Listed buildings in Sweden

Byggnadsminne ( Swedish for monument ) is the Swedish term for prestigious buildings, ensembles and investments that are protected under the provisions of kulturminneslag ( cultural monument Act). The classification as byggnadsminne offers the strongest protection for cultural and historical buildings in Sweden.

As byggnadsminne protected structures in time and space have a large wingspan. You can include anything from a medieval castle to a cinema from the 1950s. Moreover, not only buildings can be classified as byggnadsminne, but also parks, gardens and other plants with cultural and historical significance worthy of protection. Over 2000 buildings, equipment and ensembles are as byggnadsminne protected (as of 2012). The monuments are listed bebyggelseregister all in riksantikvarieämbetets.

History

Government protection of culturally and historically valuable buildings can be traced to 1666 and the Placat Påbudh och om Gamle och Monumenter Antiquiteter i Rijket: trace ( German poster and decree on ancient monuments and antiquities in the kingdom ). The modern legal basis was made in 1942 with the lag om skydd promote kulturhistoriskt märkliga byggnader and 1960 with the lay byggnadsminnen om.

Was the task of preservation and the preservation of historical traces, which are important for understanding the present and future society and ensure the people's access to cultural heritage. Monuments tell of historical events and how society has changed over time. The monuments also preserve the memory of the specific events and the personal stories of people.

Today there are two types of monuments, private monuments and public monuments. A National Monument in the before 1989 was called " byggnadsminnesmärke ". Church buildings are protected separately as kyrkligt culture minne ( ecclesiastical cultural monument ).

Importance of classification

The classification as byggnadsminne implies that the structure is preserved for all time. The building must not be changed, modified or removed. To obtain the classification, individual protection rules and regulations must be adopted for each monument.

Private monuments

The provincial administrations can on the basis of culture minne were to explain such structures to the monument, which are particularly important due to their cultural and historical value or are part of a particularly significant building or structure. This can be both houses as well as industrial plants, parks or bridges.

The protected status as a historic structure can be proposed by anyone and also by the provincial administrations themselves. The provincial governments have the oversight of the monument and decide applications for permission from the protective provisions to be able to perform different actions. Owners of historic buildings have the opportunity to ask a contribution to conservation measures, such as restoration.

Public monuments

The Swedish government decides whether a government building or a government plant is to be monument. The Riksantikvarieämbetet ( Reich antiquarian Office) proposes such buildings and takes over the supervision of the monuments. Public monuments remind you of important sections of the history of Sweden and the state administration.

There are about 260 public monuments (as of 2012). These include, among others, government and court buildings, fortifications, bridges, the Stockholm Palace, and lighthouses.