Denkmal: Feststellung der Denkmaleigenschaft und Eintragung in die Denkmalliste beantragen

If you would like your property to be recognized as a monument and thus receive protection under the Monument Protection Act, you can apply for a declaration of monument status and thus registration as a monument in the list of monuments.

The monuments protected under the Monument Protection Act are recorded in a list of monuments by the responsible lower monument protection authority. The monument lists are kept separately for ground monuments, architectural monuments and movable monuments. Movable monuments are only entered in the list of monuments if this appears appropriate due to their special significance, which may also lie in a historical local reference. If movable monuments are kept in a public collection, they do not need to be entered in the list of monuments.

If you would like your object to be recognized as a monument and thus receive protection under the Monument Protection Act, you can apply for a declaration of monument status and thus entry as a monument in the list of monuments. Monument status is examined, described and justified in accordance with the criteria specified in the Monument Protection Act.

You must be the owner of the prospective monument or an authorized representative.

The examination of the monument status is free of charge.

You can apply to the relevant lower monument protection authority for a property to be declared a monument and thus entered in the list of monuments. However, the entry can also be made ex officio, i.e. without an application, by the competent monument protection authority itself.

• The competent lower monument protection authority assesses the monument's eligibility and worthiness.
• The legitimate interest of the owner is taken into account in the assessment.
• The owner will be informed directly by the competent lower monument protection authority about the entry as a monument in the list of monuments and will be informed of the rights and obligations that the ownership of a monument entails.

They have no legal claim to registration as a monument in the list of monuments.

• Determination of the monument status of an object at the request of the owner or by the competent monument protection authority itself
• Concerns the different types of monuments (architectural monuments, movable monuments, ground monuments, etc.)
• Entry in the respective public register of the relevant monument protection authority
• The owner is informed about the registration and the rights and obligations that come with owning a monument.

District administrators and mayors of independent and large cities as lower monument protection authorities

• Forms/online services available: yes
• Written form required: no
• Informal application possible: yes
• Personal appearance necessary: no