The focus on monument preservation: new geodata for cultural monuments in BW!

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Learn everything about the monument protection legislation and current monuments in Rhineland-Palatinate, including geodata and mapping.
Learn everything about the monument protection legislation and current monuments in Rhineland-Palatinate, including geodata and mapping. (Symbolbild/ANAG)

The monument preservation in Germany is given a digital thrust: On March 17, 2025, the monument map for Rhineland-Palatinate available online was officially presented. With this new geoportal, the legal obligation of the monument authority to keep the monument lists is even more transparent. The list of monuments includes all protected cultural monuments of the country and includes important information such as address and name of the respective object. According to Herder , the monument lists on the website of the GDKE can be viewed and recorded protected cultural monuments and burial protection areas in Property cadastre.

A particularly practical feature of the monument mapping is the color differentiation, which enables users to recognize different types of monuments at a glance. These include:

  • red: single monument
  • Magenta: structural total system
  • pink: monument zones as local nuclei or streets
  • green: monument zones as single green areas
  • beige: excavation protection areas

Cartographic information in Baden-Württemberg

But not only in Rhineland-Palatinate is digitized: Extensive cartographic information on cultural monuments is also available in Baden-Württemberg. According to Denkpflege-bw.de , this information is divided into different subject areas. The full inventory is not yet shown, but further information is in preparation. Two topics are currently visualized: the cultural monuments for wind energy and the UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Baden-Württemberg.

The presentation of the space -effective cultural monuments takes place according to a professional evaluation grid that is used for wind energy planning. The UNESCO World Heritals, which were included in the list due to their extraordinary value, are also recorded here and include both core and buffer zones.

diversity of monuments in Baden-Württemberg

The wealth of cultural monuments in Baden-Württemberg is impressive. Over 90,000 construction and art monuments as well as more than 60,000 archaeological monuments are registered here, which offer a wide range of historical and cultural insights. The spectrum ranges from churches, castles and castles to entire village nuclei, settlements and numerous small monuments. This also reports regional customer-baden-wuerttemberg.de .

The monuments, which are of public interest for both scientific and artistic reasons, receive their status from the State Office for the Preservation of Monuments. They are subject to the protection of the Baden-Württemberg Monument Protection Act, which defines the cultural monuments and ensures their preservation for the following generations.

The seven UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Baden-Württemberg are particularly remarkable, including the Maulbronn Cistercian monastery and the Reichenau monastery island. These sites represent an important legacy and stand for the cultural diversity of the country.

With the new digital tools, access to this information is improved, which can be of great benefit to both research and interested citizens. The continuous update and expansion of the monument data also ensures the relevance of this information today.

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