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City of Heidelberg
(Stadtverwaltung Heidelberg)
Rathaus, Marktplatz 10
69117 Heidelberg
Phone + 49 6221 58-10580
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City's Administration Offices

Award winner

Heidelberg wins accolades

Almost every year, Heidelberg wins awards for its activities in a wide range of areas. Without strong partners, these would not be possible.

Representative awards won by Heidelberg: In 2023, Heidelberg was awarded the "Leading Star for Energy Efficiency" by the state of Baden-Württemberg. The city of Heidelberg received the "Cycling Improvement Award" at the "Velo-City 2023" world cycling summit of the European Cyclists' Federation (ECF) in Leipzig for its significant improvements in cycling. In 2020, Heidelberg was named a model municipality in the project "Courageously moving forward with climate protection in transport.

Heidelberg also confers awards on others: Civic involvement is highly valued in the city and recognition is given in the form of citizens’ medals, citizens’ badges, the Richard Benz Medal or the freedom of the city. The federal state and central government also recognize service to the larger community.

The city also promotes literature, for example by awarding the Clemens Brentano Prize, worth 10,000 euros, to German-speaking authors. The Hilde-Domin-Preis for literature in exile, worth 15,000 euros, is awarded every three years and dates back to Hilde Domin (1909to 2006), who was a freeman of the city.

Sustainable projects: Every two years since 2005, Heidelberg has also awarded an Environmental Prize worth 5,000 euros for sustainable projects.