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The Wakker Prize (in German: Wakkerpreis, in French Prix Wakker, in Italian Premio Wakker) is awarded annually by the Swiss Heritage Society
Swiss Heritage Society

The Swiss Heritage Society is a non-profit organisation dedicated to the advancement of Switzerland?s architectural heritage. Its focus is on the preservation of important landmarks, the development of the structural environment, and the promotion of good architectural design....
 to a Municipality of Switzerland for the development and preservation of its architectural heritage.

In 2005, the prize was given to the Swiss Federal Railways
SBB-CFF-FFS

Swiss Federal Railways is the national railway company of Switzerland headquartered in Berne. Formerly a government institution, it is since 1999 a special stock corporation with all shares held by the Swiss Confederation or the Swiss cantons....
, rather than a municipality.

The prize is named for Henri-Louis Wakker
Henri-Louis Wakker

Henri-Louis Wakker was a Swiss banker and real estate entrepreneur. His will provided a considerable sum of money without conditions to the Swiss Heritage Society, which in 1972 created the Wakker Prize in his honor....
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The Wakker Prize (in German: Wakkerpreis, in French Prix Wakker, in Italian Premio Wakker) is awarded annually by the Swiss Heritage Society
Swiss Heritage Society

The Swiss Heritage Society is a non-profit organisation dedicated to the advancement of Switzerland?s architectural heritage. Its focus is on the preservation of important landmarks, the development of the structural environment, and the promotion of good architectural design....
 to a Municipality of Switzerland for the development and preservation of its architectural heritage.

In 2005, the prize was given to the Swiss Federal Railways
SBB-CFF-FFS

Swiss Federal Railways is the national railway company of Switzerland headquartered in Berne. Formerly a government institution, it is since 1999 a special stock corporation with all shares held by the Swiss Confederation or the Swiss cantons....
, rather than a municipality.

The prize is named for Henri-Louis Wakker
Henri-Louis Wakker

Henri-Louis Wakker was a Swiss banker and real estate entrepreneur. His will provided a considerable sum of money without conditions to the Swiss Heritage Society, which in 1972 created the Wakker Prize in his honor....
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Prize winners


  • 1972: Stein am Rhein
    Stein am Rhein

    Stein am Rhein is a Municipalities of Switzerland in the Cantons of Switzerland of Schaffhausen in Switzerland.The town has a well-preserved medi?val centre, retaining the ancient street plan....
  • 1973: St. Prex
  • 1974: Wiedlisbach
    Wiedlisbach

    Wiedlisbach is a Municipalities of Switzerland in the district of Wangen in the Cantons of Switzerland of Bern in Switzerland.In 1974, the Wakker Prize was bestowed on Wiedlisbach for the development and preservation of its architectural heritage....
  • 1975: Guarda
    Guarda, Switzerland

    Guarda is a municipalities of Switzerland in the district of Inn in the Switzerland Cantons of Switzerland of Graub?nden.Guarda was awarded the Wakker Prize for the preservation of its architectural heritage in 1975....
  • 1976: Grüningen
    Grüningen

    Gr?ningen is a Municipalities of Switzerland in the district of Hinwil in the Cantons of Switzerland of Zurich in Switzerland.In 1976, Gr?ningen received the Wakker Prize for the development and preservation of its architectural heritage....
  • 1977: Gais
    Gais

    Gais is a municipalities of Switzerland in the Cantons of Switzerland of Appenzell Ausserrhoden in Switzerland. It has a population of 2,800 . The area of Gais is 21 km?....
  • 1978: Dardagny
    Dardagny

    Dardagny is a Municipalities of Switzerland of the Canton of Geneva, Switzerland.In 1978, Dardagny received the Wakker Prize for the development and preservation of its architectural heritage....
  • 1979: Ernen
    Ernen

    Ernen is a Municipalities of Switzerland in the district of Goms in the Cantons of Switzerland of Valais in Switzerland. In 2005 Ernen incorporated the formerly independent municipalities of Ausserbinn, M?hlebach, and Steinhaus, Switzerland....
  • 1980: Solothurn
    Solothurn

    The city of Solothurn is the Capital of the Canton of Solothurn in Switzerland. The city also comprises the only municipalities of Switzerland of the Solothurn of the same name....
  • 1981: Elm
    Elm, Switzerland

    Elm is a Municipalities of Switzerland in the Cantons of Switzerland of Glarus in Switzerland.It is the municipality farthest south in the valley of the Sernf, lying at the entrance to Panix Pass, which crosses the Swiss Alps into the canton of Graub?nden....
  • 1982: Avegno
    Avegno, Switzerland

    Avegno is a Municipalities of Switzerland in the district of Vallemaggia in the Cantons of Switzerland of Ticino in Switzerland.In 1982, the Swiss Heritage Society awarded the Wakker Prize to Avegno for the preservation of its architectural heritage....
  • 1983: Muttenz
    Muttenz

    Muttenz is a Municipalities of Switzerland with a population of approximately 17,000 in the Cantons of Switzerland of Basel-Country in Switzerland....
  • 1984: Wil
    Wil

    Wil is the capital of the Wahlkreis of Wil in the Cantons of Switzerland of St. Gallen in Switzerland.It has a population of 16,745. Towards the end of 2006 population has surpassed the number of 17,000 according to local authorities....
  • 1985: Laufenburg
    Laufenburg, Switzerland

    Laufenburg is a Municipalities of Switzerland in the Switzerland Cantons of Switzerland of Canton of Aargau. It is the seat of the district of Laufenburg ....
  • 1986: Diemtigen
    Diemtigen

    Diemtigen is a Municipalities of Switzerland in the district of Niedersimmental in the Cantons of Switzerland of Bern in Switzerland.In 1986, the community was awarded the Wakker Prize for preservation of its architectural heritage....
  • 1987: Bischofszell
    Bischofszell

    Bischofszell is a Municipalities of Switzerland in the district of Bischofszell in the Cantons of Switzerland of Thurgau in Switzerland. It is the seat of the district....
  • 1988: Porrentruy
    Porrentruy

    Porrentruy is a Switzerland municipalities of Switzerland and seat of the Porrentruy of the same name located in the Cantons of Switzerland of Jura ....
  • 1989: Winterthur
    Winterthur

    Winterthur is a city in the Cantons of Switzerland of Zurich in northern Switzerland. It has the country's List of cities in Switzerland#Major agglomerations by population with an estimate of more than 100,000 people....
  • 1990: Montreux
    Montreux

    Montreux is a municipalities of Switzerland in the district of Vevey in the Cantons of Switzerland of Vaud in Switzerland.It is located on Lake Geneva at the foot of the Swiss Alps and has a population of 22,897....
  • 1991: Cham
    Cham, Switzerland

    Cham is a municipalities of Switzerland in the Cantons of Switzerland of Zug in Switzerland....
  • 1992: St. Gallen
    St. Gallen

    St. Gallen is the capital of the Cantons of Switzerland of St. Gallen in Switzerland. It evolved from the hermitage of Saint Gall, founded in the 7th century....
  • 1993: Monte Carasso
    Monte Carasso

    Monte Carasso is a Municipalities of Switzerland in the district of Bellinzona in the Cantons of Switzerland of Ticino in Switzerland.The Swiss Heritage Society chose Monte Carasso for the 1993 Wakker Prize....
  • 1994: La Chaux-de-Fonds
    La Chaux-de-Fonds

    La Chaux-de-Fonds is the capital city of the district of La Chaux-de-Fonds in the Cantons of Switzerland of Neuch?tel in Switzerland.It is located in the Jura mountains at an altitude of 1000 m, a few kilometers from the French border....
  • 1995: Splügen
  • 1996: Basel
    Basel

    Basel is Switzerland's third most populous city . With 731,000 inhabitants in the tri-national metropolitan area , Basel is Switzerland's third-largest urban area....
  • 1997: Berne
    Berne

    The city of Berne or Bern is the Bundesstadt of Switzerland and, with 128,041 people , the fifth most populous city in Switzerland ....
  • 1998: Vrin
    Vrin

    Vrin is a municipalities of Switzerland in the Val Lumnezia, a district of Surselva in the Cantons of Switzerland of Graub?nden in Switzerland....
  • 1999: Hauptwil-Gottshaus
    Hauptwil-Gottshaus

    Hauptwil-Gottshaus is a Municipalities of Switzerland in the district of Bischofszell in the Cantons of Switzerland of Thurgau in Switzerland....
  • 2000: Geneva
    Geneva

    Geneva is the second-most-populous city in Switzerland and is the most populous city of Romandie . Situated where the Rh?ne River exits Lake Geneva , it is the capital of the Canton of Geneva....
  • 2001: Uster
    Uster

    Uster is a city and capital of the district Uster in the Switzerland Cantons of Switzerland of Z?rich .It is the third largest city in the Canton of Z?rich, with over 30,000 inhabitants, and is one of the twenty largest cities in Switzerland....
  • 2002: Turgi
    Turgi

    Turgi is a Municipalities of Switzerland in the district of Baden in the Cantons of Switzerland of Aargau in Switzerland.In 2002, Turgi received the Wakker Prize for the preservation of its architectural heritage....
  • 2003: Sursee
    Sursee

    Sursee is a Municipalities of Switzerland in the district of Sursee in the Cantons of Switzerland of Lucerne , Switzerland. Sursee is located at the northern end of Lake Sempach, not far from where the Sure river enters the lake , hence the name "Sursee"....
  • 2004: Biel/Bienne
    Biel/Bienne

    Biel/Bienne is a city in the district of Biel , Cantons of Switzerland of Canton of Berne in Switzerland.It is located on the language boundary and is throughout bilingual....
  • 2005: SBB-CFF-FFS
    SBB-CFF-FFS

    Swiss Federal Railways is the national railway company of Switzerland headquartered in Berne. Formerly a government institution, it is since 1999 a special stock corporation with all shares held by the Swiss Confederation or the Swiss cantons....
  • 2006: Delémont
    Delémont

    Del?mont is the Capital of the Swiss Cantons of Switzerland of Canton of Jura. The city has approximately 11,000 inhabitants as of 2007....
  • 2007: Altdorf
    Altdorf, Switzerland

    Altdorf is the Capital of the Swiss canton of Canton of Uri. The Municipalities of Switzerland covers an area of . It is built at a height of above sea-level, a little above the right bank of the Reuss River, not far above the point where this river is joined on the right by the Sch?chen torrent....
  • 2008: Grenchen
    Grenchen

    Grenchen is a Municipalities of Switzerland in the district of Lebern in the Cantons of Switzerland of Solothurn in Switzerland.It is located at the foot of the Jura mountains between Solothurn and Biel....


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