Winnerslist Landmarks in the land of ideas
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Multifunctional village shop and knowledge transfer centre in the country
Via a network, citizens pass on experiences on building their own village shops
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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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Alma – integrative network for agriculture
An organisation supports employees with handicaps in agriculture
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Reconstruction instead of new buildings – building gaps and vacant buildings
An Internet platform gives municipalities an overview of vacant buildings and building gaps, including planning fundamentals
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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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“Ems Axis: Job Motor Northwest” skilled work initiative
A regional coalition is committed to acquiring and binding skilled employees
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Department store in Ostercappeln
Retailers, property owners, and local authorities are working together to keep their municipality attractive as a shopping destination
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Summer flicks – cinema in the country
Featuring cinema, concerts, and culinary art, farms become country cultural venues
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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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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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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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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
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“Grünlandzentrum” central network
An association brings together people who have various interests regarding usage of grassland
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Telemonitoring for artificial heart patients
With the help of electronically transferred data, doctors monitor patient aftercare from afar
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Jühnde – bioenergy village 2.0
Step for step, a rural community is becoming independent of fossil energy sources
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Rolling doctor's office – mobile care in the Wolfenbüttel district
Villages benefit from an unusual medical care concept: a mobile doctor's office