Cultural Heritage Monuments Of Slovakia
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Slovakia Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the s ...
is protected and promoted in accordance with the Law on the protection of monuments and historic sites (2002). Article 2 defines monuments and historic sites as those movable and immovable cultural properties that have been declared as national Cultural Heritage Monuments ( Slovak: ''Národná kultúrna pamiatka'' (NKP)). Cultural Heritage Monuments are declared by the Ministry of Culture after proposal by the Monuments Board (Article 15). A central register is kept by the Monuments Board, comprising a register of (1) movable cultural heritage monuments; (2) immovable cultural heritage monuments (''Register nehnuteľných NKP''); (3) protected historic reserves (''Register Pamiatkových rezervácií''); (4) protected historic zones (''Register Pamiatkových zón'') (Article 22). As of 31 December 2010, 14,818 cultural monuments have been declared. In addition, as of January 2003, 2,828 town reserves and 757 folk architecture reserves have been declared.


See also

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History of Slovakia The History of Slovakia, dates back to the findings of ancient human artifacts. This article shows the history of the country from prehistory to the present day. Prehistory Discovery of ancient tools made by the Clactonian technique near ...
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Culture of Slovakia The culture of Slovakia has various folk traditions influenced by its location in Central Europe. It shares similarities with Czech, Austrian, German, Hungarian and Ukrainian culture. Folk tradition Folk tradition has rooted strongly in ...
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List of heritage registers This list is of heritage registers, inventories of cultural properties, natural and man-made, tangible and intangible, movable and immovable, that are deemed to be of sufficient heritage value to be separately identified and recorded. In many ...


References


External links

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General Inventory (summary)
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Database of Cultural Heritage Monuments
Law of Slovakia Heritage registers in Slovakia {{Slovakia-stub