Danube Limes UNESCO World Heritage Danube Limes in Slovakia Summary after the 3rd reporting period PP2 - The Monuments Board of the Slovak Republic: Ľubica Pin číková, Anna Tuhárska, Renáta Glaser-Opitzová 1.)1.) IdentificationIdentification ofof thethe propertyproperty TwoTwo sitessites toto bebe nominatednominated RusovceRusovce –– GerulataGerulata (17(17 °°0000 ´´E,E, 4848 °°0505 N)N) IIžžaa –– KelemantiaKelemantia (18(18 °°1515 ´´E,E, 4747 °°4545 N)N) IdentificationIdentification ofof thethe propertyproperty ProvidingProviding mapsmaps showingshowing thethe locationlocation ofof thethe sitessites Rusovce Iža IdentificationIdentification ofof thethe propertyproperty SummarizationSummarization ofof eexistingxisting archivearchive documents,documents, historichistoric mapsmaps andand photosphotos fromfrom thethe ArchiveArchive ofof thethe MonumentsMonuments BoardBoard SRSR andand otherother sourcessources IdentificationIdentification ofof thethe propertyproperty MappingMapping ofof actualactual situationsituation toto thethe actualactual cadastralcadastral mapsmaps andand digitaldigital measuringmeasuring 2.)2.) HistoryHistory andand DevelopmentDevelopment PreparedPrepared byby externalexternal expertsexperts fromfrom BratislavaBratislava CityCity MuseumMuseum andand ArcheologicalArcheological InstituteInstitute SAVSAV HistoryHistory andand DevelopmentDevelopment IncludesIncludes thethe mostmost significantsignificant changeschanges andand relatedrelated mainmain constructionconstruction phasesphases duringduring thethe existenceexistence ofof thethe RomanRoman Empire,Empire, postpost --RomanRoman periodperiod asas wellwell asas recentrecent conservationconservation history,history, inin texttext andand inin picturespictures 3.)3.) CoreCore zonezone andand BufferBuffer zonezone CoreCore zonezone inin Rusovce:Rusovce: CoreCore zonezone representedrepresented byby thethe NationalNational culturalcultural monumentmonument CastelCastel GerulataGerulata –– RomanRoman militarymilitary campcamp CoreCore zonezone inin RusovceRusovce BordersBorders ofof NationalNational CulturalCultural MonumentMonument RusovceRusovce -- GerulataGerulata BufferBuffer zonezone inin RusovceRusovce BufferBuffer zonezone formedformed byby thethe HistoricHistoric protectiveprotective zonezone RusovceRusovce CoreCore zonezone inin II žžaa CoreCore zonezone representedrepresented byby thethe NationalNational culturalcultural monumentmonument IIžžaa –– KelemantiaKelemantia CoreCore zonezone inin II žžaa AerialAerial viewview ofof thethe NationalNational CulturalCultural MonumentMonument II žžaa -- KelemantiaKelemantia BufferBuffer zonezone inin II žžaa SuroundingSurounding agriculturalagricultural landscapelandscape andand DanubeDanube ´´ss alluvialalluvial forestsforests formform thethe bufferbuffer zonezone ofof thethe sitesite 4.)4.) JustificationJustification ofof OutstandingOutstanding UniversalUniversal ValueValue CastelCastel KelemantiaKelemantia isis oneone ofof thethe largestlargest RomanRoman buildingbuilding ensemblesensembles inin BarbaricumBarbaricum provingproving thusthus thethe longlong --lastinglasting presencepresence ofof thethe RomansRomans onon DanubeDanube ´´ss northernnorthern bankbank CastelCastel GerulataGerulata waswas thethe 1st1st oneone inin thethe lineline CarnuntumCarnuntum –– AdAd Flexum.Flexum. isis thethe evidenceevidence ofof intensiveintensive settlementsettlement andand qualityquality architecturearchitecture sincesince 1st1st toto 3rd3rd centurycentury ADAD (grave(grave monumentsmonuments too),too), continuitycontinuity ofof thethe settlementsettlement sincesince thethe BronzeBronze AgeAge provesproves thethe importanceimportance ofof thisthis areaarea JustificationJustification ofof OutstandingOutstanding UniversalUniversal ValueValue TheThe sitessites areare toto bebe nominatednominated underunder criteriacriteria ii),ii), iii)iii) andand iv)iv) AsAs defineddefined inin thethe SlovakSlovak TentativeTentative ListList –– presentedpresented aa yearyear agoago onon thethe meetingmeeting inin ViennaVienna 5.)5.) ConservationConservation andand PresentationPresentation IIžža:a: protectedprotected asas aa nationalnational culturalcultural monumentmonument -- onon thethe lastlast SlovakSlovak meetingmeeting withwith stakeholdersstakeholders inin II žžaa waswas agreedagreed thatthat thethe DanubianDanubian MuseumMuseum inin KomKom áárnorno willwill prepareprepare aa projectproject forfor thethe ggrantrant ofof thethe MinistryMinistry ofof CultureCulture toto prepareprepare aa presentationpresentation ofof thethe sitesite thatthat isis toto becomebecome aa partpart ofof sitesite ’’ss managementmanagement planplan ConservationConservation andand PresentationPresentation Rusovce:Rusovce: protectedprotected asas aa nationalnational culturalcultural monumentmonument andand asas aa partpart ofof thethe HistoricHistoric protectedprotected zonezone RusovceRusovce ((revisionrevision ofof thethe areaarea ofof thethe zonezone )) ConservationConservation andand PresentationPresentation RusovceRusovce -- inin 20092009 aa newnew conceptconcept ofof thethe sitesite ’’ss presentationpresentation waswas implementedimplemented togethertogether withwith thethe newnew expositionexposition inin thethe BratislavaBratislava CityCity MuseumMuseum ConservationConservation andand PresentationPresentation GraphicGraphic andand digitaldigital visualisationsvisualisations 6.)6.) ManagementManagement planplan -- FinishedFinished PrinciplesPrinciples ofof thethe MonumentsMonuments ProtectionProtection forfor thethe HistoricHistoric zonezone RusovceRusovce areaarea ofof whichwhich isis identicalidentical withwith BufferBuffer zonezone ofof thethe sitesite -- partpart ofof thethe managementmanagement planplan -- FFinishedinished PrinciplesPrinciples ofof thethe MonumentsMonuments ProtectionProtection forfor thethe NationalNational CulturalCultural MonumentMonument II žžaa –– CoreCore zonezone andand BufferBuffer zonezone ManagementManagement planplan -- MeetingMeeting withwith stakeholdersstakeholders resultingresulting inin thethe agreementagreement onon thethe representativesrepresentatives responsibleresponsible forfor thethe sitesite ’’ss managementmanagement -- EstablishedEstablished thethe workingworking schemescheme ofof thethe managementmanagement groupgroup ManagementManagement SchemeScheme InternationalInternational LevelLevel •• DanubeDanube LimesLimes ManagementManagement GroupGroup (Slovakia,(Slovakia, Hungary,Hungary, Austria,Austria, etc.)etc.) •• ManagementManagement GroupGroup LimesLimes RomanusRomanus (UK,(UK, Germany,Germany, etc.etc. -- represenativesrepresenatives ofof sitessites alreadyalready listedlisted inin UNESCOUNESCO WorldWorld HeritageHeritage List)List) NationalNational LevelLevel •• InterInter --departmentdepartment commisioncommision ofof MinistryMinistry ofof CultureCulture SRSR (for(for WorldWorld HeritageHeritage Sites)Sites) •• MinistryMinistry ofof CultureCulture •• OtherOther ministriesministries (economy,(economy, regionalregional development,development, education,education, etc.)etc.) •• SlovakSlovak AcademyAcademy ofof SciencesSciences •• ManagementManagement GroupGroup DanubeDanube LimesLimes –– SlovakSlovak partpart ManagementManagement GroupGroup DanubeDanube limeslimes –– SlovakSlovak Part:Part: •• SelfSelf --governinggoverning regionregion ofof NitraNitra –– viavia DanubianDanubian MuseumMuseum inin KomKom áárnorno •• CityCity ofof BratislavaBratislava viavia BratislavaBratislava CityCity MuseumMuseum •• MonumentsMonuments BoardBoard SRSR LocalLocal levellevel ManagementManagement GroupGroup IzaIza –– Kelemantia:Kelemantia: •• OwnersOwners (representatives):(representatives): –– SelfSelf --governinggoverning regionregion ofof NitraNitra (Danubian(Danubian Museum)Museum) – National Water -resources Body , Forests SR , other owners – invited: owners from buffer zone •• MunicipalityMunicipality ofof II žžaa •• RegionalRegional MonumentsMonuments BoardBoard inin NitraNitra •• ArcheologistArcheologist researchingresearching thethe sitesite •• Invited:Invited: MonumentsMonuments BoardBoard SRSR LocalLocal levellevel ManagementManagement GroupGroup RusovceRusovce –– Gerulata:Gerulata: •• Owners:Owners: –– CityCity ofof BratislavaBratislava (Bratislava(Bratislava CityCity Museum)Museum) –– invitedinvited ownersowners fromfrom bufferbuffer zonezone •• MunicipalityMunicipality –– CityCity partpart RusovceRusovce •• RegionalRegional MonumentsMonuments BoardBoard inin BratislavaBratislava •• ArcheologistArcheologist researchingresearching thethe sitesite •• Invited:Invited: MonumentsMonuments BoardBoard SRSR 7.)7.) MonitoringMonitoring systemsystem EstablishedEstablished 22--yearyear monitoringmonitoring cycluscyclus :: 1st1st yearyear focusedfocused onon thethe areaarea ,, includingincluding thethe bufferbuffer zoneszones 2nd2nd yearyear focusedfocused onon thethe objectsobjects ofof monumentsmonuments KeyKey indicatorsindicators :: toto bebe specifiedspecified ResponsibleResponsible :: managingmanaging bodiesbodies ofof thethe sitessites inin cooperationcooperation withwith thethe MonumentsMonuments BoardBoard SRSR andand itsits regionalregional officesoffices inin BratislavaBratislava andand NitraNitra 8.)8.) DocumentationDocumentation BeingBeing preparedprepared continuouslycontinuously contents:contents: photographs,photographs, slides,slides, recentrecent pictures,pictures, aerialaerial photographsphotographs inin orderorder toto givegive aa goodgood generalgeneral picturepicture ofof thethe propertyproperty