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A rijksmonument (, ) is a national heritage site of the
Until 2012, a place had to be over 50 years old to be eligible for designation. This criterion expired on 1 January 2012.
The current legislation governing the monuments is the ''Monumentenwet van 1988'' ("Monument Law of 1988").
The organization responsible for caring for the monuments, which used to be called ''Monumentenzorg'', was recently renamed, and is now called
Monumentenregister
official database of heritage sites * {{in lang, nl}
Monumenten.nl
Historic sites in the Netherlands Dutch words and phrases
A rijksmonument (, ) is a national heritage site of the Netherlands
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, listed by the agency Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed
Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed (RCE, Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands) often abbreviated as Cultureel Erfgoed, is a Dutch heritage organisation working for the protection and conservation of National Heritage Sites. It is locate ...
(RCE) acting for the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science
The Ministry of Education, Culture and Science ( nl, Ministerie van Onderwijs, Cultuur en Wetenschappen; OCW) is the Dutch Ministry responsible for education, culture, science, research, gender equality and communications. The Ministry was c ...
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At the end of February 2015, the Netherlands had 61,822 listed national heritage sites, of which approximately 1,500 are listed as archaeological sites.
History and criteria
Until 2012, a place had to be over 50 years old to be eligible for designation. This criterion expired on 1 January 2012.
The current legislation governing the monuments is the ''Monumentenwet van 1988'' ("Monument Law of 1988").
The organization responsible for caring for the monuments, which used to be called ''Monumentenzorg'', was recently renamed, and is now called Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed
Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed (RCE, Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands) often abbreviated as Cultureel Erfgoed, is a Dutch heritage organisation working for the protection and conservation of National Heritage Sites. It is locate ...
. In June 2009, the Court of The Hague decided that individual purchasers of buildings that were listed as rijksmonuments would be exempt from paying transfer tax, effective from 1 May 2009. Previously this exemption had only applied to legal entities.
Some examples
Many Dutch tourist attractions are rijksmonuments, such as castles orwindmills
A windmill is a structure that converts wind power into rotational energy using vanes called sails or blades, specifically to mill grain (gristmills), but the term is also extended to windpumps, wind turbines, and other applications, in some par ...
. Some notable windmills are De Schoolmeester, Westzaan, a smock mill in North Holland
North Holland ( nl, Noord-Holland, ) is a province of the Netherlands in the northwestern part of the country. It is located on the North Sea, north of South Holland and Utrecht, and west of Friesland and Flevoland. In November 2019, it had a ...
, the only wind powered paper mill
A paper mill is a factory devoted to making paper from vegetable fibres such as wood pulp, old rags, and other ingredients. Prior to the invention and adoption of the Fourdrinier machine and other types of paper machine that use an endless belt ...
in the world, listed as rijksmonument number 40013; De Wieker Meule, De Wijk, in Drenthe
Drenthe () is a province of the Netherlands located in the northeastern part of the country. It is bordered by Overijssel to the south, Friesland to the west, Groningen to the north, and the German state of Lower Saxony to the east. As of Nove ...
province, built in 1829 and restored to working order, listed as rijksmonument number 39657; and Mellemolen, a hollow post mill in Friesland
Friesland (, ; official fry, Fryslân ), historically and traditionally known as Frisia, is a province of the Netherlands located in the country's northern part. It is situated west of Groningen, northwest of Drenthe and Overijssel, north of ...
, also restored to working order, listed as rijksmonument number 35937.
Among the rijksmonuments are also many churches. Most rijksmonuments are residential buildings, such as houses and villas.
Other monuments in the Netherlands
* A provincial monument (''provinciaal monument'') is a monument designated by a province. In the Netherlands there are only two provinces that assign monuments, North Holland and Drenthe. The designation allows the provinces to protect the monuments and are a base for the regulation of subsidy for restoring the monuments. * A municipal monument (''gemeentelijk monument'') is a monuments designated by a municipality. A municipal monument is not of national importance but it is important for the region or city/village. * An ''archeological monument''. * Protected city or landscape views.See also
* List of Rijksmonuments * List of heritage registers * Top 100 Dutch heritage sitesReferences
External links
*Monumentenregister
official database of heritage sites * {{in lang, nl}
Monumenten.nl
Historic sites in the Netherlands Dutch words and phrases