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HISTÒRIA |
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The GEiEG was founded
by a group of friends with the idea of "promoting walking and the
natural beauty of our geography".
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The government of Girona passed the first statutes of the association
on November 7th 1919. Soon afterwards, enthusiasm for mountain and
walking activities were combined with a variety of sports and other
activities. The development of the club was constant and intense,
as it has been, and still is, an association of sportsmen and women
renowned at national, state and international levels, and is one of
the driving forces of the social and cultural life of Girona. Membership
of the group increased spectacularly at the beginning of the 1970s,
reaching over 20,000 members with the construction of the first indoor
swimming pool in the city of Girona, in the Sant Ponç sports centre.
Later the GEiEG, which had opened the athletics stadium in the Devesa
in 1944, constructed the Sant Narcís sports centre (1975) and that
of Palau Sacosta (1995), which was completed with the services building
and the rugby pitch (1998). Since 1973, the group has also had a mountain
refuge at its disposal in Sant Miquel, in the municipality of Els
Hostalets d'En Bas, in La Garrotxa region. At present the GEiEG has
some 17,980 members, and comprises 16 sporting sections, and its socio-cultural
facet is markedly dynamic with the organisation of activities such
as the traditional group meeting, the hike up to the Sanctuary of
"La Mare de Déu dels Àngels", the cycling festival or "The pedal festival"
or the "Lleuresport" free time activities for children and young people,
which takes place during the Christmas holidays. The Group has received
numerous prizes and awards during its extensive trajectory, among
which the following are the most noteworthy;
* Copa Stadium (1947)
* Medalla d'Or de la Ciutat de Girona (1951)
* Medalla d'Or de la Diputació de Girona (1960)
* Creu de Sant Jordi (1994)
* Premi Athenea (1995).
* Declaració d'Entitat d'Utilitat Pública (2000)
* Premi Catalunya a la Gestió en l'Esport (2002)
* Premi Important del Turisme (2002)
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