Winnerslist Landmarks in the land of ideas
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National Youth Ballet – all of Germany’s a stage
By putting on performances in unusual places, a young dance company thrills rural inhabitants
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E-ifel mobil – e-carsharing in the country
Flexible driving and climate protection – citizens in the country share an e-car and Pedelecs
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ZukunftsDORF Legden
Young and old work together to develop solutions for an aging society in rural regions
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Children's opera in the Hürth area
In workshops and opera performances, pupils who live in villages delve into the world of music theatre
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“Taste of Home” online portal
An online platform enables consumers to find the best food offers in the region
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Kulturrockt – summer festival in a horse stable
With music, theatre, readings, and visual arts, a horse stable in the country becomes a stage for renowned artists
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SWW network: job perspectives for the Lower Weser region
An association has created a network of schools, companies, and businesses, thus promoting the next generation of specialists in the region
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Regional future funds – cooperatives for energy efficiency
Energy-efficiency cooperatives enable cities and rural districts to conserve energy and thus benefit the environment
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Medicine par excellence – mentors for budding country doctors
Country doctor mentors fuel students’ enthusiasm for the medical profession far from cities
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Mobile Town Hall Gersheim
Administrative staff spare elderly, disabled, and ill rural citizens visits to the authorities
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Metropolitan area project – “Thalia Cultural Landscapes”
With readings and plays, actors transform historic buildings into extraordinary cultural venues in the country
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An artists' village as power plant
Artists are developing aesthetic models for energy production that are fuelling debate about green electricity in the country
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CLAAS-Telekom industry 4.0 in agriculture
Mobile radio and sensor technology make farmers' work easier
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Standardized communication with the M2M Teledesk
Agricultural equipment used on farms and in fields is coordinated via a central platform by mobile radio
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entia - good things that smile
An online shop has created a sales platform that can be used by workshops for people with disabilities throughout Germany
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acs – competence centre for cost efficient production
Suppliers, higher education institutions, and municipalities in the country jointly promote the development of innovative car parts
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“Future of the villages in South Westphalia” network
An agency motivates people in the country to join forces to develop perspectives for their home villages
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Young buys old – municipal programme against abandoned buildings
A municipality helps families to buy old buildings in the town centre, preventing the area from becoming abandoned
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“Smart Villages” research project
Students turn a village into a field laboratory and investigate how dying villages can safeguard their future
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Need-oriented school bus transport
Thanks to a new school bus navigation system, schoolchildren's travel times are reduced and municipalities cut costs