Prix France-Allemagne
The Prix France-Allemagne was a prize sponsored by the Paris- based Association France-Allemagne , which was awarded from the mid-1960s to 1994 to people or institutions who have made a contribution to the reconciliation between Germans and French. The Association France-Allemagne is a society for the promotion and coordination of Franco-German initiatives for cooperation in the fields of politics, culture, economy, exchange and partnerships.
The prize should not be confused with the French Prize / Prix Allemagne of the Robert Bosch Foundation , which has been awarded to German and French vocational school classes that have carried out a joint project since about 1997.
Award ceremony
The award was presented by the President of the French Senate during a ceremony in the Palais du Luxembourg . Alain Poher , who was also President of the Association of French Mayors, carried out the award until 1992 . Afterwards, the honors were carried out by the subsequent Senate President René Monory .
The actual prize consisted of a medal and an award certificate. In the case of a town twinning, the text of the certificate was as follows (example from 1985):
The “France-Allemagne” prize for town twinning, awarded to Limburg ad Lahn and Sainte Foy-lès-Lyon, was presented on March 27, 1985 in Paris in the Palais du Luxembourg by Senate President Poher. This award confirms the sincere friendships of the partnership that has existed for 18 years.
It honors all citizens of our two cities who have made a contribution to this peace effort through their dedication.
List of award winners
The list below is incomplete, as at least 13 town twinning agreements are missing, which were awarded the prize in 1975. Otherwise it is unclear whether the prize was actually awarded every year.
| year | Date of award | Award winners | Reason for the award | annotation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | July 18th | Herbert von Karajan | ? | The award ceremony took place in Aix-en-Provence . |
| 1973 | 22nd of November | German-French Youth Office (DFJW) = Office franco-allemand pour la Jeunesse (OFAJ) | Role model function in improving German-French relations | Awarded on the occasion of the project's 10th birthday. |
| 1975 | March, 20th | Heidenheim an der Brenz and Clichy | Town twinning since before 1955 | |
| 1975 | March 22 ? | Ludwigsburg and Montbéliard | Connection of the two cities since 1950 and official twinning since May 7, 1962 | - |
| 1975 | March 22 ? | Ansbach and Anglet | City partnership since July 17, 1968 | |
| 1975 | March 22 ? | Bad Kreuznach and Bourg-en-Bresse | City partnership since 1967 | - |
| 1975 | March 22 ? | Karlsruhe and Nancy | Exemplary town twinning since 1955 and official town twinning since 1963 | The two cities also received the Europe Prize in 1970. In Nancy, the Bureau des relations internationales et du Jumelage Nancy-Karlsruhe organized the town twinning. |
| 1975 | March 22 | Constance and Fontainebleau | City partnership since 1960 | - |
| 1975 [?] | March, 20th ? | Beuel and Mirecourt | City partnership since 1969 | The year of the award is uncertain and still without evidence, especially since the partnership had only lasted six years at the time of the alleged award. |
| 1975 [?] | March, 20th ? | Tübingen and Aix-en-Provence | City partnership since October 20, 1960 | The award year is uncertain and has not yet been proven. As early as 1965, Aix-en-Provence and Tübingen were awarded the European Prize for their activities as part of the twin city partnership . |
| 1976 | ? | Pierre Boulez | ? | - |
| 1977 | ? | Society for Supranational Cooperation (GÜZ) eV and Bureau International de Liaison et de Documentation (BILD) | ? | |
| 1978 | ? | Einbeck and Thiais | City partnership since June 23, 1962 | Einbeck also received the European flag on October 12, 1978 |
| 1978 | ? | Königstein im Taunus and Le Cannet-Rocheville | City partnership since 1972 | Königstein also received the European flag in 1987 . |
| 1978 | ? | Speyer and Chartres | City partnership since 1957 | - |
| 1978 | ? | Hans Walter Wild | Services to the understanding between France and Germany by founding and shaping the town twinning between Bayreuth and Annecy . | Wild was the Lord Mayor of Bayreuth from 1958 to 1988. |
| 1979 | 12th of December | Heidelberg house | For his brilliant contribution to improving Franco-German relations. | German-French cultural institute founded in October 1966 on the basis of the city partnership between Heidelberg and Montpellier, which has existed since 1961 . It promotes intercultural exchange between Germany and France and is considered the first cultural center whose organizational structure is secured by the partnership between the two countries. |
| 1982 | ? | Hans Koschnick | ? | |
| 1983 | ? | Loerrach and Sens | City partnership since 1966 | |
| 1984 | ? | Budenheim and Eaubonne | City partnership since 1964 | - |
| 1984 | ? | Annemarie Griesinger | ? | |
| 1985 | 27th of March | Aachen and Reims | City partnership since 1967 | - |
| 1985 | 27th of March | Limburg an der Lahn and Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon | City partnership since 1967 | - |
| 1985 | 27th of March | Leun and Feytiat | City partnership since 1980 | - |
| 1985 | 27th of March | Weinheim and Cavaillon | City partnership since 1958 | - |
| 1988 | ? | Ladenburg and Laval | Exemplary partnership in supporting the joint twin city Garango in Burkina Faso | |
| 1990 | 14th November ? | Nicole Bary | Outstanding contribution to the development of the exchange between Germany and France in the field of cultural and scientific relations | - |
| 1990 | 14th November ? | Karl-Heinz Bender | ? | |
| 1990 | 14th November ? | Etienne François | ? | - |
| 1990 | 14th November ? | Ingo Kolboom | Scientific and cultural contribution to the German-French relations | |
| 1990 | 14th November | Fritz Nies | Outstanding contribution to the development of the exchange between Germany and France in the field of cultural and scientific relations | - |
| 1994 | ? | René Lasserre | Merits for the Franco-German cooperation | René Lasserre is Professor of German Studies at Cergy-Pontoise University |
| 1994 | ? | Horst Möller | ? | The award year could also have been 1996. |
| 1994 [?] | ? | Klaus Wenger | Merits for the Franco-German cooperation | The award year is uncertain and has not yet been proven. |
| ? | ? | Hans Filbinger | ? | The year of award is unknown. In Filbinger's biography, the prize is referred to as the Grand Prix France-Allemagne . Was this a special class of the Prix France-Allmagne or is it simply a mistake? Incidentally, there is no mention of a Grand Prix in French sources . |
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ [1] (PDF file; 154 kB) Award certificate and medal for Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon and Limburg 1985
- ↑ Pictures of the award ceremony for von Karajan
- ^ Heidenheimer Chronik: Lord Mayor Hornung receives the Prix France-Allemagne in Paris for the more than 20-year partnership with Clichy. ( Memento of the original from December 22, 2013 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.
- ↑ Chronicle of the city of Ansbach ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ International awards of the city of Karlsruhe ( Memento of the original from July 24, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Society for Supranational Cooperation (GÜZ) eV
- ↑ Bureau International de Liaison et de Documentation (BILD)
- ↑ Note on awarding the prize to GÜZ and BILD 1977 ( Memento of the original from February 7, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Homepage of Einbeck
- ^ Homepage of Einbeck
- ↑ Awarding of the European flag for Königstein ( Memento of the original from December 31, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Chronicle of the City of Speyer ( Memento of the original from March 17, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Biography of Hans Walter Wild by the Bayreuth local history researcher Barnick ( Memento of the original from February 2, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Heidelberg House
- ↑ Press article from the University of Heidelberg on the Heidelberg House
- ↑ Biography of Hans Koschnick from Radio Bremen ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Homepage Lörrach
- ^ Lord Mayor Egon Hugenschmidt with Maire André Chaussat receiving the Prix France-Allemagne 1983 (view of both medals)
- ↑ Source , from Konrad Adenauer Foundation
- ↑ Partnership Garango - Ladenburg eV ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF file; 824 kB)
- ↑ Short biography of Karl-Heinz Bender at Saarländischer Rundfunk ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Short biography of Ingo Kolboom from TU Dresden ( Memento of the original from February 12, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original from July 11, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. René Lasserre
- ↑ Homepage Hans Filbinger ( Memento of the original from July 15, 2006 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
