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German Turners with a pommel horse Members of a German turnverein club posing with a pommel horse and other gymnastics equipment, c. 1900–10.

turnverein

German association of gymnasts
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turnverein, (from German turnen, “to practice gymnastics,” and Verein, “club, union”), association of gymnasts founded by the German teacher and patriot Friedrich Ludwig Jahn in Berlin in 1811. The term now also denotes a place for physical exercise. The early turnvereins were centers for the cultivation of health and vigor through gymnastic exercise, including the use of such modern gymnastic equipment as the horizontal bar, parallel bars, pommel horse, and vault. The organizations were also...

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