Zabytek

Zabytek (Plural: Zabytki) is the Polish name for a National Heritage Site listed by the Polish institute in charge, the Narodowy Instytut Dziedzictwa.^[1] The increase in public awareness in Poland of cultural heritage after the damage done during World War II, was largely the work of Jan Zachwatowicz, the Polish signer of the Venice Charter.

Non-moveable zabytek

Non-movable zabytek may be categorized as follows:^[2]

• Historical Monument, which refers to buildings or other individual constructions such as public art or memorials that have significant cultural value.
• Group of buildings that constitutes a coherent unit, regardless of individual value, such as a cultural landscape or cityscape.
• Park of cultural importance, including natural monuments such as valuable trees, group of trees (park, forest, lane, etc.) or a boulder.

Moveable zabytek

Movable cultural heritage, such as archaeological objects, bibliographic heritage, and large works of art, are catalogued in a separate National list.^[3][4]

Archeological zabytek

An archaeological zone, or any area with traces of former human intervention with remarkable cultural importance, is catalogued as a separate type.^[5]

See also

• Culture of Poland
• National Heritage Site
• List of World Heritage Sites in Poland

References

1. ^ (Polish) Website Narodowy Instytut Dziedzictwa
2. ^ definition of "still" zabytek with lists
3. ^ Catalogue of monuments of art in Poland
4. ^ definition of moveable zabytek
5. ^ Archeological zabytek definition