Winnerslist Landmarks in the land of ideas
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“Bewegtes Licht“ intelligent street lighting
Dimmed lamps that light up brightly when people walk or ride past help municipalities save electricity
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Arche region in the Elbe river landscape
A region breeds threatened domestic animals and thus gives new impetus to rural life and work
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Green Workshop Wendland
In creative workshops, an initiative kindles the interest of young talent to work in the country
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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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FOKUS - forum of cultures and languages
A citizens’ foundation is committed to helping non-German residents become integrated in rural areas
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Discovery tours at a world heritage site
A forestry graduate offers tours of natural and cultural landscapes in the Harz region
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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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“Cultivation of Peat Moss” research project
Researchers are obtaining substrates for gardening from moss in an attempt to create a new branch of agriculture
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KombiBus – transport service for Uckermark
A bus company brings people and goods to their destination and puts rural supplies in the fast lane
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“UNSER LAND“-network
By selling local products, a network strengthens the diversity of the region and informs consumers
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Optimized biocoal from agricultural residues
Researchers are developing a method of fertilizing fields with fermentation residue from biogas manufacture
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“Regional Care” cooperative
Citizens in a cooperative promote their region’s infrastructure
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CLAAS-Telekom industry 4.0 in agriculture
Mobile radio and sensor technology make farmers' work easier
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Dementia flat shares – self-determined life in Bavaria
A cooperative project furnishes residential homes for dementia patients who live in the country
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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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GemüseAckerdemie
An extracurricular educational program imparts integrated knowledge about farming and healthy nutrition
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Children's academy in a rural region – art instead of TV
An artist introduces village children from uneducated families to painting, photography, and music
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Ideas workshop for the future of the villages of Flegessen, Hasperde, and Klein Süntel
With joint projects and a great deal of initiative, three villages make themselves fit for the future