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World Esperanto Congress

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Mark Fettes, president of the World Esperanto Association, during the 100th World Esperanto Congress in Lille (France), 2015

The World Esperanto Congress (Esperanto: Universala Kongreso de Esperanto, UK) is an annual Esperanto convention. It has the longest tradition among international Esperanto conventions, with an almost unbroken run for 113 years. The congresses have been held since 1905 every year, except during World War I, World War II, and the COVID-19 pandemic. Since the 1920s, the Universal Esperanto Association has been organizing these congresses.

These congresses take place every year and, over the 30 years from 1985 through 2014, have gathered an average of about 2,000 participants (since World War II it has varied from 800 to 6,000, depending on the venue). The average number of countries represented is about 60. Some specialized organizations also gather a few hundred participants in their annual meetings. The World Congress usually takes place in the last week of July or first week of August, beginning and ending on a Saturday (8 days in total). For many years ILERA has operated an amateur radio station during the conventions.

Until 1980, meetings were held in Europe and the United States, with the exception of Japan in 1965. Since then, other countries have been Brazil, Canada, China, Cuba, South Korea, Australia, Israel, Vietnam and Argentina.

The attendance at each World Esperanto Congress from the 1st in 1905 until the 100th in 2015.
World Esperanto Congress 1908

History

Countries that have hosted the World Esperanto Congress, 1905–2016
Number Year City Country Number of
participants
108 2023 Turin Italy
107 2022 Montreal Canada
106 2021 Belfast United Kingdom
105 2020 Internet[1] The Congress was originally planned to happen in Montreal but it was cancelled due to the
COVID-19 pandemic[2]
104 2019 Lahti Finland 917[3]
103 2018 Lisbon Portugal 1567[4]
102 2017 Seoul South Korea 1173[5]
101 2016 Nitra Slovakia 1252[6]
100 2015 Lille France 2698[7]
99 2014 Buenos Aires Argentina 706[8]
98 2013 Reykjavík Iceland 1034[9]
97 2012 Hanoi Vietnam 866[10]
96 2011 Copenhagen Denmark 1458[11]
95 2010 Havana Cuba 1002[12]
94 2009 Białystok Poland 1860
93 2008 Rotterdam Netherlands 1845
92 2007 Yokohama Japan 1901
91 2006 Florence Italy 2209
90 2005 Vilnius Lithuania 2235
89 2004 Beijing China 2031
88 2003 Gothenburg Sweden 1791
87 2002 Fortaleza Brazil 1484
86 2001 Zagreb Croatia 1691
85 2000 Tel Aviv Israel 1212
84 1999 Berlin Germany 2712
83 1998 Montpellier France 3133
82 1997 Adelaide Australia 1224
81 1996 Prague Czech Republic 2972
80 1995 Tampere Finland 2443
79 1994 Seoul South Korea 1776
78 1993 Valencia Spain 1863
77 1992 Vienna Austria 3033
76 1991 Bergen Norway 2400
75 1990 Havana Cuba 1617
74 1989 Brighton United Kingdom 2280
73 1988 Rotterdam Netherlands 2321
72 1987 Warsaw Poland 5946
71 1986 Beijing China 2482
70 1985 Augsburg West Germany 2311
69 1984 Vancouver Canada 802
68 1983 Budapest Hungary 4834
67 1982 Antwerp Belgium 1899
66 1981 Brasília Brazil 1749
65 1980 Stockholm Sweden 1807
64 1979 Lucerne Switzerland 1630
63 1978 Varna Bulgaria 4414
62 1977 Reykjavík Iceland 1199
61 1976 Athens Greece 1266
60 1975 Copenhagen Denmark 1227
59 1974 Hamburg West Germany 1651
58 1973 Belgrade Yugoslavia 1638
57 1972 Portland United States 923
56 1971 London United Kingdom 2071
55 1970 Vienna Austria 1987
54 1969 Helsinki Finland 1857
53 1968 Madrid Spain 1769
52 1967 Rotterdam Netherlands 1265
51 1966 Budapest Hungary 3975
50 1965 Tokyo Japan 1710
49 1964 The Hague Netherlands 2512
48 1963 Sofia Bulgaria 3472
47 1962 Copenhagen Denmark 1550
46 1961 Harrogate United Kingdom 1646
45 1960 Brussels Belgium 1930
44 1959 Warsaw Poland 3256
43 1958 Mainz West Germany 2021
42 1957 Marseille France 1468
41 1956 Copenhagen Denmark 2200
40 1955 Bologna Italy 1687
39 1954 Haarlem Netherlands 2353
38 1953 Zagreb Yugoslavia 1760
37 1952 Oslo Norway 1614
36 1951 Munich West Germany 2040
35 1950 Paris France 2325
34 1949 Bournemouth United Kingdom 1534
33 1948 Malmö Sweden 1761
32 1947 Bern Switzerland 1370
World War II
31 1939 Bern Switzerland 765
30 1938 London United Kingdom 1602
29 1937 Warsaw Poland 1120
28 1936 Vienna Austria 854
27 1935 Rome Italy 1442
26 1934 Stockholm Sweden 2042
25 1933 Cologne Germany 950
24 1932 Paris France 1650
23 1931 Kraków Poland 900
22 1930 Oxford United Kingdom 1211
21 1929 Budapest Hungary 1200
20 1928 Antwerp Belgium 1494
19 1927 Danzig Free City of Danzig 905
18 1926 Edinburgh United Kingdom 960
17 1925 Geneva Switzerland 953
16 1924 Vienna Austria 3400
15 1923 Nuremberg Germany 4963
14 1922 Helsinki Finland 850
13 1921 Prague Czechoslovakia 2561
12 1920 The Hague Netherlands 408
World War I
11 1915 San Francisco United States 163
10 1914 Paris France cancelled due
to World War I
9 1913 Bern Switzerland 1203
8 1912 Kraków Austria-Hungary 1000
7 1911 Antwerp Belgium 1800
6 1910 Washington, D.C. United States 357
5 1909 Barcelona Spain 1287
4 1908 Dresden Germany 1500
3 1907 Cambridge United Kingdom 1317
2 1906 Geneva Switzerland 1200
1 1905 Boulogne-sur-Mer France 688

Statistics

Countries

Countries by number of times as host:

Times hosted Country Years hosted
9 United Kingdom 1907, 1926, 1930, 1938, 1949, 1961, 1971, 1989, 2021[a]
8 Germany[b] 1908, 1923, 1933, 1951, 1958, 1974, 1985, 1999
6 France 1905, 1932, 1950, 1957, 1998, 2015
Switzerland 1906, 1913, 1925, 1939, 1947, 1979
Netherlands 1920, 1954, 1964, 1967, 1988, 2008
5 Poland[c] 1931, 1937, 1959, 1987, 2009
4 Belgium 1911, 1928, 1960, 1982
Finland 1922, 1969, 1995, 2019
Austria[c] 1924, 1936, 1970, 1992
Sweden 1934, 1948, 1980, 2003
Denmark 1956, 1962, 1975, 2011
3 Spain 1909, 1968, 1993
United States 1910, 1915, 1972
Hungary[c] 1929, 1966, 1983
Italy 1935, 1955, 2006
2 Czech Republic[d] 1921, 1996
Norway 1952, 1991
Yugoslavia 1953, 1973
Bulgaria 1963, 1978
Japan 1965, 2007
Iceland 1977, 2013
China 1986, 2004
Canada 1984, 2022[a]
Brazil 1981, 2002
Cuba 1990, 2010
South Korea 1994, 2017
1 Austria-Hungary 1912
Danzig 1927
Greece 1976
Australia 1997
Israel 2000
Croatia[e] 2001
Lithuania 2005
Vietnam 2012
Argentina 2014
Slovakia 2016
Portugal 2018

Continents

Of the 102 congresses that have happened so far,[f] 84 were hosted in Europe, 8 in Asia, 6 in North America, 3 in South America, 1 in Australia/Oceania and none in Africa.

Cities

Cities by number of times as host:

Times hosted Country Years hosted
4 Austria Vienna 1924, 1936, 1970, 1992
Denmark Copenhagen 1956, 1962, 1975, 2011
3 Belgium Antwerp 1911, 1928, 1985
Switzerland Bern 1913, 1939, 1947
France Paris 1914, 1932, 1950
Hungary Budapest 1929, 1966, 1983
Poland Warsaw 1937, 1959, 1987
Netherlands Rotterdam 1967, 1988, 2008
2 Switzerland Geneva 1906, 1925
Poland Kraków 1912, 1931
Netherlands The Hague 1920, 1964
Czech Republic Prague 1921, 1996
Sweden Stockholm 1934, 1980
United Kingdom London 1938, 1971
Croatia Zagreb 1953, 2001
Finland Helsinki 1969, 1922
Iceland Reykjavík 1977, 2013
China Beijing 1986, 2004
Cuba Havana 1990, 2010
South Korea Seoul 1994, 2017

The remaining cities hosted the event only once.

See also

  • Language festival

Notes

  1. ^ a b Scheduled.
  2. ^ As West Germany in 1951, 1958, 1974 and 1985.
  3. ^ a b c Does not include the 1912 Congress in Kraków, which happened in the territory of Austria-Hungary.
  4. ^ As Czechoslovakia in 1921.
  5. ^ Does not include the 1953 Congress in Zagreb, which happened in the territory of Yugoslavia.
  6. ^ This excludes the cancelled 1914 congress and future congresses.

References

  1. ^ [1]
  2. ^ [2]
  3. ^ Gazetaraj Komunikoj de UEA n-ro 814 (2019-07-26): Resolution of the 104th World Esperanto Congress
  4. ^ [3]
  5. ^ La Kandellumo Verda 6
  6. ^ https://uea.org/pdf/uk2016/Pribina6.pdf
  7. ^ Universala Esperanto-Asocio: "Fina statistiko de Lillo: 2698 aliĝintoj el 80 landoj".
  8. ^ Universala Esperanto-Asocio: "Rezolucio de la 99-a Universala Kongreso de Esperanto".
  9. ^ Universala Esperanto-Asocio: "La 98-a Universala Kongreso de Esperanto Archived 2013-05-03 at Archive.today".
  10. ^ https://uea.org/pdf/uk2012/Loa!-5.pdf
  11. ^ Vikinga Voĉo, n-ro 6 (La kongresa Kuriero de la 96-a Universala Kongreso de Esperanto.
  12. ^ Gazetaraj Komunikoj de UEA: N-ro 391 (2010-07-28)

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