Monument istoric

Monument istoric (plural: Monumente istorice), a "historic monument", is the Romanian term of designation for national heritage sites in Romania.

Emblem used to mark protected buildings and other structures in Romania

Monument istoric in Cluj-Napoca

Classifications

A Monument istoric is defined as:

• An architectural or sculptural work, or archaeological site.
• Having significant cultural heritage value, and of immovable scale.
• Perpetuating the memory of an event, place, or historical personality.

Monumente istorice cultural properties include listed Romanian historical monuments from the National Register of Historic Monuments in Romania.^[1] They may also include places that are not specifically listed in whole, but which contain listed entities, such as memorial statues and fountains in parks and cemeteries.

Inventory

There are 29,540 designated monumente istorice (historical monuments) entries listed individually in Romania, as of 2010.^[2]

Of these, 2,621 are in Bucharest; 1,630 in Iași County; 1,381 in Cluj County; 1,239 in Dâmbovița County; 1,069 in Prahova County; 1,023 in Argeș County; 1,017 in Mureș County; 1,014 in Sibiu County; 983 in Brașov County; 865 in Buzău County; 833 in Caraș-Severin County; 790 in Vâlcea County; 765 in Bistrița-Năsăud County; 758 in Olt County; 740 in Harghita County; 724 in Ilfov County; 699 in Dolj County; 684 in Constanța County; 679 in Alba County; 588 in Covasna County; 582 in Maramureș County; 569 in Mehedinți County; 567 in Tulcea County; 544 in Sălaj County; 542 in Giurgiu County; 537 in Neamț County; 520 in Hunedoara County; 517 in Suceava County; 509 in Botoșani County; 501 in Gorj County; 435 in Bihor County; 434 in Vaslui County; 427 in Vrancea County; 413 in Arad County; 393 in Teleorman County; 364 in Bacău County; 338 in Timiș County; 310 in Satu Mare County; 284 in Călărași County; 263 in Galați County; 218 in Ialomița County; and 171 in Brăila County.^[3]

See also

• List of historic monuments in Romania
• Culture of Romania
• Ministry of Culture and National Patrimony (Romania)

References

1. Official list 2007-12-23 at the Wayback Machine at the Romanian Ministry of Culture and National Patrimony site
2. 2010 List of Historical Monuments (monumente istorice) 2011-04-01 at the Wayback Machine (in English)
3. MINISTERUL CULTURII ȘI PATRIMONIULUI NAȚIONAL: LISTA MONUMENTELOR ISTORICE 2010 2012-06-10 at the Wayback Machine (in Romanian), accessed 10.13.2013

External links

• "Lista Monumentelor Istorice". www.cultura.ro (in Romanian). Ministerul Culturii. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
• Monumente istorice in Romania
• in Sibiu
• of the Romanian National Institute of Historical Monuments (in Romanian)

 

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