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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“Wheelchair hiking in Baden-Württemberg” Internet portal
An Internet platform helps wheelchair occupants explore rural areas
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Green railway station in Horrem
Thanks to energy-efficient environmental technology, a regional railway station becomes the first CO2-neutral train station
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“SW Agent”: public utilities shape the energy turnaround - model-based development of new business models
With the help of computer simulation, scientists are researching how public utilities can master the energy turnaround
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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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International campaign to bring skilled workers to rural regions
A company attracts foreign staff with a welcoming attitude and by showing appealing sides of rural life
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Promotion of broadband systems in Baden-Württemberg
A private foundation helps citizens and municipalities in the country set up broadband connections
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Electric citizens' cars in Oberreichenbach
Electric cars with volunteer drivers supplements the public transport offer of a rural community
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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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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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Country youth Klimawald Schleswig-Holstein
Young people collect donations to plant a new forest area in the country
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NatuRaum – the innovative tech lab in the country
Young people from cities and the country learn how to tap nature for successful inventions
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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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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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NETZ-E-2-R: interconnected mobility for the Stuttgart region
A new system for lending e-bikes gives daily commuters flexibility and an environment-friendly mobility option
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SmartRegion Pellworm
The first intelligent electricity network enables residents to use renewable energy where it is generated – locally
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WACKEN:MUSIC:CAMP
On the grounds of the legendary Wacken Heavy Metal festival, young people can attend workshops that spawn rock stars
