History of scouting in hungary

The birth of the movement

1907 The first scout camp on Brownsea Island1909 An extract from the “Scouting for Boys” appears in Hungarian translation. In the same year, a high-schoolstudent receives the “Scouting for Boys” as a gift. Later, together with his fellows he establishes one of the first scout groups in Hungary.1910 The leaders of the Hungarian YMCA found the first scout group, the “BKIE” Troop 1.

The first hungarian scout camp

1920 Hungary can not participate in the first Jamboree. As the consequence of the Peace Treaty of Versailles, many hungarian scout groups get over the new borders and continue their work. The Hungarian Scout magazine is founded.1922 The later prime minister of Hungary, Pál Teleki is appointed as Chief Scout.1924 First leader training camps in Hungary

1912 The Hungarian Scout Association is founded on the 28th of December.1913 “Raft tour on the river Vág”, lasting 17 days, in volving 105 participants and 6 immense rafts.1914 The outbreak of WW I. A hard time for scouting. 1919 The communist take over the power and ban scouting. The Association revive after the revolution.

The first scout

leaders

Scouts in the raft tour on the riverVág

Scouts carying the wounded

Pál Teleki, Chief Scout of Hungary

“Hungarian Scout” magazine

Decoration given to scouts during WWI

One of the first scout troops

Scout camp in 1913