Zprávy památkové péče 2016, 76(2):159-162
Two articles on the 20th anniversary of the declaration of the first village heritage reservations: The approach of the Ministry of Culture in declaring village heritage reservations and zones
The year 2015 was a year of several major anniversaries for rural architecture. Twenty-five years have passed since the declaration of the first village heritage zones, and most significantly, this is the twentieth anniversary of the establishment of existing village heritage reservations. Two articles present this anniversary in a broader context.
The article of Hana Šnajdrová maps the process of preparation and declaration of existing village heritage zones and reservations from the perspective of the Ministry of Culture. It recalls that the emergence of village heritage reservations made the Conservation Act of 1953 possible, even though the first declaration did not come until thirty years later. Preparations for the declaration of a larger set of village heritage reservations began in the second half of the 1980s, when a systematic survey of villages was launched; the plan was finally completed by 24 May 1995 with Government Directive no. 127.
The emergence of heritage zones, finally anchored as a concept in the Heritage Act of 1987, took place more quickly on one hand, but in several stages. The first 20 villages in the South Bohemian Regions were declared heritage zones on 31 December 1990. More zones followed in 1991 and 1993, when several zones in villages connected to Prague were declared, then later in 1995 and 2004, when the next set of zones was created by a decree of the Ministry of culture. Currently proposals are under discussion for measures of a general nature on the establishment of Kačerov in the district of Rychnov nad Kněžnou, Příslop and in the Prachatice district, and Pavlovice in the Česká Lípa district as heritage zones, while the territories of Praha-Řepy, Třeština in the district of Šumperk, and Uhřičice in the district of Přerov are under preparation for general measures.
Keywords: village heritage reservations and zones; overall heritage protection; potential for protection; heritage losses; Ministry of Culture; history of the emergence of village heritage zones and reservations
Published: June 1, 2016 Show citation
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