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Our village has a future
The competition "Our Village Has a Future" focuses on improving future prospects in villages, enhancing quality of life in rural areas, and strengthening regional identity.
The competition is held every three years at district, state and federal level.
The next district competition will take place in 2027!
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The village competition at district level
With the village competition, the Oberbergischer Kreis aims to promote development in the villages and honour voluntary commitment.
In the 2024 district competition, the Oberberg jury members visited all 21 participating villages over a total of five days.
In doing so, voluntarily active village residents present their village, their projects, ideas and goals for improving quality of life to the assessment committee.
The district competition Our Village Has a Future takes place every three years and is an important building block for village development in the Oberbergischer Kreis.
Contact for the district competition
Silke Hund
Karlstr. 14-16
2.Obergeschoss, Raum: 210
51643 Gummersbach
District competition 2024
Review, results and prize money.
With 24 awards, 21 participating villages successfully completed the 2024 district competition Our Village Has a Future.
In the photo album Award Ceremony Our Village Has a Future - District Competition 2024, you will find photos of the closing event with the prize winners.
The prize money totalling €11,200 was donated to the participating villages by Kreissparkasse Köln and Sparkasse Gummersbach.
Prize money of €1,000 each.
Gold with participation in the state competition:
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Hülsenbusch, City of Gummersbach
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Oberwiehl, City of Wiehl
Gold without participation in the state competition:
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Linde, Municipality of Lindlar
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Freckhausen, Municipality of Reichshof
Prize money of €600 each.
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Eiershagen, Municipality of Reichshof
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Berghausen, City of Gummersbach
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Scheel, Municipality of Lindlar
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Hespert, Municipality of Reichshof
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Elsenroth, Municipality of Nümbrecht
Prize money of €400 each.
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Erlinghagen, Municipality of Marienheide
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Holpe, Municipality of Morsbach
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Mittelagger, Municipality of Reichshof
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Puhl, City of Waldbröl
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Schönenborn, Municipality of Lindlar
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Wildberghütte, Municipality of Reichshof
Prize money of €300 each.
In alphabetical order:
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Blankenbach, Municipality of Reichshof
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Elbach, City of Gummersbach
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Morkepütz, City of Wiehl
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Nosbach, Municipality of Reichshof
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Spich, Municipality of Lindlar
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Wildberg, Municipality of Reichshof
Prize money of 1,000 euros each for the special awards in three categories is provided by the Oberbergischer Kreis.
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Community in the Village – strengthening social, cultural and traditional life
Elsenroth- for the innovative, digital, village-own payment system "Elsenroth Card" -
Infrastructure, Construction and Energy – building sustainably and with a view to the future
Erlinghagen- for the project "From the Village Hut to the Village House", involving around 860 hours of voluntary personal contribution -
Landscape Design, Nature and Species Conservation as well as Climate Protection and Climate Change Adaptation
Puhl - for the contribution to climate protection through the high proportion of photovoltaic systems used on agricultural and private buildings.
Award-winning villages in the Oberbergischer Kreis with Jochen Hagt (then district administrator) and Klaus Grootens (then district director and chairman of the assessment committee) after the district winners of the "Our Village Has a Future 2024" competition were honoured.
Gold with participation in the state competition for Hülsenbusch
Gold with participation in the state competition for Oberwiehl
Gold without participation in the state competition for Linde
Gold without participation in the state competition for Freckhausen
