Are objects with exceptional historical, architectural, urban and ethnographical value tightly connected with region and it´s religion (roman catholic, evangelical, greek catholic and russian orthodox). Therefore are all enlisted as National Cultural Monuments.

Monument Preservation in Slovakia

National Cultural Monuments
(14 000)
MONUMENT ZONE
MONUMENT RESERVATION
- the highest protection
- 17 reservations
- towns and villages
UNESCO cultural heritage

Slovak Ministry of Culture
National Board of Monument Preservation
Region Board of Monument Preservation– 13
State Monument Preservation 49/2002 Z.z
coordination of involved experts, archeology.
comunication with property owners, architects, engineers and other project managers.
all techniques and technolgies have to be agreed upon and decided best method suitable for each object.

Owner of national cultural monument (NCM) is responsible for:
- sustaining of a good technical condition of NCM
- appropriate presentation
All renovation works have to be consultated with RBMP (KPU) and have to obtain decision of this state office.
Grade / kind of this decision depend a level and amount of renovation works.

One or all kinds of research could be ordered by RBMP (KPU) before any renovation process.
According 49/2002 – research could be:
- architectural – historical
- art – historical
- archeological
Concluding report of any kind of this research have to be approved by NBMP.
Results of this research have straight influence on decision issuied NBMP which method technique a technology involve in renovation proces.

Research
Renovation works are paid by owner of National cultural monuments.
State aid takes form of
- aimed grants - owners can apply to SM of culture
- EU development grants - when some development of regional structures can be achieved.
- help of town municipality or regional authorities.

Bibliography
excerpts from
specialized, technical, arthistorical, educational literature , magazines, newspapers .....
315 works from cca 1950 up to date
covering:
- wood as material for construction
- various types of wooden construction
- techniques, technology of protection and renovation.
- various kinds of wooden buildings (e.g. vernacular architecure, bridges ....)