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 The Netherlands 2022 63,241
Archaeology The Netherlands 2022 1,466
Administr., court, government buildings The Netherlands 2022 721
Farms, mills and businesses The Netherlands 2022 9,909
Culture, health and science The Netherlands 2022 1,327
Commercial, storage, transport buildings The Netherlands 2022 2,210
Castles, country houses and parks The Netherlands 2022 5,532
Unknown/no national monument The Netherlands 2022 0
Religious buildings The Netherlands 2022 4,357
Sport, recreat., associat., hospitality The Netherlands 2022 538
Funeral homes and cemeteries The Netherlands 2022 928
Defenses and military buildings The Netherlands 2022 2,465
Objects in squares and the like The Netherlands 2022 1,241
Road and hydraulic works The Netherlands 2022 970
Housing and housing complexes The Netherlands 2022 31,577
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).