Levoča, Spišský Hrad and the Associated Cultural Monuments
Factors affecting the property in 2002*
- Quarrying
Factors* affecting the property identified in previous reports
Travertine quarry on the south-western edge of the inscribed site
International Assistance: requests for the property until 2002
Total amount approved : 43,333 USD
| 2001 | Safeguarding the Medieval Mural Paintings of the Church ... (Approved) | 20,000 USD |
| 1995 | Conservation of the Eastern Part of the Castle of ... (Approved) | 23,333 USD |
Missions to the property until 2002**
Information presented to the Bureau of the World Heritage Committee in 2002
Previous deliberations:
25th extraordinary session of the Bureau (Chapter III.203 –204)
Main issues: Threats from mining project. The permit is of limited duration and is scheduled to end in 2002.
New information: By letter of 30 January 2002, the Ministry of Culture of the Slovak Republic informed the Secretariat that the management and conservation of the National Nature Reserve Dreveník, with its travertine complex, is under the authority of the Ministry of the Environment. Furthermore, the report states that the effects of quarrying on the conservation of Spissky Hrad and its Associated Cultural Monuments are negligible. In addition, a report from the Secretary-General of the Slovak National Commission for UNESCO, dated 1 February 2002, informs the Centre that the quarrying company is presently elaborating a new extraction and re-cultivation plan, in cooperation with the National Administration for Nature Preservation, in order to meet the criteria for nature and landscape preservation.
Action Required
The Bureau takes note of the information provided by the State Party and requests the Slovakian authorities to provide a more detailed report on the situation, including a copy of the new extraction and re-cultivation plan and an impact assessment, by 1 September 2002, for examination by the 27th session of the Bureau.
Summary of the interventions
Decisions adopted by the Committee in 2002
26 COM 21B.68
Spišský Hrad and its Associated Cultural Monuments (Slovakia)
The World Heritage Committee,
Takes note of the state of conservation report and the decision of the Bureau contained in document WHC-02/CONF.202/2, paragraph XII, 106-107.
26 BUR XII.106-107
Spišský Hrad and its Associated Cultural Monuments (Slovakia)
XII.106 The information provided by the State Party stated that the effects of quarrying on the conservation of Spissky Hrad and its Associated Cultural Monuments are negligible. Furthermore, the report pointed out that the quarrying company was elaborating a new extraction and re-cultivation plan, in co-operation with the National Administration for Nature Preservation, in order to meet the criteria for nature and landscape preservation.
XII.107 The Bureau took note of the information provided by the State Party and requested the Slovakian authorities to provide a more detailed report on the situation. This report should include a copy of the new extraction and re-cultivation plan and an impact assessment, by 1 October 2002, for examination by the 27th session of the Bureau in April 2003.
The Committee is requested to note the decision by the Bureau (please refer to document WHC-02/CONF.202/2- paragraphs XII. 106-107.
SlovakiaDocuments examined by the Committee
26COM (2002)Exports
* :
The threats indicated are listed in alphabetical order; their order does not constitute a classification according to the importance of their impact on the property.
Furthermore, they are presented irrespective of the type of threat faced by the property, i.e. with specific and proven imminent danger (“ascertained danger”) or with threats which could have deleterious effects on the property’s Outstanding Universal Value (“potential danger”).
** : All mission reports are not always available electronically.
