Turnerbund, Österreichischer, ÖTB#

Turnerbund, Oesterreichischer, (OeTB), sports association founded in 1952 with headquarters in Linz, consisting of those former associations of the Deutscher Turnerbund which were not disbanded in 1919 and of a large number of new organisations (sports and gymnastic clubs). Following the ideas of F. L. Jahn, the Oesterreichischer Turnerbund promotes gymnastics as a branch of physical education that is conducive to general physical fitness.