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The ADAC was founded on 24 May 1903 in Stuttgart’s Hotel Silber (Silver Hotel), as the Deutsche Motorradfahrer-Vereinigung (the German Motorbikers’ Association), with an annual membership fee of six Marks. Following a name change in 1911 it became the Allgemeiner Deutscher Automobil-Club The Prussian Eagle, which for many years was the main feature of the ADAC badge was chosen as the organisation’s symbol in appreciation of the support received from the German Kaiser who was also Prussia’s hereditary king.
With more than 18 million members in May 2012, it is the largest automobile club in Europe. It is also the largest motorcyclist association in the world, with 1.5 million members.
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