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History of Naturism Summary from „The History of Naturism“ by Karl Dreßen Federations Focus February International Naturist Federation Newsletter Class 12, Issue 51, Publisher: INF-FNI February 2020 History of Naturism Summary from „the history of naturism“ by Karl Dreßen In February 1893 a small group of about 50 in its neighbourhood 2 former air-huts have been health-conscious friends with the same spirit sat converted to museums, whereby remembering together in a small pub at the Alfredhusbad in the life-reforming avant-garde. Essen-Rüttenscheid/Germany, to found an asso- ciation, the objective of which was to dissemina- In 1903 Paul Zimmermann founded the first na- te the principles of natural health care. For this turist site “Freilicht Klingberg” in Klingberg near purpose – in addition to the healthy lifestyle – the Lübeck in Ostholstein/Germany. Air-huts, sports complete body should be exposed to the sun and facilities and various romantic bathing spots tur- the air. The official name of the club was: ned the open-air park into an international mee- “Naturheil-Verein-Essen-Ruhr” and was entered ting point, especially for English-speaking visi- in the register of associations in 1905. This natu- tors. Unfortunately, this fantastic naturist site was rist club, the oldest worldwide, is still very active sold in 1981, after 75 years of existence, and since today, is now named “Licht-Luft-Sportgemein- then is no more at disposal to naturists. schaft Essen” and has its leisure site in the midd- le of the city, on the “Kaninenberghöhe”. This There is a small naturist colony near Etampes in club is officially listed in the Essen City Archives France, the first ever in France. The “Rhythmic as “Essener Traditionsverein”. Bildungsanstalt Hellerau” was founded by Emile Jaques-Dalcroze in this year 1904. This school In 1899 students from Steglitz in Germany formed for rhythm and dance had its training ground in the “Wandervögel”, that till 1910 included only free nature at the forest pounds, only 3 km away young men. Nude bathing soon became a habit form Volkerstorf near Dresden in Germany. From in this community, which was maintained even this school, which existed until 1914, well-known when girls joined this hiking movement. expressionist dancers such as Mary Wigman, Gret Palucca and Harald Kreuzberg appeared, and Shortly after the turn of the century, still in their students created then the naked expression 1900, a special kind of a natural sanatorium was dance in Germany, during the 1920s. created, which was of trendsetting importance for the development of common nude sunbathing. In Richard Ungewitter published many books, order to test the “philosophy of freedom” of thin- among others “Nackt” (1908) and “Kultur und king and acting in practice within a community, a Nacktheit” (1910). With each book the number group of artists, writers, philosophers and other of his readers grew, and this could even not be dropouts got together on a marvellous hill 350 m stopped by a two-yearlong process, temporary above Ascona/Ticino in Switzerland, who develo- confiscation and pulping of his books. Richard ped a fascinating charisma. The initiators were Ungewitter always felt himself as founder of the the Belgian entrepreneur’s son Henri Oedekoven naturism, but on the other hand, he admitted that and Ida Hoffmann, an Austrian pianist and piano he came in contact with naturism through Pudor teacher, who met at Arnold’s natural sanatorium. (pseudonym H. Scham). In 1908 the news came It was supposed to become a social experiment, from France that more and more people were what the two started together with their friends using the small bays in the south of the country Lotte Hattemer, Karl Gustav Gräser and Jenny for nude sunbathing, and that with the express Hoffmann. A colony of high spirit people in a consent of the superior, the Catholic Diocese of blessed climate under der southern sun. It was Marseille. about to urbanize the ridge, which they renamed “Monte Verità” (Mountain of the Truth). Air huts, The First World War 1914-1918 was a serious separate zones for air- and sunbaths were built, setback for naturists. During the war, in 1915, a in which, for the first time in the recent years, the first naturist group was founded in Vienna/Au- common nude bathing was practised by women stria. A very lively development started all over and men. In 1926 “Monte Verità” was sold and Europa after the First World War. Especially in the today there is a large hotel in a large natural park, difficult post-war period in Germany and Austria 1 it clearly showed the value of sunbathing and Naturist magazines. For that reason, he was moderate naturist sports for the maintaining the accused on 25th March 1926 of “distribution of public health. The former unions woke up again, trash literature” and sentenced by the police new associations sprang up like mushrooms. judge to a fine of 30,00 Swiss Francs. But an ap- After the war, on the one hand, the location of pellation to the High Court of the Canton of Bern the naturist site was still kept secret, in view of then led to an acquittal on 29th September 1926. the unhealthy curiosity of many people, on the Edi Fankhauser published the document “Nudity other hand many restrictions and prejudices by in Court” in 1930, which was then updated in the authorities of the pre-war period had already 1984 and reissued under the new title “Kampf been dropped. The naturist movement grew up und Sieg der FKK” (Fight and Victory of Natu- very rapidly, until the “National Socialist Era”. rism”). Step by step, naturism acquired a certain right in public, it became more and more debatable and, That theologians also stood up for naturism and yes, it became socially acceptable; however, it still stand up today, namely theoretically and did not yet achieve the public tolerance by the practically, is not an isolated case. In 1927 Paul laws during this period, which, as is well known, Gastrow published the article “Background of the always lags behind the opinion of the public. Nude Movement” in the magazine “Die Freude”. Gastrow was a Protestant pastor and writer, he In 1921 Adolf Koch founded the “Körperkultur- was a youth educator and worked in the Youth schule” in Berlin, a socialist naturist group. This Welfare office in Hamburg. In the Luneburg trial school offered gymnastics classes and lectures he was invited as an expert and on 26th October on questions about life reform. The members 1926 (at that time he was affiliated to the Naturist were examined by a doctor, health sheets were Movement for 10 years already) he said in court: elaborated, and individual instructions were I have the greatest confidence that this move- given. Gymnastics teachers were trained in a ment is of great importance for the reconstruc- seminar. Alfred Koch repeatedly presented the tion of the nation. results of his physical culture works to the pu- blic, mass gymnastic exercises, so-called “nude In the years 1926 and 1927, several naturist as- matinees” were shown. sociations were established in Vienna/Austria, some of which were groups of German associa- The term “Freikörperkultur” (Free Body Culture), tions or based on experience, among them also coined in 1921, had not yet prevailed everywhe- the later “Insel” and “Sonnenfreunde”. The close re. In those days, even until the 50’s and 60s, cooperation with Germany was already given by people in many, not only German regions, talked the historical origins of naturism, because the about “Lichtmenschen” and Lichtfreunden”, Austrian movement did not have own publicati- about Lichtbewegung” and “Lichtkampf”, even ons. about “Lichtkleid” (“Lightmen, Lightfriends, Lightmovement and Lichtfight, Lichtclothing”). In 1929 the alliances formed in the RFK (Reich Association for Free Body Culture) aim for the As the 1. Club in Great Britain, the club “English health improvement of the nation in physical, Gymnosophist Society” created as 1- club a Na- mental and moral relationship through natural turist Site in Wickford/Essex, which was called living lifestyle. Abstinence from alcohol and ni- “The Camp”. This naturist site had been rented cotine, at least on the sites and at other events, by a female club member, known as “Moonella”. is a requirement in all associations. Today, the As further good news was the creation of “The movement, which wants to make the culture of Sunshine League” by Dr. Saleeby and in June the freed body to a possible general way of life, “The Sun RAyClub” and “the “New Life Socie- has already for a long time reached a mature ty” were founded under the direction of Captain stage from the initial attempts, and one can no H.H. Vincent. longer imagine today’s life without it. We should critically think about whether this movement re- In January 1926 the “Vrije Lichamms Kultuur- mains necessary or whether, still unknown some beweging VLK” was created in The Netherlands. decades ago, after some more decades of further At the beginning the VLK did not have its own development, it will still exist. grounds, therefore the dunes in “Soester” were used. Later a garden was set up as a site and af- The joy of the body is, once and for all, recaptu- ter the move from Laren to Hilversum a beautiful red as an achievement that simply is needed for private area with a play- and sports tent, flower a healthy life and the question arises whether garden and campsite was set up. an organized movement to practice naturism will continuously be necessary or is only a tem- In Switzerland Eduard Fankhauser had pu- porary phenomenon. Magnus Weidmann tended blished, propagated and above all exhibited to take the latter view but emphasized that the 2 naturist movement still had many tasks for the Austria, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, near future and could not make itself unneces- Italy, Netherlands, and Switzerland.
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