Winnerslist Landmarks in the land of ideas
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Broadband for all in Cochem-Zell
A rural district and five municipality associations joined forces to build a broadband system and push their region forward
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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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Algae biogas concept
With CO2 and heat from biogas facilities, researchers are breeding algae as a raw material for cosmetics and biodiesel
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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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Electric citizens' cars in Oberreichenbach
Electric cars with volunteer drivers supplements the public transport offer of a rural community
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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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“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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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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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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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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“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