Eggenthal receives the Heimatdorf 2025” seal of approval – 50,000 euros for projects!

Eggenthal receives the Heimatdorf 2025” seal of approval – 50,000 euros for projects!

Last Monday the communityEggenthalin the picturesque Ostallgäu has been awarded the coveted “Heimatdorf 2025” seal of quality. This badge of honor is awarded to reflect the special quality of life in small communities. A total of nine Bavarian communities, all with up to 3,000 inhabitants, received this award Mercury reported.

The ceremonial handover of the seal of quality took place in the presence ofHomeland Minister Albert Fürackertook place in Munich, where he welcomed the proud representatives of the award-winning villages. Eggenthal will receive a bonus of50,000 eurosreceived for the implementation of projects that are intended to strengthen the quality of life and ties to home. The municipality plans to use this amount specifically to improve the areaMaria Seelenberg Chapelto use.

Projects for the future

As part of the plan, the area around the chapel is to be turned into an attractive local recreation area for locals. The planned measures include the development of the outer bailey, the construction of a suspension bridge as well as a panoramic platform, an after-work path and an orchard.

The “Heimatdorf 2025” seal of quality has been awarded in Bavaria since 2019 and recognizes communities for their extraordinary commitment and the joy of life of their residents bayern.de highlights. The jury includes government and district council presidents as well as representatives of the Ministry of Homeland Affairs, who select the winning communities from the applications.

The other winners

The other award-winning communities and their projects, which also benefit from the bonus, show how important the development of rural areas is:

• Prutting (Landkreis Rosenheim): Entwicklung der Ortsmitte, Mehrzweckgebäude – 50.000 Euro
• Neuschönau (Landkreis Freyung-Grafenau): Kultur- und Begegnungsbereich – 60.000 Euro
• Markt Moosbach (Oberpfalz): Aufwertung des Generationenparks – 60.000 Euro
• Wiesent (Landkreis Regensburg): Musik- und Kulturpavillon – 50.000 Euro
• Marktleuthen (Landkreis Wunsiedel): Gestaltung der Ortsmitte – 60.000 Euro
• Langenfeld (Landkreis Neustadt a.d. Aisch): Optimierung der Zuwegung – 60.000 Euro
• Neuhof a.d. Zenn (Landkreis Neustadt a.d. Aisch): Aufwertung des Begegnungsbereichs – 60.000 Euro
• Wartmannsroth (Landkreis Bad Kissingen): Umbau des alten Rathauses – 60.000 Euro
• Eggenthal (Landkreis Ostallgäu): Aufwertung der Kapelle Maria Seelenberg – 50.000 Euro

The projects that are now being started in Eggenthal and the other award-winning communities show that there is great potential for the future here. The bonus will certainly help to further increase the quality of life and consolidate Eggenthal as a lovely place to live in the region.