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Düren honors club heroes: Homeland Prize 2025 for living tradition!
On October 25, 2025, the city of Düren will honor outstanding club work with the Homeland Prize. Location: Düren town hall.
Düren honors club heroes: Homeland Prize 2025 for living tradition!
On October 25, 2025, an impressive event took place in the foyer of the Düren town hall to honor the outstanding achievements of clubs for the homeland. The 2025 Homeland Prize was awarded as part of the North Rhine-Westphalia state government's funding project "Home. Future. North Rhine-Westphalia". Mayor Frank Peter Ullrich presented the proud winners with certificates and plaques in a ceremonial setting.
But what makes this award so special? The aim of the local award is to promote enthusiasm for local and regional peculiarities and to bring the positive diversity in North Rhine-Westphalia to the fore. Various clubs were given the opportunity to apply for their contributions to culture, customs and traditions.
The prize winners
A total of three associations were honored that contribute to the preservation and promotion of their cultural heritage in different ways:
- Verein 1000 Jahre Echtz e.V.: Er belegte den 1. Platz und erhielt 2.500 Euro für sein Engagement in der Bewahrung der Geschichte und Traditionen von Echtz sowie der Förderung des sozialen Zusammenhalts.
- Maigesellschaft Merken: Der 2. Platz mit 1.500 Euro wurde an diese traditionsreiche Gemeinschaft verliehen, die sich der Pflege von Brauchtum und generationsübergreifenden Festen widmet.
- Karnevalsgesellschaft Lengschdörpe Klompe 1950 e.V.: Mit ihrem Engagement im rheinischen Karneval und der Förderung des kulturellen Austauschs sicherte sich der Verein den 3. Platz und 1.000 Euro.
The award winners expressed their thanks in short speeches that made clear the passion and hard work of the members for their homeland. The event was accompanied musically by Claus Henry Hüttel, who created the right atmosphere with his harp sounds. In addition, the supporting program was generously supported financially by Sparkasse Düren.
Promoting local communities in North Rhine-Westphalia
The award ceremony is part of a broader concept to promote the homeland in North Rhine-Westphalia. Loud bra.nrw.de The participating municipalities have various funding programs available to support projects that have great benefit for the general public.
These include, among others, the “Heimat-Scheck” for cost-effective projects, the “Heimat-Preis” to honor voluntary initiatives and the “Heimat-Fond”, which supports projects to realize ideas about the homeland. The annual funding amount is expected to be 30 million euros, which will be made available through five elements to convey local history, as the state government explains in a program. Mhkbd.nrw emphasizes that the commitment of clubs, organizations and municipalities is crucial for shaping the homeland.
The preservation and promotion of cultural heritage can only be achieved together. In Düren it became clear once again that the heart continues to beat for the homeland and that awarding the best projects is an important step into the future.