A Turnerschaft is a kind of

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, a German student corporation, similar to

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in the US and Canada. The Turnerschaften are a sports corps, and students practice the

Mensur Academic fencing (german: link=no, akademisches Fechten) or is the traditional kind of fencing practiced by some student corporations () in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Latvia, Estonia, and, to a minor extent, in Belgium, Lithuania, and Pol ...

(academic fencing). Most Turnerschaften are members of either the

Coburger Convent The Coburger Convent der akademischen Landsmannschaften und Turnerschaften (abbreviation: CC) is an association of 100 German and Austrian Studentenverbindungen, all of which are based on the principle of tolerance. Its full name is ''Coburger Con ...

or the Marburger Convent.

Notable Turnerschaft members

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Literature

* Edwin A. Biedermann, "Logen, Clubs und Bruderschaften", Droste-Verlag, 2007, 2.AUfl., , 415 Seiten

External links

Coburger Convent - Dachverband der akademischen Landsmannschaften und Turnerschaften
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