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https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.17234/RadoviZHP.55.24
Rules of the Croatian Sokol Gymnastics Association in Čazma (Summary)
Marina Junger
Abstract
The beginnings of the Sokol movement are tied to Bohemia, whence it spread inside the Habsburg Monarchy. In Croatia, its beginnings are associated with the end of Bach’s absolutism and the elevation of Ivan Mažuranić to the post of ban (royal governor) in 1873. With the passage of the Public School and Teacher Training College Organization Act, physical education became a mandatory course in all primary and secondary schools and teacher training colleges, and the members of the Croatian Sokol were placed in charge of instruction. The Sokol idea thus expanded into the smallest communities that had schools and physical education classes. This idea also made its way to Čazma. Rules were drawn up to govern the functioning of the Sokol associations. The first rules were compiled in 1874 by the Zagreb association, since this was the first to be established in Croatia. The “Rules of the Croatian Sokol Zagreb Gymnastics Association” were ratified at the end of that year. To ensure that the associations established later would have their own rules, Hinko Mašek Bosnodolski released a booklet called Sokolsko vježbanje. Prva uputa za sokolska društva [Sokol Exercise. First Instructions for Sokol Associations] in 1894 which contained the “Basic Rules for Sokol Associations Organized According to the Zagreb Sokol Rules.” The rules of the Croatian Sokol Gymnastics Association in Čazma were written in 1912, and ratified on 21 January 1913. The activities of the Croatian Sokol in Čazma were essential to the development of sports and the establishment of sports clubs and associations in the wider Čazma area.
Keywords
Croatian Sokol, Čazma, rules, Gymnastics Association, 20th century, sports
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Publication date:
20.4.2024.
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