Scouting and Guiding in Austria
Scouting in Austria is served by multiple Scout associations, among them
- Pfadfinder und Pfadfinderinnen Österreichs, member of World Organization of the Scout Movement and WAGGGS, member of the Austrian National Youth Council
- Österreichischer Pfadfinderbund, 3000 members, founded 1914/reorganized 1949, member of the Austrian National Youth Council [1]
- Pfadfinder-Gilde Österreichs, founder member of the International Scout and Guide Fellowship, founded in 1951, 3000 members [2]
- Katholische Pfadfinderschaft Europas-Österreich (Catholic Scouts of Europe), affiliated to Union Internationale des Guides et Scouts d'Europe, founded in 1981 [3]
- Royal Rangers Austria, affiliated to Royal Rangers International, founded 1985
- Adventwacht, affiliated to Pathfinders International[4]
- Hashomer Hatzair, member of the Austrian National Youth Council [5]
- Muslimische Pfadfinderinnen und Pfadfinder Österreich (Islamic), founded in 2004 [6]
- Pfadfinder der Kirche Jesu Christi der Heiligen der Letzten Tage, is an organization of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, founded in 1974
- Europa Scouts, founded 1949 [7]
- Pfadfinderinnen und Pfadfinder Europas-Österreich, founded 2000 [8]
- Scouts of Europa - Europäische Pfadfinderbewegung, Prospect Member of the World Federation of Independent Scouts,[1] founded 2006 [9]
International Scout and Guide units in Austria
[edit]- Boy Scouts of America, served by the Transatlantic Council
- Girlguiding UK, served by British Guides in Foreign Countries
- Girl Scouts of the USA, served by USAGSO headquarters[2]
- Scouts et Guides de France operates one group in Vienna.[3]
- Hungarian Scouting, served by Külföldi Magyar Cserkészszövetség - Hungarian Scout Association in Exteris
- Homenetmen has one chapter in Vienna, founded in 1985[4]
See also
[edit]- Rudolf Carl von Slatin, early promoter and supporter of Scouting in Austria and Honorary Chief Scout
- Scouting in displaced persons camps
References
[edit]- ^ "Euroletter" (pdf). WFIS-Europe. April 2011. p. 18. Retrieved 2011-08-16.
- ^ "Facts about USA Girl Guides Overseas" (PDF). Girl Scouts of the USA. Retrieved 2010-10-03.
- ^ "Erascout" (in French). Scouts et Guides de France. Archived from the original on 2012-12-18. Retrieved 2012-10-17.
- ^ "Homenetmen Time Line" (PDF). Homenetmen Pasadena "Azadamard" Chapter. p. 6. Archived from the original (pdf) on 2012-03-30. Retrieved 2011-08-16.
