Listed monuments and historic buildings; (region 2020) 1965 - 2020

Listed monuments and historic buildings; (region 2020) 1965 - 2020

Type of monument Regions Periods Listed monuments and historic buildings (number)
Listed monuments total The Netherlands 2020 63,273
Archaeology The Netherlands 2020 1,459
Administr., court, government buildings The Netherlands 2020 709
Farms, mills and businesses The Netherlands 2020 9,922
Culture, health and science The Netherlands 2020 1,315
Commercial, storage, transport buildings The Netherlands 2020 2,235
Castles, country houses and parks The Netherlands 2020 5,569
Unknown/no national monument The Netherlands 2020 0
Religious buildings The Netherlands 2020 4,292
Sport, recreat., associat., hospitality The Netherlands 2020 529
Funeral homes and cemeteries The Netherlands 2020 958
Defenses and military buildings The Netherlands 2020 2,464
Objects in squares and the like The Netherlands 2020 1,299
Road and hydraulic works The Netherlands 2020 974
Housing and housing complexes The Netherlands 2020 31,548
Source: CBS.
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This table contains figures on the number of listed monuments and historic buildings in the Netherlands on 31 December of the year in question for the years 1965-2020. Provincial and municipal monuments are not included in this table. All figures in this table are based on the Dutch National Register of Monuments and Historic Buildings which is compiled by the Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands. The regional classification is based on the municipal classification of January 1, 2020 for all years. The figures are not only broken down by type of monument, but also by part of the country, province and municipality.


Data available from: 1965 - 2020

Status of the figures:
The figures in this table are final.

Changes as of July 2022:
This table has been discontinued.

When will new figures be published?
No longer applicable.

Description topics

Listed monuments and historic buildings
Monuments listed in the Dutch National Register of Monuments and Historic Buildings are buildings or other objects of general (national) interest which have been selected for their beauty or historical value to the country. They have been designated protected monuments by the national government as specified in legislation on cultural heritage (Erfgoedwet).