Winnerslist Landmarks in the land of ideas
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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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“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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Country youth Klimawald Schleswig-Holstein
Young people collect donations to plant a new forest area in the country
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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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Optimized biocoal from agricultural residues
Researchers are developing a method of fertilizing fields with fermentation residue from biogas manufacture
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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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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
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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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“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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Apolda cultural factory
A cultural centre opens up career perspectives for young creative people who live in the country
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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
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OPERNALE – the opera festival in the rural north
A volunteer opera festival tours the country and livens up the regional cultural scene
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B. Braun Children's and Youth Weeks - “Research needs young talent”
Annual research weeks stoke children and youth's enthusiasm for experimenting and making discoveries
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RETHINK – case studies for modern agriculture
A large-scale study brings European scientists together at one table – for more sustainability in agriculture
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Welcoming agency in Uckermark
With a lot of charm and consulting offers, an association attracts people who have moved away and people who live in cities to rural regions.