National Heritage Site (Belgium)

Emblem of the International Committee of the Blue Shield for marking protected objects per the Hague Convention of 1954.^[1]

In Belgium, a National Heritage Site is called Kulturdenkmal, or Beschermd erfgoed, or Biens classés, depending on the region, and refers to objects listed as important to the cultural heritage of Belgium.

Three heritage organizations

In 1835 the Commission royale des monuments et des sites (Royal committee for National Heritage 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 the Walloon region, the organization of the European Heritage Days is done by the Institut du Patrimoine.^[2] The classification of objects is done by the Department of Spatial planning.^[3]

East Belgium

The German-speaking Community of Belgium, part of the area known as "East Belgium" also hosts the European Heritage Days, and calls them "Tage des offenen Denkmals".^[4] The heritage protection of East Belgium falls under the jurisdiction of Liège province.

Heritage lists of Wallonia

• List of protected heritage sites in Hainaut (province)
• List of protected heritage sites in Liège (province)
• List of protected heritage sites in Luxembourg (Belgium)
• List of protected heritage sites in Namur (province)
• List of protected heritage sites in Walloon-Brabant

Flanders

Beschermd erfgoed plaque on the museum of René de Clercq's birthplace in Deerlijk. On the left, the blue & white logo has the overlaid text "Beschermd Monument". Below that are the logo of the Flemish tourist bureau, the white lion of Flanders and bottom right, the flag of the town of Deerlijk.

In Flanders, the European Heritage Days are organized by the Erfgoedhuis Den Wolsack in Antwerp, which is also where Erfgoed Vlaanderen meets.^[5] Three organizations are responsible for protection; the Vlaams Instituut voor het Onroerend Erfgoed,^[6] the Organization for KCML. Ruimte en Erfgoed, Onroerend Erfgoed, and the agent for inspection, the RWO.^[7]

Heritage lists of Flanders

• List of beschermd erfgoed in Antwerpen (province)
• List of beschermd erfgoed in Limburg (Belgische province)
• List of beschermd erfgoed in Oost-Vlaanderen
• List of beschermd erfgoed in Vlaams-Brabant
• List of beschermd erfgoed in West-Vlaanderen

Brussels

The Brussels-Capital Region 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).^[8] 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 beschermd erfgoed in het Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest for the protected objects.

See also

• Culture of Belgium
• Beschermd erfgoed

References

1. ^ signaletique Beschermd Erfgoed
2. ^ Website of the Institut du Patrimoine
3. ^ Direction générale opérationnelle - Aménagement du territoire, Logement, Patrimoine et Energie
4. ^ Website of East Belgium
5. ^ Erfgoedhuis Den Wolsack
6. ^ Website of the VIOE
7. ^ Onroerend Erfgoed
8. ^ Website of Brussels protection agency "Monuments & Sites"

External links

• 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