Cultural Heritage Monuments of Slovakia

The cultural heritage of Slovakia is protected and promoted in accordance with the Law on the protection of monuments and historic sites (2002).

[1][2] 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)).

[1] Cultural Heritage Monuments are declared by the Ministry of Culture after proposal by the Monuments Board (Article 15).

[1] 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).

[1] As of 31 December 2010, 14,818 cultural monuments have been declared.