The Kohte is the typical tent

Tent

A tent is a shelter consisting of sheets of fabric or other material draped over or attached to a frame of poles or attached to a supporting rope. While smaller tents may be free-standing or attached to the ground, large tents are usually anchored using guy ropes tied to stakes or tent pegs...

 of German

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

 Scouting

Scouting

Scouting, also known as the Scout Movement, is a worldwide youth movement with the stated aim of supporting young people in their physical, mental and spiritual development, that they may play constructive roles in society....

 and the German Youth Movement

German Youth Movement

The German Youth Movement is a collective term for a cultural and educational movement that started in 1896. It consists of numerous associations of young people that focus on outdoor activities. The movement included German Scouting and the Wandervogel...

. It was developed about 1930 by Eberhard Koebel

Eberhard Koebel

Eberhard Koebel was a German youth leader, writer and publisher.Eberhard Koebel was born in Stuttgart on June 22, 1907. From the age of 13, in 1920, Koebel was a member of the Wandervogel...

 as a variation of the Sami

Sami people

The Sami people, also spelled Sámi, or Saami, are the arctic indigenous people inhabiting Sápmi, which today encompasses parts of far northern Sweden, Norway, Finland, the Kola Peninsula of Russia, and the border area between south and middle Sweden and Norway. The Sámi are Europe’s northernmost...

 lavvu

Lavvu

Lavvu is a temporary dwelling used by the Sami people of northern Scandinavia. It has a design similar to a Native American tipi but is less vertical and more stable in high winds. It enables the indigenous cultures of the treeless plains of northern Scandinavia and the high arctic of Eurasia to...

 and became very quickly popular within the Bündische Jugend. In 1935, its use was banned throughout Germany by Hitler Youth

Hitler Youth

The Hitler Youth was a paramilitary organization of the Nazi Party. It existed from 1922 to 1945. The HJ was the second oldest paramilitary Nazi group, founded one year after its adult counterpart, the Sturmabteilung...

 official Arthur Axmann; groups still using it were considered "cultural bolshevists" and prosecuted. After World War II

World War II

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, the Kohte was reintroduced in German Scouting

Scouting in Germany

The Scout movement in Germany consists of about 150 different associations and federations with about 260,000 Scouts and Guides.Scouting in Germany started in 1909. German Scouting later became involved with the German Youth Movement, of which the Wandervogel was a part...

and became the most used type of tent in German Scouting.

A typical Kohte accommodates a patrol of six to eight Scouts. Derived from the Kohte was the Jurte (yurt) as a larger tent used for larger groups. Both tents are designed to have an open fire within the tent.

External links

• 75 Jahre Kohte – mit der Freischarlilie fing es an ; on the history of the Kohte
• Schwarzzeltarchiv ; collection of materials on the Kohte, including instructions for buildup
• Fichtelgebirge District Scouts - Germany ; Description of various Black Tents