!!!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. %%language [Back to the Austrian Version|AEIOU/Turnerbund,_Österreichischer,_ÖTB|class='wikipage austrian'] %% [{FreezeArticle author='AEIOU' template='Lexikon_1995_englisch'}] [{ALLOW view All}][{ALLOW comment All}][{ALLOW edit FreezeAdmin}]