AlfterDE
Alfter is made up of 11 smaller villages, one of which is called Alfter - or "Alefte" in the local dialect Kölsch. It is a bike ride away from the former West German capital Bonn, and lies within the Rhine valley and on the southern ridge of the "Vorgebirge".
The total area of Alfter is 35 km², of which 18 km² is used for agricultural purposes and 8 km² is forest. The soil is classified as very high quality for agricultural use.
Alfter is also the home of the Alanus University of Art and Social Sciences. The university has two sites – one at Johannishof, a former farm on a hill above the village, and Campus II which sits on the rich soil in the Rhine valley.
| Region | North Rhine-Westphalia |
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| Population | 22800 |
| Tradition | Market gardens |
| Scent | Clive |
Art meets Business meets Future.
After her first three at the Economics Department at Alanus University in the village of Alfter, Kathrin together with research assistant Bianca Orboi have organised the two-day interdisciplinary, interspecies Mini-Festival UNFREEZE YOUR BRAIN on campus and the surrounding meadows.
The programme had three main strands: art, economy and land, and contributors include Kompost Ensemble, artist and shamanic practitionerAnnabelle Wimmer Bakic, Katharina Reuter, Vorsitzende des Bundesverbands Nachhaltige Wirtschaft e.V.; local author Nadège Kusanika, biodiversity specialist Philipp Unterweger, (Un)Sustainability Speakerin Lavinia Muth, grower Roberto Tinoco and of course Wapke Feenstra with hey tattoos and a call to de-urbanise our gaze.
The event is in German only and the full programme is HERE.
| Region | North Rhine-Westphalia |
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| Local partners |
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| Population | 22800 |
| Tradition | Market gardens |
| Scent | Clive |