Klub slovenských turistov

Klub slovenských turistov (KST), or the Club of Slovak Tourists, is a Slovak tourism and outdoor recreation organization founded on 24 February 1990. It emerged from the division of the central Czechoslovak physical-education organization ČSTV into a Czech club (KČT) and a Slovak club (KST). Its first chairman was Dalimír Kubala, and its headquarters are in Bratislava. By statute, KST is the legal successor to earlier tourism organizations that operated on Slovak territory: the Club of Czechoslovak Tourists (KČST), the Club of Slovak Tourists and Skiers (KSTL), and the Slovak Union of Tourists (KZT), and it is one of the successors of the Czechoslovak Union of Physical Education (ČSTV). The club is a mass-membership association with close to 20,000 members organized into 36 regional councils and 434 local clubs. About one third of members are children and young people who belong to the Youth Tourist Sections (Turistické Oddiely Mládeže, TOM). KST's activities span walking, skiing, cycling, water, high-mountain, and equestrian tourism, as well as youth tourism and tourism for people with disabilities. It also trains tourism instructors and guides. A core public function of KST is the marking and maintenance of roughly 130,000 km of hiking trails in Slovakia. The club owns or co-owns mountain huts, including one in the Low Tatras (Chata pod Ďumbierom) and four in the High Tatras (Chata pod Rysmi, Téryho chata, Zbojnícka chata, and Chata pri Zelenom plese). It continues to publish the magazine Krásy Slovenska, first issued in 1921 by KČST. KST cooperates with similar organizations in neighbouring countries — PTTK in Poland, KČT in the Czech Republic, and MTSz in Hungary — and is a member of international tourism bodies including the European Ramblers' Association (EWV) and the International Federation of Popular Sports (IVV). Its official website serves as a hub for news, event invitations, regional yearbooks, member discounts, and an e-shop.

Klub slovenských turistov was founded on 24 February 1990 as a result of the division of the central Czechoslovak physical-education organization ČSTV into a Czech club (KČT) and a Slovak club (KST). Its first chairman was Dalimír Kubala. The club is based in Bratislava. By its statute, KST is the legal successor to tourism organizations that had operated on Slovak territory: the Club of Czechoslovak Tourists (KČST), the Club of Slovak Tourists and Skiers (KSTL), and the Slovak Union of Tourists (KZT). It is also one of the successors of the Czechoslovak Union of Physical Education (ČSTV). This lineage connects the modern club to a long tradition of organized tourism in Slovakia, including the publication of the magazine Krásy Slovenska, which first appeared in 1921 under KČST and which KST continues to publish. Since its founding, KST has grown into a mass-membership association with close to 20,000 members organized into 36 regional councils and 434 local clubs. About one third of the members are children and young people who belong to the Youth Tourist Sections (Turistické Oddiely Mládeže, TOM). The club's activities cover walking, skiing, cycling, water, high-mountain, and equestrian tourism, as well as youth tourism and tourism for people with disabilities. It also trains tourism instructors and guides. A central part of KST's work is the marking and maintenance of approximately 130,000 km of hiking trails in Slovakia. The club owns or co-owns mountain huts: one in the Low Tatras (Chata pod Ďumbierom) and four in the High Tatras (Chata pod Rysmi, Téryho chata, Zbojnícka chata, and Chata pri Zelenom plese). KST cooperates with similar organizations in neighbouring countries — PTTK in Poland, KČT in the Czech Republic, and MTSz in Hungary — and is a member of international tourism organizations: the European Ramblers' Association (EWV) and the International Federation of Popular Sports (IVV). Its official website provides news, event invitations, regional yearbooks, member discounts, and an e-shop.

• 1990

  KST founded on 24 February 1990 through the division of ČSTV into Czech (KČT) and Slovak (KST) clubs.

• 1921

  Magazine Krásy Slovenska first published by KČST; KST continues its publication.

A non-profit membership association and the leading Slovak organization for hiking, mountain tourism, and trail maintenance, with a strong youth and volunteer tradition.

• Marked hiking trails

  Approximately 130,000 km of marked and maintained hiking trails in Slovakia.

• Mountain huts

  Owns or co-owns Chata pod Ďumbierom in the Low Tatras and Chata pod Rysmi, Téryho chata, Zbojnícka chata, and Chata pri Zelenom plese in the High Tatras.

• Krásy Slovenska magazine

  Magazine first published in 1921 by KČST, still published by KST.

• Tourism instructor and guide training

  KST trains tourism instructors and guides.

1. 1Klub slovenských turistovkst.sk
2. 2Klub Słowackich Turystówpl.wikipedia.org
3. 3Wikidata Q11740276wikidata.org