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Fichtelgebirge Club

Logo: fichtelgebirgsverein.de4

Hiking club

The Fichtelgebirge Club (German: Fichtelgebirgsverein or FGV) is a large walking club and local heritage society in Bavaria and recognised conservation group with 20,000 members in 55 local groups. As the name says, its main sphere of activity is in the Fichtel Mountains in north Bavaria. Its emblem is the Arctic starflower (the Siebenstern).2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1888Founded1
  • Industryenvironment1
  • HeadquartersWunsiedel, Germany1
  • Websitewww.fichtelgebirgsverein.de
  • Legal formRegistered association (eingetragener Verein)1
  • Kind of organizationHiking club1
  • LEI529900S4V8ES55FB6G773
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusIssued and current3
  • Registered addressBrunnbergstraße 31, 95493 Bischofsgrün, Germany3
  • Registered withLocal Court Hof, VR 1153

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The Fichtelgebirge Club (German: Fichtelgebirgsverein or FGV) is a large walking club and local heritage society in Bavaria and recognised conservation group with 20,000 members in 55 local groups. As the name says, its main sphere of activity is in the Fichtel Mountains in north Bavaria. Its emblem is the Arctic starflower (the Siebenstern).2

The story

In 1878 the Fichtel Mountains Section (Sektion Fichtelgebirg) of the German and Austrian Alpine Club was founded in Wunsiedel. From the outset it focussed only on the development of the Fichtel Mountains. In 1888 the section was disbanded and the FGV founded with its headquarters in Wunsiedel. For a long time it was headed by the master forester (Forstmeister) of Wunsiedel. Over the course of time branches were formed in the surrounding villages and around the turn of the 20th century membership numbers had risen to 1000.

The club enjoyed encouraging growth Aufschwung after the First World War, in 1924 it had 38 local branches with 7000 members. After the Second World War, which had brought the club's activities to a standstill, it underwent a rapid regeneration which saw the foundation of numerous youth groups. In 1936 the headquarters of the club moved to Hof; it returned to Wunsiedel in 2003/04.

From Wikipedia’s article on Fichtelgebirge Club, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5

Timeline

  1. 1888Founded Founded1

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