Listed monuments and historic buildings; region (2022), 1965-2021

Listed monuments and historic buildings; region (2022), 1965-2021

Type of monument Regions Periods Listed monuments and historic buildings (number)
Listed monuments total Rotterdam 2021 617
Archaeology Rotterdam 2021 0
Administr., court, government buildings Rotterdam 2021 10
Farms, mills and businesses Rotterdam 2021 50
Culture, health and science Rotterdam 2021 38
Commercial, storage, transport buildings Rotterdam 2021 66
Castles, country houses and parks Rotterdam 2021 39
Unknown/no national monument Rotterdam 2021 0
Religious buildings Rotterdam 2021 25
Sport, recreat., associat., hospitality Rotterdam 2021 28
Funeral homes and cemeteries Rotterdam 2021 11
Defenses and military buildings Rotterdam 2021 8
Objects in squares and the like Rotterdam 2021 14
Road and hydraulic works Rotterdam 2021 36
Housing and housing complexes Rotterdam 2021 292
Source: CBS.
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Table explanation


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 1965-2021. 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, 2022 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 to 2021 according to the municipal classification of 2022
Tables containing the listed monuments using the regional classifications from the years 2016 and onward can be found in the data archive, see the link in paragraph 3. The older tables use a classification of the type of monument into 11 categories and do not include archeological monuments. This table uses a new classification of the type of monument into 14 main categories (hoofdcategorieën), including archeological monuments. Of these main categories 13 are currently in use.

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

Changes as of 14 June 2024:
None, the table has been discontinued.

When will new figures be published?
The figures from 1965 to 2022 according to the municipal classification of 2023 will be available in the second quarter of 2023 in a new table.

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).