Sonnenplatz Sonnenplatz

Sonnenplatz Großschönau started in 2001 as an idea of the local association for tourism, village renewal and economic impulses (TDW), which has been committed to the sustainable development of the market town of Großschönau since its foundation in 1972. The project was initiated by the chairman of the association, Josef Bruckner, and the mayor of the market town of Großschönau, Martin Bruckner. After an initial discussion paper with a feasibility study in the summer of 2001, the preparatory work for implementation began. Since 2002, the project has been financially self-supporting. For the optimal implementation of Sonnenplatz Großschönau, Sonnenplatz Großschönau GmbH was founded in 2004. All previous activities of TDW Großschönau in the field of sustainable construction are now bundled within Sonnenplatz Großschönau GmbH. Central tasks of the company were the construction of the First European Passive House Village for Test Living® in 2007 and the establishment of a research and competence centre for building and the energy of the future in 2011. Since 2013, visitors of all ages have been able to visit SONNENWELT to learn about the topics of energy-efficient building, living and life in the last 10,000 years and learn about and experience the topic of energy for themselves on an exciting tour of the energy experience world, thereby experiencing the topic of energy first-hand. The vision of the research and project work of Sonnenplatz Großschönau GmbH is to promote resource-saving buildings and styles of living and life more quickly.