Monument istoric
Monument istoric (plural: Monumente istorice), a "historic monument", is the Romanian term of designation for national heritage sites in Romania.


Classifications
A Monument istoric is defined as:
- An architectural or sculptural work, or archaeological site.
- Having significant cultural heritage value, and of immovable scale.
- Perpetuating the memory of an event, place, or historical personality.
Monumente istorice cultural properties include listed Romanian historical monuments from the National Register of Historic Monuments in Romania.[1] They may also include places that are not specifically listed in whole, but which contain listed entities, such as memorial statues and fountains in parks and cemeteries.
- Inventory
There are 29,540 designated monumente istorice (historical monuments) entries listed individually in Romania, as of 2010.[2]
Of these, 2,621 are in Bucharest; 1,630 in Iași County; 1,381 in Cluj County; 1,239 in Dâmbovița County; 1,069 in Prahova County; 1,023 in Argeș County; 1,017 in Mureș County; 1,014 in Sibiu County; 983 in Brașov County; 865 in Buzău County; 833 in Caraș-Severin County; 790 in Vâlcea County; 765 in Bistrița-Năsăud County; 758 in Olt County; 740 in Harghita County; 724 in Ilfov County; 699 in Dolj County; 684 in Constanța County; 679 in Alba County; 588 in Covasna County; 582 in Maramureș County; 569 in Mehedinți County; 567 in Tulcea County; 544 in Sălaj County; 542 in Giurgiu County; 537 in Neamț County; 520 in Hunedoara County; 517 in Suceava County; 509 in Botoșani County; 501 in Gorj County; 435 in Bihor County; 434 in Vaslui County; 427 in Vrancea County; 413 in Arad County; 393 in Teleorman County; 364 in Bacău County; 338 in Timiș County; 310 in Satu Mare County; 284 in Călărași County; 263 in Galați County; 218 in Ialomița County; and 171 in Brăila County.[3]
See also
References
- Official list Archived 2007-12-23 at the Wayback Machine at the Romanian Ministry of Culture and National Patrimony site
- 2010 List of Historical Monuments (monumente istorice) Archived 2011-04-01 at the Wayback Machine (in English)
- MINISTERUL CULTURII ȘI PATRIMONIULUI NAȚIONAL: LISTA MONUMENTELOR ISTORICE 2010 Archived 2012-06-10 at the Wayback Machine (in Romanian), accessed 10.13.2013
External links
- "Lista Monumentelor Istorice". www.cultura.ro (in Romanian). Ministerul Culturii. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
- Monumente istorice in Romania
- Map with historical monuments in Sibiu
- Website of the Romanian National Institute of Historical Monuments (in Romanian)
