The ministry proposes another 12 monuments for inscription on the UNESCO list

Prague - Minister of Culture Martin Štěpánek has approved a preliminary selection of Czech monuments for inscription on the UNESCO World Cultural and Natural Heritage List for the period from 2007 to 2018. This was announced today by the spokesperson of the Ministry of Culture, Ludmila Kadrnková. The new plan includes 12 cultural monuments and heritage-protected areas. The Czech Republic already has the same number of monuments on the list, making it one of the most successful European countries in this regard.
    The so-called indicative list was prepared by the National Heritage Institute in collaboration with the UNESCO Affairs Department and the Heritage Protection Department of the Ministry of Culture. Among the nominees are previously planned Great Moravian settlements in Mikulčice, the Třeboň pond heritage, the mountain hotel and transmitter Ještěd, as well as modern architectural buildings in Prague - the Müller Villa and the church of Josip Plečnik.
    The list of proposals also includes the Baroque cultural landscape of Betlém and Kuks, the triangle of West Bohemian spa towns (Karlovy Vary, Mariánské Lázně, and Františkovy Lázně), Karlštejn Castle, the horse breeding farm in Kladruby nad Labem, the Terezín fortress, and the facilities for hop cultivation and beer production in Žatec. There are plans for the new nomination of Slavonice and the industrial complexes in Ostrava, which had also been considered in the past.
    The Czech Republic can submit one nomination for a cultural monument each year, and the indicative list does not determine the order in which the proposals will be submitted by the Czech Republic.