Berchtesgaden (pps) When Berchtesgaden, Germany, will host the 54th Congress of the International Luge Federation, FIL, on June 29-30, the luge family will meet for the third time in this Bavarian market community. Berchtesgaden previously staged the FIL Congresses in 1979 and 1985. “I am pleased that this Congress will take place at my home town. That’s something special, of course, “ said FIL President Josef Fendt, managing director of the municipality of Berchtesgaden.
Davos in Switzerland not only is the founding place of the International Luge Federation, but also hosted four Congresses (1954, 1957, 1965, 2003) thus leading in organising the annuals meetings. Three Congresses each were staged by Innsbruck (1964, 1977, 1993) and Imst (1956, 1963, 1978) in Austria in addition to Berchtesgaden. Innsbruck will equalize Davos next year by hosting the Congress on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of FIL. The 54 annual assemblies of FIL were held in altogether 15 countries.
All FIL Congresses
1 CORTINA D’AMPEZZO/ITA 1953
2 DAVOS/SUI 1954
3 OSLO/NOR 1955
4 IMST/AUT 1956
5 DAVOS/SUI 1957
6 KRYNICA/POL 1958
7 VILLARD DE LANS/FRA 1959
8 GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN/FRG 1960
9 GIRENBAD/SUI 1961
10 KRYNICA/POL 1962
11 IMST/AUT 1963
12 INNSBRUCK/AUT 1964
13 DAVOS/SUI 1965
14 FRIEDRICHRODA/GDR 1966
15 HAMMARSTRAND/SWE 1967
16 VILLARD DE LANS/FRA 1968
17 KÖNIGSSEE/FRG 1969
18 KÖNIGSSEE/FRG 1970
19 OLANG/ITA 1971
20 SAPPORO/JPN 1972
21 OBERHOF/GDR 1973
22 KÖNIGSSEE/FRG 1974
23 HAMMARSTRAND/SWE 1975
24 IGLS/AUT 1976
25 INNSBRUCK/AUT 1977
26 IMST/AUT 1978
27 BERCHTESGADEN/FRG 1979
28 LAKE PLACID/USA 1980
29 HAMMARSTRAND/SWE 1981
30 WINTERBERG/FRG 1982
31 ST. VINCENT/ITA 1983
32 SARAJEVO/YUG 1984
33 OBERHOF/GDR 1985
34 BERCHTESGADEN/FRG 1985
35 FALUN/SWE 1986
36 SOFIA/BUL 1987
37 LAUSANNE/SUI 1988
38 ALBERTVILLE/FRA 1989
39 SALT LAKE CITY/USA 1990
40 NAGANO/JPN 1991
41 LILLEHAMME/NOR 1992
42 INNSBRUCK/AUT 1993
43 ROM/ITA 1994
44 STRBSKE PLESO/SVK 1995
45 ATHEN/GRE 1996
46 COLORADO SPRINGS/USA 1998
47 SALZBURG/AUT 1999
48 OBERHOF/GER 2000
49 WARSCHAU/POL 2001
50 ST. WOLFGANG/AUT 2003
51 DAVOS /SUI 2003
52 RIO DE JANEIRO/BRA 2004
53 CESANA/ITA 2005
54 BERCHTESGADEN/GER 2006
