European Village Renewal Award
The European Village Renewal Prize is awarded by the European ARGE Land Development and Village Renewal.
The prize has been awarded every two years since 1990. In the competition, efforts of the village aimed at sustainable, visible rural development and integrated into cooperative actions and plans are evaluated. These efforts include, among others
- Strengthening the identity of the villagers
- Preservation and development of location-appropriate income opportunities
- Revitalization and integration of agriculture and forestry in local cycles
- Ecologically compatible supply and disposal and the use of renewable raw materials
- Actions that were carried out to achieve the goals, such as regional partnerships, collaborations
Award winners
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| year | winner | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Dorfbeuern ( State of Salzburg ) | Austria |
| 1992 | Illschwang ( Bavaria ) | Germany |
| 1994 | Steinbach an der Steyr ( Upper Austria ) | Austria |
| 1996 | Beckerich ( Canton Redingen ) | Luxembourg |
| 1998 | Obermarkersdorf ( Schrattenthal municipality , Lower Austria ) | Austria |
| 2000 | Kirchlinteln ( Lower Saxony ) | Germany |
| 2002 | Great Walsertal ( Vorarlberg ) | Austria |
| 2004 | Ummendorf ( Saxony-Anhalt ) | Germany |
| 2006 | Koudum ( municipality of Southwest Fryslân , province of Friesland ) | Netherlands |
| 2008 | Sand in Taufers ( Province of South Tyrol ) | Italy |
| 2010 | Langenegg (Vorarlberg) | Austria |
| 2012 | Vals ( Canton of Graubünden ) | Switzerland |
| 2014 | Tihany ( Central Transdanubia Region ) | Hungary |
| 2016 | Fliess ( Tyrol ) | Austria |
| 2018 | Hinterstoder ( Upper Austria ) | Austria |
See also
- German competition Our village has a future
- Entente Florale Europe competition held throughout Europe
Individual evidence
- ↑ European Village Renewal Award goes to Hungary ( Memento of the original from July 14, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved from Kommunalnet.at on July 5, 2014
