Competition Topics
Organisation: Körber-Stiftung, Hamburg, has been organising the German History Competition since 1973: www.geschichtswettbewerb.de
You can find details regarding previous competitions here.
| Year | Topics | Participation | Report |
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| 1998/1999 16th round |
"Rebellion, Taking Action, Instigating Change: Protest in History" | 1,151 contributions | |
| 2000/2001 | "Man and Animal in History" | 1,655 contributions | |
| 2002/2003 | "Leaving - Arriving. Migration in History" | 1,902 contributions 8,700 participants |
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| 2004/2005 | "Hard Work Brings Its Own Reward? Labour in History" | 1,379 contributions 5,920 participants |
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| 2006/2007 | “Together - Against Each Other. Young and Old in History” | 1,257 contributions 5,000 participants |
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| 2008/2009 | Heroes. Adored – Misjudged – Forgotten. | 1,831 contributions 6,649 participants |
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| 2010/2011 | "Scandals in History" | 1,152 contributions 3,631 participants |
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| 2012/2013 | "Familiar Strangers - Neighbors in History" | 1,321 contributions 5,041 participants |
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| 2014/2015 | "Being Different - Outsiders in History" | 1,563 contributions 5,109 participants |
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| 2016/2017 | "God and the World. Religion Makes History" | 1,639 contributions 5,064 participants |
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| 2018/2019 | "Enough Is Enough - Crisis, Change, a New Beginning" | 1,992 contributions 5,627 participants |
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| 2020/2021 | "Times in Motion: Sports and Society" | 1,349 contributions 3,436 participants |
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| 2022/2023 | "More Than a Roof Over Your Head. The History of the Home" | 1,655 contributions 5,500 participants |
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| 2024/2025 | “Up to Here and No Further!? Boundaries in History“ |