Symposium of the German Gymnastics Federation
On November 16 and 17, 2023, the German Gymnastics Federation will hold a symposium on the founding of the DTB 175 years ago in Hanau. For all further information on the event, please refer to the…
Theater walks 2023 lead through Jahn memorials
"Fresh, free, cheerful and pious - that is the gymnast's wealth. Who was the so-called "Turnvater Jahn"? How did he come to Freyburg? Why is the town of Freyburg the Mecca of…
Sound views of life of the tomcat Murr
When E.T.A. Hoffman, born in Königsberg in 1776, was writing "Lebens-Ansichten des Katers Murr," he was commissioned to investigate the demagogue trial against the "gymnastics father" Friedrich Ludwig Jahn.…
Jahn's godson Meffert
As part of this year's Jahnturnfest, the Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Gesellschaft e.V. in cooperation with the Freyburg parish office and the Berlin church music director and organist of the Berlin Marienkirche, Kilian Nauhaus, and the worldwide celebrated…
“The Cold Rings – 1964 all-German to Tokyo.”
In 2021, the Summer Olympics will be held in Tokyo for the first time since 1964. On the occasion of this not only sporting but also media mega-event and the fact that this year also…
Jahnturnfest 2021 cancelled!
Due to the Corona pandemic, no Friedrich Ludwig Jahn Gymnastics Festival will take place in Freyburg (Unstrut) in 2021. The decision was announced by the Landesturnverband Sachsen-Anhalt and the city of Freyburg last week. Until the present time is…
Web symposium “Supporting the empire?”
January 18, 2021 marks the 150th anniversary of the proclamation of the German Empire. For this reason, the AG Orte der Demokratiegeschichte (Working Group on the History of Democracy) is organizing a nationwide series of events and making resources available to…
