Winnerslist Landmarks in the land of ideas
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Wölfersheim municipality app
An app offers the residents of a community helpful service locally and boosts local retail
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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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PROGRASS – bioenergy from green waste
Researchers are investigating how environment-friendly bioenergy can be generated from rural and urban green waste
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“Health Creates Future” general medicine initiative
With a welcome service and further education offers, a rural region attracts young doctors
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Taking new paths together – residential districts geared to citizens' wishes
A rural community develops a residential district catering to different generations in accordance with residents’ wishesA rural community develops a residential district catering to different generations in accordance with residents’ wishes
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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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“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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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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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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Medicine par excellence – mentors for budding country doctors
Country doctor mentors fuel students’ enthusiasm for the medical profession far from cities
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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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Mobile Town Hall Gersheim
Administrative staff spare elderly, disabled, and ill rural citizens visits to the authorities
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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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“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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Children's academy in a rural region – art instead of TV
An artist introduces village children from uneducated families to painting, photography, and music
