Sauerländischer Gebirgsverein
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The '"Sauerländische of mountain association", briefly "SGV", an association is for hiking
Hiking
Hiking is an outdoor activity which consists of walking in natural environments, often in mountainous or other scenic terrain. People often hike on hiking trails. It is such a popular activity that there are numerous hiking organizations worldwide. The health benefits of different types of hiking...

 and Nordic Walking
Nordic walking
Nordic walking, originally known as ski walking, is a physical activity and a sport consisting of walking with poles similar to ski poles.-Origin:...

.

The association was founded in 1891 by forest advice Ernst Ehmsen and Karl Féaux de Lacroix from mountain Arns in Sauerland
Sauerland
The Sauerland is a rural, hilly area spreading across most of the south-eastern part of North Rhine-Westphalia, in parts heavily forested and, apart from the major valleys, sparsely inhabited...

 and today has about 50,000 members. He organises events and is involved it in the area of the nature conservation.

The association looks after numerous footpath
Long-distance trail
Long-distance trails are the longer recreational trails mainly through rural areas, used for non-motorised recreational travelling ....

 e, among the rest, him Ruhr height way. He is legitimised beside the nature reserve
Nature reserve
A nature reserve is a protected area of importance for wildlife, flora, fauna or features of geological or other special interest, which is reserved and managed for conservation and to provide special opportunities for study or research...

 en only by this to mark footpaths. This are about 34,000 km from what about 4,300 km are expelled as SGV-main footpaths. The association area encloses beside Sauerland also this Ruhr area
Ruhr Area
The Ruhr, by German-speaking geographers and historians more accurately called Ruhr district or Ruhr region , is an urban area in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. With 4435 km² and a population of some 5.2 million , it is the largest urban agglomeration in Germany...

, this cathedral country, Bergische country
Bergisches Land
The Bergisches Land is a low mountain range region within the state of Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, east of Rhine river, south of the Ruhr. The landscape is shaped by woods, meadows, rivers and creeks and contains over 20 artificial lakes...

 as well as this winner's country.

For the members the magazine äKreuz & Querô is published every three months with an edition by 46,000 copies. Editor in chief is of the Iserlohn
Iserlohn
Iserlohn is a city in the Märkischer Kreis district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is the largest city by population and area within the district and the Sauerland region.-Geography:...

 he journalist "Thomas Reunert". In October, 2006 the delegates chose the head of the district authority Märkischen of the Brandenburg March of circle, Aloys Steppuhn, the president.

Literature

  • Walter Hostert: "History of the little Sauerland broad of mountain association - idea and action - Yesterday - Today - morning." Published from the little Sauerland broads mountain association inc., mountain Arns, in 1966.
  • Susanne Falk: "Of The Sauerländische mountain association - Maybe we are the modern from the day after tomorrow." Bouvier publishing company, Bonn 1990, ISBN 3-416-80653-0.

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