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Cultural heritage of Serbia (Serbian : Културна добра Србије, romanized: Kulturna dobra Srbije, lit. 'Cultural Goods of Serbia') represents the totality of national cultural heritage in Serbia (including Kosovo) as defined by Serbia's Law on Cultural Goods. [1] Some of national heritage sites in Serbia are also World Heritage Sites.
The cultural heritage of Serbia is classified and categorized by the law. Primarily, it is divided into two main groups, first including tangible cultural heritage (such as works of art, historical monuments, archeological sites, architecturally prominent buildings, archival and museum artifacts, old and rare books, cultural landscapes), and second including intangible cultural heritage (such as folklore, traditions, language, knowledge).
Tangible cultural heritage is further classified as immovable and movable. The first group includes historical and architectural monuments, historical and archeological sites, cultural and historical landscapes. The second group includes works of art, archival and museum artifacts, old and rare books etc.
The preservation and protection of the Immovable cultural heritage sites in Serbia is entrusted to the National Institute for Protection of Cultural Monuments. [2] The institute maintains the Central Register of the Immovable Cultural Heritage. [3] The Register currently lists 2,624 heritage sites classified in four categories: cultural monuments, archaeological sites, historic landmarks and spatial cultural-historical units. Exactly 200 of those are classified as being "of exceptional importance", [4] and thus entitled to the highest level of protection. Further 582 are classified as being "of great importance", [5] while the rest are "unclassified". [3]
Those sites enjoy the highest level of the state protection ("Exceptional Importance"), as defined by the Law. In order to be on the list, properties must meet at least one of the following criteria:
In the Central Register there are currently 2624 registered immovable cultural properties, out of which 2256 are cultural monuments, 93 are spatial cultural-historical units, 196 are archaeological sites and 79 are historic landmarks. There are 782 classified immovable cultural properties, out of which 200 are of exceptional importance, and 582 of great importance.
Among immovable cultural properties of exceptional importance there are 155 monuments of culture, 11 spatial cultural-historical units, 18 archaeological sites and 16 landmarks. Among cultural properties of great importance, there are 512 monuments of culture, 28 spatial cultural-historical units, 25 archaeological sites and 17 landmarks. [6]
The Visoki Dečani Monastery is a medieval Serbian Orthodox Christian monastery located near Deçan, Kosovo. It was founded in the first half of the 14th century by Stefan Dečanski, King of Serbia. Dečani is often considered to be one of the most endangered European cultural heritage sites. It is by far the largest medieval church in the Balkans.
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Serbia:
Immovable Cultural Heritage of Exceptional Importance are those objects of Immovable cultural heritage that enjoy the highest level of state protection in the Republic of Serbia. Immovable Cultural Heritage is classified as being of Exceptional Importance upon decision by the National Assembly of Serbia. They are inscribed in the Central Register of Immovable cultural property maintained by the Institute for the Protection of Cultural Monuments of Serbia. Objects of Immovable cultural heritage have to fulfill one or more of those criteria defined in the Law on Cultural Heritage of 1994 in order to be categorized as being "of exceptional importance":
Eparchy of Raška and Prizren is one of the oldest eparchies of the Serbian Orthodox Church, featuring the seat of the Serbian Orthodox Church, the Serbian Patriarchal Monastery of Peć, as well as Serbian Orthodox Monastery of Visoki Dečani, which together are part of the UNESCO World Heritage sites of Serbia. More than 100 of the Eparchy's churches and monasteries were targeted for vandalism and destruction by Albanian nationalists after the Kosovo War and during the 2004 unrest in Kosovo.
Monastery of the Mother of God in Hvosno was a Serbian Christian monastery of the Serbian Orthodox Church in the historical region of Hvosno. It was situated at the foot of Mokra Mountain, nearby hamlets Vrelo and Studenica, some 20 kilometers (12 mi) north of the city of Peć, in modern Kosovo. The Monastery was declared Monument of Culture of Exceptional Importance on 10 July 1967, and Republic of Serbia claims to have it under protection.
Serbian cultural and religious sites in Kosovo were systematically vandalized and destroyed over several historical periods, during the Ottoman rule, World War I, World War II, Yugoslav communist rule, Kosovo War and 2004 unrest.
The Cemetery Church of St. Petka is a Serbian Orthodox church in Drsnik, in the municipality of Klina, Kosovo. It was built in the period from 1560 to 1570 and has been designated a cultural monument of exceptional importance. It was burned and damaged by the Albanians after the Kosovo War ended in 1999.
The Old Telephone Exchange is a building located in Belgrade, Serbia, at 47 Kosovska Street. It was built according to the project by Branko Tanazević for the telephone exchange and is the first such building in Serbia. It was completed in 1908. The third floor was added later, after the First World War. The building is under state protection since 1981 as a cultural property of great importance. Conservation works were performed in 1988.
The Serbian Journalists' Association Building is in Belgrade, in the territory of the city municipality of Vračar. It was built in 1934, and it represents an immovable cultural property as a cultural monument.
The Agrarian Bank Building, located at the corner of Nikole Pašića Square and Vlajkovićeva Street, in the territory of the municipality of Stari Grad, in Belgrade, has the status of a cultural monument. It was built according to the project by architects Petar and Branko Krstić.
Immovable Cultural Heritage of Great Importance are those objects of Immovable cultural heritage that enjoy the second-highest level of state protection in the Republic of Serbia, behind the Immovable Cultural Heritage of Exceptional Importance. Immovable Cultural Heritage is classified as being of Great Importance upon decision by the National Assembly of Serbia. They are inscribed in the Central Register of Immovable cultural property maintained by the Institute for the Protection of Cultural Monuments of Serbia. Objects of Immovable cultural heritage have to fulfill one or more of those criteria defined in the Law on Cultural Heritage of 1994 in order to be categorized as being "of great importance":
This list includes Immovable Cultural Heritage sites which are located in the Kosovska Mitrovica District of Serbia – which overlaps with the District of Mitrovica of Kosovo.
This list includes Immovable Cultural Heritage sites in the Kosovska Mitrovica District of Serbia – which, except for not including the municipality of Orahovac, overlaps with the District of Peja and District of Gjakova of Kosovo.
This list includes Immovable Cultural Heritage sites which are located in the Kosovska Mitrovica District of Serbia – which, except for not including the municipality of Novo Brdo, overlaps with the District of Pristina and District of Ferizaj of Kosovo.
This list includes Immovable Cultural Heritage sites in the Prizren District of Serbia – which only partly overlaps with the District of Prizren of Kosovo.
This list includes Immovable Cultural Heritage sites in the North Banat District of Serbia.
The Church of St. George (Rečane) was a small Serbian Orthodox Church, located in the village of Rečane, Kosovo. It belonged to the Diocese of Raška and Prizren of the Serbian Orthodox Church.
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