CITY CYCLING - Award ceremony for CITY CYCLING 2023

The CITY CYCLING award ceremony during the final event in Cologne, Photo: Smilla Dankert

This year, the award ceremony to honour the winning municipalities from this year’s campaign was held in Cologne on 12 December. Prizes were conferred in the two categories of the “Most active local parliaments” and the “Most active municipalities with the most kilometres cycled” in a total of five population groups, with the best newcomers honoured in each. The event was hosted in cooperation with the City of Cologne and the Zukunftsnetz Mobilität NRW..

Click here to view the statements from this year’s winning municipalities.
Read the press release on the closing event here.
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Prize categories

Most active local parliaments

Less than 10,000 inhabitants

1. Eschelbronn in Rhein-Neckar District

395.6 Parl.-km

2. Weilheim (Baden) in Waldshut District

251.6 Parl.-km

3. Ebenweiler in Ravensburg District

247.6 Parl.-km

Best newcomer: Weilheim (Baden) in Waldshut District

251.6 Parl.-km

10,000 – 49,999 inhabitants

1. Rhede in Borken District

307.2 Parl.-km

2. Hagen in Bremischen

168.3 Parl.-km

3. Gunzenhausen

125.7 Parl.-km

Best newcomer: Hagen in Bremischen

168.3 Parl.-km

50,000 – 99,999 inhabitants

1. Nordhorn in Grafschaft Bentheim District

59.7 Parl.-km

2. Rheine in Steinfurt District

56.6 Parl.-km

3. Kleve im Kreis Kleve

40.7 Parl.-km

Best newcomer: Dessau-Roßlau

10.9 Parl.-km

100,000 – 499,999 inhabitants

1. Bamberg District

53.8 Parl.-km

2. Freiburg in Breisgau

53.7 Parl.-km

3. Freising District

49.4 Parl.-km

Best newcomer: Karlsruhe

6.1 Parl.-km

More than 500,000 inhabitants

1. München

39 Parl.-km

2. Region Hannover

24.3 Parl.-km

3. Leipzig

18.7 Parl.-km

Best newcomer:

Most active municipalities with the most kilometres cycled

Less than 10,000 inhabitants

1. Altshausen in Ravensburg District

324,730 km

2. Verwaltungsgemeinschaft Obergünzburg in Ostallgäu District

218,264 km

3. Karlshuld

161,369 km

Best newcomer: Oranienbaum-Wörlitz

115,309 km

10,000 – 49,999 inhabitants

1. Tuttlingen

732,481 km

2. Leer in Leer District

607,370 km

3. Borken in Borken District

434,775 km

Best newcomer: Stendal

154,163 km

50,000 – 99,999 inhabitants

1. Rheine in Steinfurt District

892,000 km

2. Bocholt in Borken District

639,472 km

3. Bamberg

566,022 km