Honoring the future communities of Styria: Living local cores in focus

Honoring the future communities of Styria: Living local cores in focus

The “Zukunftsgemeinde Steiermark” competition recently took place in Styria, in which various communities were awarded for their innovative and lively projects. The event was organized by Governor Christopher Drexler, the state parliament member Klaus Zenz and the President of the Styrian Volksbildungsenwerk, Wilhelm Gabalier. The award ceremony occurred in the auditorium of the old university in Graz.

This competition emphasizes the importance of the town center and rewards initiatives that contribute to the revival of these central areas in the communities. Drexler emphasized that the municipalities act as lifeline in Styria and presented excellent projects in the competition.

ideas for quality of life

The focus of the competition was on the revival of historical buildings and the creation of meeting rooms in the Styrian communities. Personal initiatives should be addressed that increase the quality of life and aim to bring people closer together. The projects not only contributed to the improvement of the infrastructure, but also focused on the common good, which was illustrated by working with voluntary partners.

A central role played innovative approaches that enable new perspectives and future -oriented forms of life. The idea of revitalizing old structures shows how important it is to preserve traditions and at the same time meet modern demands.

The winners at a glance

The best projects have been awarded in different categories, which include both smaller communities as well as market and municipalities:

• Living local cores - rooms of the encounter in communities:
  1st place: St. Bartholomä (Graz area district), "A vital Kellerstöckl and a hat for Hanns Koren"
  2nd place: Geistthal-Södingberg (Voitsberg district), "Resuscitation in the valley of the spirits"
  3rd place: Edelsbach near Feldbach (Southeast Styria district), "Citizens create space"
• Living local cores - rooms of the encounter in market communities:
  1st place: Market town of Kalwang (Leoben district), "History and Modern forging"
  2nd place: Market town of Ligist (Voitsberg district), "New to create the churchyard in the village"
  3rd place: Market town of Krieglach (Bruck-Mürzzuschlag district), "A market is cleaning out"
• Living local cores - rooms of the encounter in municipalities:
  1st place: municipality of Murau (Murau district), "Symbiosis of old and new"
  2nd place: municipality of Frohnleiten (Graz-Umgebung district), "Welcome to the sustainable Kreisla"
  3rd place: municipality of Fürstenfeld (Hartberg-Fürstenfeld district), "City of enjoyment"

The competition represents an important incentive to continue to work creatively on the design of your own environment and shows that a variety of positive changes can be initiated through community efforts. Each of these prices recognizes not only the projects themselves, but also the people behind these initiatives.

For more information about these projects and the competition itself, Read more on more www.meinbezirk.at .