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Swiss Inventory of Cultural Property of National and Regional Significance

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The Swiss Inventory of Cultural Property of National and Regional Significance (German: Schweizerisches Inventar der Kulturgüter von nationaler und regionaler Bedeutung, French: Inventaire suisse des biens culturels d'importance nationale et régionale, Italian: Inventario dei beni culturali svizzeri d'importanza nazionale e regionale) is a register of some 8,300 items of cultural property in Switzerland. It was established according to article 5 of the second protocol to the Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict, which provides for the establishment of national registers of cultural property.

Scope

The register contains mostly immobile items of cultural property such as old towns, quarters, squares, villages, sacral buildings, houses, castles, bridges, monuments, archaeological sites and collections. Its entries are classified in two groups: those of national significance (class A – some 1,800 entries) and those of regional significance (class B). The selection is based on the significance of the items in the domains of history, aesthetics, art, typology, ethnography, social studies and in other scientific disciplines, as well as on their rarity value. Items of purely local significance are not included; these may be registered separately by the cantonal authorities.

Publication history

The register is prepared by the Federal Office of Civil Protection in cooperation with the cantonal authorities and formally issued by the Federal Council. It was first published in 1988 and re-issued in updated form in 1995 and 2009. The 2009 revision covers only A-class objects, with the B-class objects set to be reviewed and updated at a later time.

The Federal Office of Civil Protection has published the 2009 register of A-class object on the Internet as a geographic information system and as a set of PDF documents. A printed catalogue is to be published in 2010.

List

See also: Category of articles covering A-class entries
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References

  • Schweizerisches Inventar der Kulturgüter von nationaler und regionaler Bedeutung (2nd ed.). Federal Department of Justice and Police, Federal Office of Civil Protection. 1995. pp. 8–9. 408.980.
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