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The first 10 clubs of Europe
Part of our section on the History of Rotary in Europe
Please note: this portion of our project was begun 20 September 2001.
Clubs #s in brackets are the original #s. see archive notes

"How Rotary Began" in each region of the world
The first clubs of each country in their order of admission
#01 Madrid, Spain 21 October 1920 (806) D2200 ZONE10 Club History
#02 Paris, France April 1921 (905) D1660 ZONE11 Club History
#03 Copenhagen (Kaƒažbenhavn) Denmark, November 1921 (1251) D1470 ZONE16 Club History
#04 Barcelona, Spain January 1922 (1145) D2210 ZONE10 Club History
#05 Kristiania, (Oslo) Norway February 1922 (1211) Oslo, Norway D2310 ZONE16 Club History
#06 Amsterdam, The Netherlands, November 1922 (1336) D1580 ZONE13 HISTORY/COMMUNITY
#07 Utrecht, The Netherlands, March 1923 (1481) D1570 ZONE13 Club History #08 Toulouse, France June 1923 (1495) D1700 ZONE11 Club History
#09* Ostende, Belgium 29 August 1923 (1512) D1620 ZONE13 Club History


Site of the 1927 International Convention
#10 Lyon, France April 1923 (1536) D1710 ZONE11 Club History
#11* Brussels, Belgium 24 July 1923 (1550) D2170 ZONE13 Club History
*The dates of the Brussels and Ostende clubs and their order in this project as reported by the clubs do not agree with the records of RI.

This project has a policy of following the archives of Rotary for the order of clubs. Even though Ostende's charter date is later than Brussels, it is number 1512 and Brussels 1550.

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