page_title: German Youth Hostel Association
hierarchical_section_title: German Youth Hostel Association
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Modernisiertes Zimmer in der DJH Jugendherberge in der Wewelsburg bei Paderborn.
context_page_description: The German Youth Hostel Association or DJH is a not-for-profit, registered association. It was founded in 1909 to create an organized network of affordable and safe accommodation away from home for travelling school and youth groups and individuals all over the country. Today, the 442 youth hostels in the association still cater to school and youth groups but are also open to anyone else looking for an alternative to hotels - families, backpackers, business travellers, etc. Through the state associations it is the representative of the 442 youth hostels in Germany and thus the largest member of the international youth association, Hostelling International. The headquarters has its seat in Detmold and is divided into 14 state associations and 178 local and county volunteer associations. It has more than 2,46 million members.
  The German Youth Hostel Association is a member of the European Movement Germany.
context_section_description: The German Youth Hostel Association (German: Deutsches Jugendherbergswerk) or DJH is a not-for-profit, registered association (eingetragener Verein). It was founded in 1909 to create an organized network of affordable and safe accommodation away from home for travelling school and youth groups and individuals all over the country. Today, the 442 youth hostels in the association still cater to school and youth groups but are also open to anyone else looking for an alternative to hotels - families, backpackers, business travellers, etc. Through the state (Bundesland) associations it is the representative of the 442 youth hostels in Germany (as at 2019) and thus the largest member of the international youth association, Hostelling International (HI). The headquarters has its seat in Detmold and is divided into 14 state associations and 178 local and county volunteer associations. It has more than 2,46 million members.
  The German Youth Hostel Association is a member of the European Movement Germany.
caption: Room in Youth Hostel Wewelsburg near Paderborn
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