Wakker Prize

The Wakker Prize (German: Wakkerpreis, French: Prix Wakker, Italian: Premio Wakker) is given every year by the Swiss Heritage Society to a municipality of Switzerland for the making and saving of its historical buildings.

In 2005, the prize was given to the Swiss Federal Railways, rather than a municipality.

The prize is named for Henri-Louis Wakker, 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.

Prize winners

1972: Stein am Rhein 1973: St. Prex 1974: Wiedlisbach 1975: Guarda 1976: Grüningen 1977: Gais 1978: Dardagny 1979: Ernen 1980: Solothurn 1981: Elm 1982: Avegno 1983: Muttenz

1984: Wil 1985: Laufenburg 1986: Diemtigen 1987: Bischofszell 1988: Porrentruy 1989: Winterthur 1990: Montreux 1991: Cham 1992: St. Gallen 1993: Monte Carasso 1994: La Chaux-de-Fonds 1995: Splügen

1996: Basel 1997: Berne 1998: Vrin 1999: Hauptwil-Gottshaus 2000: Geneva 2001: Uster 2002: Turgi 2003: Sursee 2004: Biel/Bienne 2005: SBB-CFF-FFS 2006: Delémont 2007: Altdorf

2008: Grenchen 2009: Yverdon-les-Bains 2010: Fläsch 2011: Lausanne West (Bussigny-près-Lausanne, Chavannes-près-Renens, Crissier, Ecublens, Prilly, Renens, Saint-Sulpice, Villars-Sainte-Croix and Lausanne) 2012: Köniz 2013: Sion 2014: Aarau 2015: Bregaglia 2016: Rheinfelden 2017: Sempach 2018: Origen Festival Cultural, Riom 2019: Langenthal

2020: Baden 2021: Prangins 2022: Meyrin 2023: Lichtensteig 2024: Verein Birsstadt (Aesch, Arlesheim, Birsfelden, Dornach, Duggingen, Grellingen, Münchenstein, Muttenz, Pfeffingen and Reinach)

Other websites

• Patrimoine suisse: Prix Wakker Archived 2007-12-25 at the Wayback Machine