Turnverein movement
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The Turnverein movement was a 19th-century German gymnastics and physical culture movement that combined exercise with nationalist and liberal ideals, inspiring similar organizations across Europe and beyond.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Turnen movement | 1 |
| Turnverein movement canonical | 1 |
Statements (69)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
gymnastics movement
ⓘ
nationalist movement ⓘ physical culture movement ⓘ social movement ⓘ |
| associatedWithClass |
artisans
ⓘ
students ⓘ urban middle class ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
1848 revolutions
ⓘ
surface form:
Revolutions of 1848
Wars of Liberation against Napoleon ⓘ |
| coreActivity |
apparatus gymnastics
ⓘ
gymnastics ⓘ outdoor training ⓘ physical exercise ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| culturalImpact |
creation of Turner halls in immigrant communities
ⓘ
integration of gymnastics into school curricula ⓘ linking sport with nationalism in Central Europe ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Friedrich Ludwig Jahn ⓘ |
| geographicSpread |
Austria
ⓘ
Bohemia ⓘ Brazil ⓘ German states ⓘ Switzerland ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
other immigrant communities overseas ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
German Turner movement
ⓘ
Turnverein movement ⓘ
surface form:
Turnen movement
Turner movement ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Turner societies
ⓘ
Turnvereine ⓘ |
| ideology |
German nationalism
ⓘ
anti-Napoleonic nationalism ⓘ liberalism ⓘ republicanism ⓘ |
| inception |
1810s
ⓘ
early 19th century ⓘ |
| influenced |
American Turner societies
ⓘ
European gymnastics associations ⓘ Czech gymnastics (Sokol) ⓘ
surface form:
Sokol movement
YMCA physical culture programs ⓘ modern physical education in the United States ⓘ nationalist youth organizations in Central Europe ⓘ school physical education in Germany ⓘ workers' sports associations ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
German Romantic nationalism
ⓘ
Prussian military drill traditions ⓘ |
| movementGoal |
moral education
ⓘ
national unity ⓘ physical fitness of German youth ⓘ political mobilization against foreign domination ⓘ promotion of liberal constitutional reforms ⓘ |
| notableLeader |
Ernst Eiselen
ⓘ
Friedrich Ludwig Jahn ⓘ Karl Friedrich Friesen ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Concert of Europe
ⓘ
surface form:
Metternich system
conservative governments in German states ⓘ |
| organizationalForm |
club-based structure
ⓘ
voluntary association ⓘ |
| sloganOrMotto | a strong body supports a strong nation ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
periodic bans
ⓘ
police surveillance ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| typicalActivity |
Turnfeste
ⓘ
choral singing ⓘ mass gymnastics festivals ⓘ patriotic celebrations ⓘ political speeches ⓘ |
| typicalFacility |
Turnplatz
ⓘ
gymnasium ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Turnen movement