Listed monuments and historic buildings; region 2023

Listed monuments and historic buildings; region 2023

Type of monument Regions Periods Listed monuments and historic buildings (number)
Listed monuments total Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek (CR) 2022 1,819
Listed monuments total Leiden 2022 1,242
Archaeology Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek (CR) 2022 14
Archaeology Leiden 2022 3
Administr., court, government buildings Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek (CR) 2022 21
Administr., court, government buildings Leiden 2022 11
Farms, mills and businesses Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek (CR) 2022 218
Farms, mills and businesses Leiden 2022 28
Culture, health and science Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek (CR) 2022 85
Culture, health and science Leiden 2022 81
Commercial, storage, transport buildings Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek (CR) 2022 33
Commercial, storage, transport buildings Leiden 2022 26
Castles, country houses and parks Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek (CR) 2022 138
Castles, country houses and parks Leiden 2022 5
Unknown/no national monument Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek (CR) 2022 0
Unknown/no national monument Leiden 2022 0
Religious buildings Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek (CR) 2022 77
Religious buildings Leiden 2022 24
Sport, recreat., associat., hospitality Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek (CR) 2022 10
Sport, recreat., associat., hospitality Leiden 2022 3
Funeral homes and cemeteries Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek (CR) 2022 10
Funeral homes and cemeteries Leiden 2022 1
Defenses and military buildings Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek (CR) 2022 19
Defenses and military buildings Leiden 2022 5
Objects in squares and the like Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek (CR) 2022 44
Objects in squares and the like Leiden 2022 24
Road and hydraulic works Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek (CR) 2022 31
Road and hydraulic works Leiden 2022 27
Housing and housing complexes Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek (CR) 2022 1,119
Housing and housing complexes Leiden 2022 1,004
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 1965-2022. 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, 2023 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.

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

Changes as of 30 June 2023:
This is a new table. Tables containing the listed monuments using the regional classifications for the years 2015-2022 can be found in the data archive.

When will new figures be published?
The figures with the endposition of December 31, 2023 will be available in the second quarter of 2024 in a new table with the municipal classification of 2024. The figures from previous years 1965-2022 will also be presented according to the municipal classification of 2024.

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).