Winnerslist Landmarks in the land of ideas
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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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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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“Culture against abandoned buildings“ in Zittau
From plays to a film festival: an association revives abandoned buildings in the country with creative ideas
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“Theater Altes Hallenbad” in Friedberg / Hessen
Citzens restore an art nouveau pool, turning it into a cultural venue
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EGON – business start-up offensive in Niedereschach
With a volunteer mentoring program, a municipality supports start-ups, thus promoting the local economy
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“Lively learning about the country” teaching concept
Teaching at farms, male and female farmers get young people interested in country life and work
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Country youth Klimawald Schleswig-Holstein
Young people collect donations to plant a new forest area in the country
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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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EINS+ALLES Field of Experience for the Senses, Welzheim
In a sensory nature discovery park, people with disabilities encounter people seeking recuperation on an equal footing
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Altersgerechtes Wohnen und Wiederbelebung der ländlichen Bausubstanz
Eine Stiftung baut Wohnungen für Senioren und renoviert die frei gewordenen Gehöfte für Familien
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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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NUR-HOLZ – solid wood elements for ecological building
A new solid wood system enables buildings to be erected without glue and metal, using wood from local forests
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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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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