Historic Monument ( pl, pomnik historii) is one of several categories of
objects of cultural heritage (in the singular, ''
zabytek'') in Poland.
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To be recognized as a Polish historic monument, an object must be declared such by the
President of Poland
The president of Poland ( pl, Prezydent RP), officially the president of the Republic of Poland ( pl, Prezydent Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej), is the head of state of Poland. Their rights and obligations are determined in the Constitution of Polan ...
.
[ The term "historic monument" was introduced into Polish law in 1990, and the first Historic Monuments were declared by President ]Lech Wałęsa
Lech Wałęsa (; ; born 29 September 1943) is a Polish statesman, dissident, and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, who served as the President of Poland between 1990 and 1995. After winning the 1990 election, Wałęsa became the first democratica ...
in 1994.
List
The National Heritage Board of Poland
The National Institute of Cultural Heritage of Poland ( pl, Narodowy Instytut Dziedzictwa NID) is a Polish governmental institution responsible for documenting cultural property and the intangible cultural heritage, as well as for supporting and ...
maintains the official list.
References
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Objects of cultural heritage in Poland
Law of Poland