Kulturdenkmal is the official term to describe

National Heritage Site A national heritage site is a heritage site having a value that has been registered by a governmental agency as being of national importance to the cultural heritage or history of that country. Usually such sites are listed in a heritage regist ...

s listed by lawAccording to international law, the English term is

Cultural property Cultural property does not have a universal definition, but it is commonly considered to be tangible (physical, material) items that are part of the cultural heritage of a group or society, as opposed to less tangible cultural expressions. They in ...

, but can also be called ''Protected monument''. in German-speaking areas of Europe, to protect and spread awareness of cultural heritage.

Austria

In Austria, the Bundesdenkmalamt (BDA), the institution in charge of the National Heritage Sites, administers the list of Kulturdenkmal objects, which it formally refers to as Denkmalgeschützte Objekte.

Belgium

The Institut du Patrimoine is the institution in charge of the National Heritage Sites of Wallonia, which includes the National Heritage Sites of the

German-speaking Community of Belgium The German-speaking Community (german: links=no, Deutschsprachige Gemeinschaft, or DG; french: links=no, Communauté germanophone; nl, links=no, Duitstalige Gemeenschap), since 2017 also known as East Belgium (german: links=no, Ostbelgien), is ...

. Various local websites with public information are maintained, and various initiatives are undertaken to assist owners of protected properties and to increase public awareness, most notably the European Heritage Days, which are called "Tage des offenen Denkmals".

Germany

As cultural matters lie largely within the responsibility not of the national government, but of the 16 states ( Bundesländer), the 16 respective heritage protection authorities (Landesdenkmalämter) survey and list official monuments.

Switzerland

The Kulturgüterschutz is the institution in charge of the National Heritage Sites of the German-speaking areas of Switzerland. They maintain the inventory of protected objects and also organize the European Heritage Days, which are called ''Europäischer Tag des Denkmals''.

Emblems

File:Denkmalplakette Deutschland.JPG, Emblem used to mark protected buildings and other structures in Germany. File:Logo Tag des Denkmals 2011 - 02.jpg, Logo for the

European Heritage Days European Heritage Days (EHD) is a joint action of the Council of Europe and the European Commission involving all 50 signatory states of the European Cultural Convention under the motto, ''Europe: a common heritage''. The annual programme offers o ...

, which are organized by the DSD and are called ''Tag des Denkmals'' in Austria. File:Kulturdenkmal 4 Sprachen.jpg, "Cultural property" in four languages, including "Kulturdenkmal".

References

{{reflist Heritage organizations German words and phrases