 In 2010, Freiburg was voted as the Academy of Urbanism's European City of the Year in recognition of the exemplary sustainable urbanism it has implemented over the past several decades.The longest cable car run in Germany, which is long, runs from Günterstal up to a nearby mountain called "Schauinsland".The city has an unusual system of gutters (called "Freiburg Bächle") that run throughout its centre.