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KÈT is an abbreviation of the Czech Tourist Club.
The history of the club dates back to 1888, when it was founded by
a group of patriots around Vojta Náprstek. The more than 100-year history of the
KÈT includes not only the organization of tourist events and association
activities, but also, for example, important activities around the Jubilee
Exhibition in 1891, the construction of the Praha Petøín lookout tower and
cable car. During the First Republic (before 1938), the Club was relatively
mobile, it also owned a number of cottages and even castles. After the Second
World War, KÈT was practically abolished and assimilated into ÈSTV. The
resumption of activities took place only after the Velvet Revolution in 1989. (see
History of KÈT)
Today, KÈT has about 40,000 members, of which almost a quarter are
young people.
The basic organizational unit of KÈT are departments (odbory) which
are grouped into 14 areas identical with the borders of regions. Everything is
covered by the KÈT headquarters based in Praha.
Every year, KÈT members organize over a thousands events for club
members and unorganized people interested in all types of tourism – hiking,
biking, skiing, water tourism, motorcycling, speleotourism, alpine tourism,
tourism for the disabled and most recently hippotourism. Youth tourist sections
are associated in the TOM CR Association.
The Czech Tourists Club publishes the „Turista“ magazine for its
members – and for the public.
Links
About KÈT
Footpath marking in
Czech Republic
Download
The system of waymarking
trails in the Czech Republic, download EN (pdf, 2.1 MByte)
Das Markierungssystem der Wanderwege in
der Tschechischen Republik DE (pdf, 2.2 MByte)
IVV – The International Federation of Popular Sports
The IVV was founded in 1968. A few walkers from Switzerland, Liechtenstein, and Germany
met in Lindau, Germany and decided to found an international federation with the aim of organizing a
sport that everyone could participate in, without classification and obligatory times.
The IVV sanctions non-competitive events in walking, biking, swimming, skiing, skating,
and snowshoeing.
Walking is the most popular of the Popular Sports — known by the German term Volkssports. Thus, the
walking events in the USA are often called volksmarches or volkswalks. Volks translates as „people“
or „popular“.
The IVV was founded in 1968. A few walkers from Switzerland, Liechtenstein, and Germany
met in Lindau, Germany and decided to found an international federation with the aim of organizing a
sport that everyone could participate in, without classification and obligatory times.
What is a volkssport walking event like? Going on a Volksmarch page takes you through a
walking event from start to finish. Links take you off to explain various aspects and to lead you
into the AVA's website to clubs and events.
The standard minimum distance worldwide is 10 kilometers (6.2 miles), and 20-kilometer
trails must also be offered. Shorter routes of 5 kilometers (3.1 miles) are also common in North
America. Functionally disadvantaged walkers/wheelchairs are encouraged to complete whatever distance
they can do comfortably.
The walks are non-competitive. Walkers register and begin the walk throughout a long
start window. The only time factor is to end by a time three hours after the start closes.
Along the way, the route is marked and there are checkpoints with water and candy to
provide a pause. At the finish, every walker is a winner and can receive the event award — a medal,
patch, mug, etc.
There are also thousands of year-round walks, which you can walk at any time, guided by
a map.
Walkers reward themselves for walking in different states, provinces, and countries.
The IVV hosts an Olympiad every two years to bring together walkers from all over the world. Several
tour companies structure their tours around volkssport events. Many IML Walking Association walking
events are also sanctioned by the IVV, allowing walkers to be doubly rewarded.
With volkssport events, you can enjoy seeing your local area at walking speed and you
can incorporate their walking events into your travels throughout your state/province, country or
around the world.
Link
The International Federation of Popular Sports / The International Federation of Popular Sports