, designer

Chairman

Elmar Reuter

Literature

Landeskundliche Schriftenreihe für das kurkölnische Sauerland. Darin u.a.:
- Helmut Müller (Bearb.): Die Urkunden des Klosters Bredelar. Fredeburg, 1994.
- Manfred Wolf (Bearb.) : Die Urkunden des Klosters Oelinghausen : Regesten. Fredeburg, 1992
Sauerland : Zeitschrift des Sauerländer Heimatbundes
Erika Richter: 75 Jahre Sauerländer Heimatbund. In: Sauerland 29/1996. S.123-159
Dieter Wurm: 85 Jahre Sauerländer Heimatbund. In: Sauerland 3/2006. S.107
Sauerland, Zeitschrift des Sauerländer Heimatbundes, Publisher: Sauerländer Heimatbund

Notes and References

[Heimat]
http://www.rund-um-ramsbeck.de/archiv/1993/0393ub.html Rund ums Ramsbeck Archiv - März 1993
http://www.bönemann.de/html/body_jahrestagung_shb_in_balve.html Jahrestagung SHB in Balve
http://www.sauerlaender-heimatbund.de/mitgliederversammlung_des_sauerlaender_heimatbundes_in_arnsberg.html Die Mitgliederversammlung des Sauerländer Heimatbundes in Arnsberg – Eine überzeugende Demonstration für die Region - von Hans Wevering
http://www.dorfinfo.de/sundern/news/detail.php?nr=12288&kategorie=news Sauerländer Heimatbund wurde in Allendorf erstklassig aufgenommen