The ''Blaubuch'' ("Blue Book") is an inventory of "cultural lighthouses": culturally important sites in the eastern ''
Länder
Länder (singular Land) or Bundesländer (singular Bundesland) is the name for (federal) states in two German-speaking countries. It may more specifically refer to:
* States of Austria, the nine federal subdivisions of Austria
* States of Germany ...
'' of Germany.
It was first published in 2001, as an evaluation study proposed by the then Secretary of Culture of the German Federal Republic,
Michael Naumann
Michael Naumann (born 8 December 1941) is a German politician, publisher and journalist. He was the German culture minister, secretary of culture from 1998 until 2001. He is married to Marie Warburg, daughter of Eric Warburg and granddaughter of ...
, and written by the librarian ; further editions have since been published. It lists sites of European standing in the eastern ''Länder'' – museums of national cultural heritage, and sites associated with important German personalities – and it documents the particular efforts of the federal, state and local governments to restore the cultural infrastructure.
"Kulturförderung in Ostdeutschland"
Die Bundesregierung. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
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Heritage registers in Germany