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Heritage registers in Belgium include immovable heritage such as
In 1835 the ''Commission royale des monuments et des sites'' (Royal committee for monuments and sites) was created to advise the government on conservation and historic preservation. This committee was split in 1968 into a Flanders committee (''Koninklijke Commissie voor Monumenten en Landschappen'') and a Wallonian committee, and in 1993 a third committee was formed to administer the area of Brussels.
Agence wallonne du Patrimoine (AWaP)
Website
of Brussels protection agency "Monuments & Sites" They publish the inventory of protected heritage sites and coordinate the European Heritage Days as well as the marking of local heritage sites with their own logo. See the
Official website KCML Flanders
Official website CRMSF Wallonia
Official website KCML Brussels
The covenant on heritage
Databank of the Inventory of the Flemish architectural monuments
Culture of Belgium Law of Belgium
Heritage registers in Belgium include immovable heritage such as World Heritage Site
World Heritage Sites are landmarks and areas with legal protection under an treaty, international treaty administered by UNESCO for having cultural, historical, or scientific significance. The sites are judged to contain "cultural and natural ...
s, and 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 regis ...
s, but also intangible cultural heritage
An intangible cultural heritage (ICH) is a practice, representation, expression, knowledge, or skill considered by UNESCO to be part of a place's cultural heritage. Buildings, historic places, monuments, and artifacts are cultural property. In ...
. The agency responsible for keeping and updating inventories of immovable heritage is dependent on the region, as is the name for the object, which is called Beschermd erfgoed, Biens classés or Kulturdenkmal depending on the language of the municipality of the location.
Three National heritage organizations
In 1835 the ''Commission royale des monuments et des sites'' (Royal committee for monuments and sites) was created to advise the government on conservation and historic preservation. This committee was split in 1968 into a Flanders committee (''Koninklijke Commissie voor Monumenten en Landschappen'') and a Wallonian committee, and in 1993 a third committee was formed to administer the area of Brussels.
Walloon region
In theWalloon region
Wallonia ( ; ; or ), officially the Walloon Region ( ; ), is one of the three regions of Belgium—along with Flanders and Brussels. Covering the southern portion of the country, Wallonia is primarily French-speaking. It accounts for 55% o ...
, the organization of 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 ...
and the classification of objects is done by thAgence wallonne du Patrimoine (AWaP)
East Belgium
TheGerman-speaking Community of Belgium
The German-speaking Community (, , DG), also known as East Belgium ( ), is one of the three Communities, regions and language areas of Belgium, federal communities of Belgium. The community is composed of nine municipalities in Liège Province, ...
, part of the area known as "East Belgium" also hosts the European Heritage Days, and calls them "Tage des offenen Denkmals". The heritage protection of East Belgium falls under the jurisdiction of Liège province.
* Lists of protected heritage sites in the German-speaking Community of Belgium
The German-speaking Community of Belgium or Eastern Belgium is one of the three Communities, regions and language areas of Belgium, federal communities of Belgium. This page is an overview of its beschermd erfgoed, protected heritage sites, alphab ...
Heritage lists of Wallonia
*Lists of protected heritage sites in Hainaut (province)
This page is an overview of the list of Heritage registers in Belgium, protected heritage sites in Hainaut (province), alphabetically ordered by town name. This list is part of the beschermd erfgoed, protected heritage sites of Belgium.
*List o ...
* Lists of protected heritage sites in Liège (province)
This page is an overview of the list of Heritage registers in Belgium, protected heritage sites in Liège Province, alphabetically ordered by town name. This list is part of the National Heritage Site (Belgium), national heritage of Belgium.
*L ...
* Lists of protected heritage sites in Luxembourg (Belgium)
This page is an overview of the protected heritage sites in Luxembourg (Belgium), alphabetically ordered by town name. This list is part of the protected heritage sites of Belgium.
* List of protected heritage sites, in Arlon
* List of protec ...
* Lists of protected heritage sites in Namur (province)
This page is an overview of the protected heritage sites in Namur (province), alphabetically ordered by town name. This list is part of the protected heritage sites of Belgium.
* List of protected heritage sites, in Andenne
* List of protect ...
* Lists of protected heritage sites in Walloon Brabant
This table shows an overview of the Heritage registers in Belgium, protected heritage sites in the province of Walloon Brabant, alphabetically ordered by town name. This list is part of Belgium's National Heritage Site (Belgium), national heritag ...
Flanders
One agency, theFlemish organization for Immovable Heritage
The Flanders Heritage Agency is an agency of the Flemish government that supports the minister responsible for immovable heritage in formulating a well-founded and up-to-date policy for immovable heritage in Flanders. Its tasks include inventoryin ...
and three of its subdivisions are responsible for protection; the VIOE, the Organization for KCML. ''Ruimte en Erfgoed, Onroerend Erfgoed'', and the agent for inspection, the ''RWO''.
Heritage lists of Flanders
*Lists of immovable heritage sites in Antwerp (province)
A list is a set of discrete items of information collected and set forth in some format for utility, entertainment, or other purposes. A list may be memorialized in any number of ways, including existing only in the mind of the list-maker, but ...
*Lists of immovable heritage sites in Limburg (Belgium)
This page is an overview of the list of immovable heritage sites in Limburg (Belgium), alphabetically ordered by town name. This list is part of the Beschermd erfgoed, immovable heritage of Belgium.
*List of protected heritage sites in Alken, Be ...
*Lists of immovable heritage sites in East Flanders
A list is a set of discrete items of information collected and set forth in some format for utility, entertainment, or other purposes. A list may be memorialized in any number of ways, including existing only in the mind of the list-maker, but ...
*Lists of immovable heritage sites in Flemish Brabant
A list is a set of discrete items of information collected and set forth in some format for utility, entertainment, or other purposes. A list may be memorialized in any number of ways, including existing only in the mind of the list-maker, but ...
*Lists of immovable heritage sites in West Flanders
A list is a set of discrete items of information collected and set forth in some format for utility, entertainment, or other purposes. A list may be memorialized in any number of ways, including existing only in the mind of the list-maker, but ...
Brussels
TheBrussels-Capital Region
Brussels, officially the Brussels-Capital Region, (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) is a region of Belgium comprising 19 municipalities, including the City of Brussels, which is the capital ...
has their own protection agency called ''Monuments & Sites'' (in French: ''Monuments et sites de l'Administration de l'Aménagement du Territoire et du Logement Ministère de la Région de Bruxelles-Capitale'', and in Dutch: ''Monumenten en Landschappen van het Bestuur Ruimtelijke Ordening en Huisvesting van het Ministerie Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest'').of Brussels protection agency "Monuments & Sites" They publish the inventory of protected heritage sites and coordinate the European Heritage Days as well as the marking of local heritage sites with their own logo. See the
List of protected heritage sites in the Brussels-Capital Region
A list is a set of discrete items of information collected and set forth in some format for utility, entertainment, or other purposes. A list may be memorialized in any number of ways, including existing only in the mind of the list-maker, but ...
for the protected objects.
See also
*Beschermd erfgoed
Beschermd erfgoed is the official term to describe Flanders, Flemish National Heritage Sites listed by law to protect and spread awareness of Belgian cultural heritage, specifically in Flanders. The term is also used nationwide to refer to Nationa ...
* Culture of Belgium
The culture of Belgium involves both the aspects shared by all Belgians regardless of the language they speak and the differences between the main cultural communities: the Dutch-speaking Belgians (mostly Flemish) and the French-speaking B ...
References
External links
{{commons category, Cultural heritage monuments in BelgiumOfficial website KCML Flanders
Official website CRMSF Wallonia
Official website KCML Brussels
The covenant on heritage
Databank of the Inventory of the Flemish architectural monuments
Culture of Belgium Law of Belgium