Kulturdenkmal is the official term to describe National Heritage Sites listed by law[1] in German speaking areas of Europe, to protect and spread awareness of cultural heritage.
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In Austria, the Bundesdenkmalamt (BDA), the institute in charge of the National Heritage Sites, administers the list of kultuurdenkmal objects, which it formally refers to as Denkmalgeschütztes Objekts.
The Institut du Patrimoine is the institute in charge of the National Heritage Sites of Wallonia, which includes the National Heritage Sites of the German-speaking Community of Belgium. Various local websites with public information are maintained, and various initiatives are undertaken to assist protected property owners and to increase public awareness, most notably the European Heritage Days, which are called "Tage des offenen Denkmals" there.
The German National Committee for Monument Protection works together with the Deutsche Stiftung Denkmalschutz to list official monuments.
The Kulturgüterschutz is the institute in charge of the National Heritage Sites of the German-speaking areas of Switzerland. They maintain the inventory of protected objects and also organize the European Heritage Days, which are called Europäischer Tag des Denkmals there.