Royal Dutch Touring Club

The Royal Dutch Touring Club ANWB (Dutch: Koninklijke Nederlandse Toeristenbond ANWB), known simply as ANWB (pronounced [aːʔɛnʋeːˈbeː] (listen)), is a travellers' association in the Netherlands, supporting all modes of travel. It is responsible for traffic signs and signage on roads and trails. It also provides test reports, travel services and roadside assistance and is comparable to the German ADAC and the British Automobile Association (AA).

Royal Dutch Touring Club ANWB
IndustryMobility and insurance
Founded1 July 1883 (1883-07-01)
FounderEdo Johannes Bergsma 
HeadquartersWassenaarseweg 220,

The Hague
,
Netherlands
ServicesRoadside assistance, traffic safety, travel insurance, etc.
Revenue1,047,000,000 euro[1] (2016) 
5,700,000 euro[1] (2016) 
Number of employees
3,858[1] (1 January 2017) 
Websitewww.anwb.nl

ANWB has over four million members, and is the largest not-for-profit association in the Netherlands.[2]

History

The ANWB was founded on 1 July 1883 as the Nederlandsche Vélocipèdisten Bond ("Dutch Velocipedists' Association"), but was renamed Algemene Nederlandse Wielrijdersbond (ANWB; "General Dutch Cyclists' Association") two years later. The name Koninklijke Nederlandse Toeristenbond ("Royal Dutch Touring Club") was adopted in 1905.

During the 20th century, the association expanded to include motorists, hikers, equestrians and motorcyclists, as well as participants in water sports, winter sports and camping.

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References
  1. https://www.anwb.nl/over-anwb/anwb-actueel/feiten-en-cijfers; retrieved: 29 December 2017.
  2. Ary Burger; Paul Dekker (April 2001), "The nonprofit sector in the Netherlands", Johns Hopkins Comparative Nonprofit Sector Project, Den Haag: Netherlands Institute for Social Research — Social and Cultural Planning Office, p. 62, retrieved December 22, 2018
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