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[[Image:Vier Kohten.jpg|thumb|German Scout camp, consisting of a number of Kohtes.]] | [[Image:Vier Kohten.jpg|thumb|German Scout camp, consisting of a number of Kohtes.]] | ||
The '''Kohte''' (usual | The '''Kohte''' (usual English paraphrase: ''German black tent'') is the typical [[tent]] of [[Germany|German]] [[Scouting]] and the [[German Youth Movement]]. It was developed about 1930 by [[Eberhard Koebel]] as a variation of the [[Sami people|Sami]] [[lavvu]] and became very quickly popular within the [[Bündische Jugend]]. In 1935, its use was banned throughout Germany by Hitler Youth official [[Arthur Axmann]]; groups still using it were considered "cultural [[bolshevist]]s" and prosecuted. After [[World War II]], the Kohte was reintroduced in [[Scouting in Germany|German Scouting]] and became the most used type of tent in German Scouting. | ||
A typical Kohte accommodates a patrol of six to eight Scouts. Derived from the Kohte was the Jurte (''yurt'') as a larger tent used for larger groups. Both tents are designed to have an open fire within the tent. | A typical Kohte accommodates a patrol of six to eight Scouts. Derived from the Kohte was the Jurte (''yurt'') as a larger tent used for larger groups. Both tents are designed to have an open fire within the tent. | ||