Hesse: Two initiatives from Hesse receive a monument protection award

Berlin (dpa/lhe) - Two initiatives from Hesse will receive the German Prize for Monument Protection this year.

Hesse: Two initiatives from Hesse receive a monument protection award

Berlin (dpa/lhe) - Two initiatives from Hesse will receive the German Prize for Monument Protection this year. The association "Generationenhaus Bahnhof Hümme" in Hofgeismar in northern Hesse and the Society of Friends Theater Altes Indoorbad Friedberg in Wetterau are awarded the "Silver Hemisphere", as the German National Committee for Monument Protection announced on Monday in Berlin. Both projects are among several award winners who are to be honored in Hamburg on November 7th.

With intensive commitment, the association in Hümme has renovated a listed railway station ensemble that is threatened with decay. The organizers said that there is now a meeting place for senior citizens and a play group for small children. The Friedberg initiative has successfully renovated an art nouveau pool in the city center, which now serves as a theater and cultural venue.