Alpine Town of the Year

 
The association "Alpine town of the year" is the coming together of the Alpine towns that have been awarded the title of "Alpine town of the year". This title is a distinctive sign for particular commitment towards the implementation of the Alpine Convention.

Since 1997 an international Jury, made up of delegates of the "Arbeitsgemeinschaft Alpenstädte", CIPRA and "Pro Vita Alpina", awards every year the title of "Alpine town of the Year ".In the area of application of the Alpine Convention, every town can become "Alpine Town of the year ", which shows its intention to put the Alpine Convention into practice. This means, to prove that ecology, economics and social/cultural issues are not alternatives, but they can integrate mutually in a sensible and future-oriented approach.

Until now 14 cities received the titel "Alpine Town of the Year". Three of them are also members of the network of municipalities "Alliance in the Alps": Sonthofen/D, Gap/F and Bad reichenhall/D. 

The Alpine Towns of the Year

2011 Idrija/SI

2010 Bad Aussee/A

2009 Bolzano-Bozen/I

2008 Brig-Glis/CH

2007 Sondrio/I

2006 Chambéry/F

2005 Sonthofen/D

2004 Trento/I

2003 Herisau/CH

2002 Gap/F

2001 Bad Reichenhall/D

2000 Maribor/SI 

1999 Belluno/I

1997 Villach/A