Reg.Nr. 90/G/013

Illschwang village renewal scheme

Illschwang is a medieval village with characteristic small farming structures. The village's heritage was seriously at stake due to economic changes leading to giving up farming, migration, abandoned buildings and permanent loss of valuable structures. The village renewal ...
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Project details

Title:Illschwang village renewal scheme
Entr. year: 1990
Result:Diploma
Country: Germany
Town: Illschwang, Amberg-Sulzbach (Bavaria)
Category type: architectural heritage
Building type/ Project type: Urban renewal/design - Village renewal/design
Former use:Village
Actual use:Historic village with a resident population, cultural and tourist attraction
Built: Middle Ages
Architect / Proj.leader: Gabriele von Grunelius-Ishak, Architect (Thaining - DE)
The Jury's citation: "Für die umfassende Erhaltung, Restaurierung und Erneuerung des Dorfes".

Description:
Illschwang is a medieval village with characteristic small farming structures. The village's heritage was seriously at stake due to economic changes leading to giving up farming, migration, abandoned buildings and permanent loss of valuable structures. The village renewal programme comprised extensive science-based research into historic types of construction and design as well as into social and economic features of the village. Common and social activities contributed to the strengthening of village identity and to the revitalisation of the old village.