Bund der Egerländer Gmoin

The Bund der Egerländer Gmoin (officially Bund der Eghalanda Gmoin e.V. – Bund der Egerländer, abbreviated BdEG) is a German expellee association that was originally founded in 1907 to represent the interests of the German-speaking population of the Egerland, a historical region now divided between the Czech Republic and Bavaria. After the expulsion of Germans from the Egerland by the Czechoslovak Republic following the Second World War, the BdEG transformed into a Vertriebenenverband, an organization dedicated to preserving the heritage, customs, and community of displaced Egerländer and their descendants. The association is structured into regional state associations (Landesverbände), which in turn are composed of individual Egerländer Gmoin, the local community groups that form the base of the organization. Its registered office is at Fikentscherstr. 24, 95615 Marktredwitz, Germany. The BdEG is a member of the Bund der Vertriebenen (BdV), the umbrella organization of German expellee groups. Its current authorized board representative is Helmut Kindl. The BdEG's activities center on cultural preservation: maintaining the Egerländer dialect, traditional dress, music, dance, and history. It supports the Egerland-Museum through a Förderverein (support association) founded in 1994, publishes materials on Egerländer heritage, and organizes Bundestreffen (federal meetings) that bring together members from across Germany. The association also maintains youth groups (Egerland-Jugend) in several German states. Its website, egerlaender.de, serves as a hub for reports by state associations and Gmoin, and its 2024 relaunch was supported by the Stiftung Egerer Stadtwald.

The Bund der Eghalanda Gmoin (BdEG) was founded on 10 November 1907 in Tetschen (now Děčín, Czech Republic), following a preliminary meeting on 12 May 1907 at the Gmoi Teplitz-Schönau. The initiative came from the Gmoi Tetschen-Bodenbach, which in 1906 published a call in the journal "Unser Egerland" for the unification of all Egerländer associations in Austria. The purpose was to foster love of the homeland, renew old acquaintances, and cultivate local customs, traditions, and the mother tongue. By 1912 the association had over 700 members. In 1914 the first Gmoin abroad (New York, Trieste) were established and joined the BdEG. After the incorporation of German-speaking areas into the newly founded Czechoslovakia in 1918, only Gmoin resident there could be members. On 24 February 1924, Gmoin in the German Reich founded the Reichsbund der Eghalanda Gmoin. On 1 October 1938, after the annexation of the Sudetenland by Nazi Germany, all association activities were initially banned, but the BdEG was allowed to continue as a homeland association with its own traditional dress. In 1945/46, with the proclamation of the Second Czechoslovak Republic, the Egerländer were expropriated and expelled during the expulsion of Germans from Czechoslovakia. The first post-war Bundestreffen was held in 1949 in Rothenburg ob der Tauber. On 27 August 1950, the BdEG was re-founded at the second Bundestreffen in Schwäbisch Hall. Since then, it has functioned as a Vertriebenenverband (expellee association), preserving the cultural heritage of the Egerländer and supporting the Egerland-Museum. The Förderverein Egerland-Museum was founded in 1994 and registered in 1995. The BdEG is a member of the Bund der Vertriebenen (BdV). Its website was relaunched in 2024 with support from the Stiftung Egerer Stadtwald.

• 2024

  Website relaunched with support from Stiftung Egerer Stadtwald.

• 1995

  Förderverein registered in the register of associations.

• 1994

  Förderverein Egerland-Museum founded.

• 1950

  Re-founding of the BdEG on 27 August at the second Bundestreffen in Schwäbisch Hall.

• 1949

  First post-war Bundestreffen in Rothenburg ob der Tauber.

• 1945

  Expulsion of Germans from Czechoslovakia; Egerländer expropriated and forced to leave.

• 1938

  After Sudetenland annexation, association activities banned but BdEG allowed to continue as homeland association.

• 1924

  Reichsbund der Eghalanda Gmoin founded in the German Reich on 24 February.

• 1918

  After incorporation into Czechoslovakia, only Gmoin resident there may be members.

• 1914

  First Gmoin abroad (New York, Trieste) join the BdEG.

• 1912

  Membership exceeds 700.

• 1907

  Preliminary meeting on 12 May in Teplitz-Schönau; founding on 10 November in Tetschen.

• 1906

  Call for unification of Egerländer associations published in "Unser Egerland".

A heritage and expellee association dedicated to preserving Egerländer culture, language, and community.

Product categories. Cultural events and Bundestreffen · Publications on Egerländer history and customs · Support for the Egerland-Museum · Youth groups (Egerland-Jugend)

1. 1Bund der Egerländer Gmoin official websiteegerlaender.de
2. 2Geschichte des BdEGegerlaender.de
3. 3Geschichte & Brauchtumegerlaender.de
4. 4Förderverein Egerland-Museum - Wir über unsegerlaender.de
5. 5Bund der Egerländer Gmoin - Wikidatawikidata.org
6. 6Bund der Eghalanda Gmoin - Wikipediade.wikipedia.org