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Objects of cultural heritage in Poland

Objects of cultural heritage in Poland (Polish: zabytki) are tracked by the Polish institute in charge, the Narodowy Instytut Dziedzictwa.

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The increase in public awareness in Poland of cultural heritage after the damage done during World War II, was largely the work of Jan Zachwatowicz, the Polish signer of the Venice Charter.

In light of Polish law, the "zabytek" is defined as "immovable or movable items, their parts of elements, which are a creation of man or its byproduct, and giving a testament to the past epoch or event, and whose preservation is in the social interest due to their historical, artistic or scientific nature." In more general terms, "zabytek" concerns movable and immovable items, including those recognized as valuable by the state or other institutions, and in more colloquial language, those recognized as such by individuals.

Classification by type

The cultural heritage is officially classified into three categories: movable heritage objects, nonmovable heritage objects, archaeological heritage objects.

Nonmovable zabytek

Nonmovable zabytek may be categorized as follows:

  • buildings or other individual constructions such as public art or memorials that have significant cultural value.
  • Group of buildings that constitutes a coherent unit, regardless of individual value, such as a cultural landscape or cityscape.
  • Park of cultural importance, including natural monuments such as valuable trees, group of trees (park, forest, lane, etc.) or a boulder.

    • Moveable zabytek

    Movable cultural heritage, such as archaeological objects, bibliographic heritage, and large works of art, are catalogued in a separate National list.

    Archeological zabytek

    An archaeological zone, or any area with traces of former human intervention with remarkable cultural importance, is catalogued as a separate type.

    Classification by form of recognition

    Objects are recognized as cultural heritage protected by law in four ways:

  • if an object is added to the register of objects of cultural heritage (Rejestr zabytków)
  • if the heritage assigned a special status of Historic Monument (Pomnik historii); see List of Historic Monuments (Poland) for a complete list
  • if the object is classified as a cultural park (Park kulturowy)
  • if a local government declares the object in need of protection

    • References

    Objects of cultural heritage in Poland Wikipedia
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