Associations and social life in Teharje before the Second World War

Abstract

The emergence of the first associations in Teharje is closely connected with political and national struggles between the Slovenes and Germans before the First World War. In the interwar period, social life in Teharje began to flourish and the number of associations soared. New singing, gymnastic and political associations emerged, as well as a fire brigade and rank organisations. Most associations were apolitical; there were Catholic, liberal and pro-Yugoslav associations, as well as a few workers’ organisations. Teharje-based associations, their operations and social life are mostly described by relying on various newspaper articles and to some degree archival materials and literature. Most archival materials of individual associations have been lost. Many associations were banned and dissolved during the German occupation of the Slovenian territory and never resumed their operations after the Second World War.