Listed monuments and historic buildings; region (2025), 1965-2024

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Region Listed monuments and historic buildings (number)
The Netherlands 63,150
Noord-Nederland (LD) 8,438
Oost-Nederland (LD) 10,570
West-Nederland (LD) 29,055
Zuid-Nederland (LD) 15,086
Groningen (PV) 2,761
Fryslân (PV) 4,311
Drenthe (PV) 1,366
Overijssel (PV) 4,030
Flevoland (PV) 109
Gelderland (PV) 6,540
Utrecht (PV) 5,842
Noord-Holland (PV) 14,060
Zuid-Holland (PV) 9,044
Zeeland (PV) 3,732
Noord-Brabant (PV) 5,913
Limburg (PV) 5,441
Oost-Groningen (CR) 518
Delfzijl en omgeving (CR) 397
Overig Groningen (CR) 1,846
Noord-Friesland (CR) 2,907
Zuidwest-Friesland (CR) 976
Zuidoost-Friesland (CR) 428
Noord-Drenthe (CR) 644
Zuidoost-Drenthe (CR) 305
Zuidwest-Drenthe (CR) 417
Noord-Overijssel (CR) 1,989
Zuidwest-Overijssel (CR) 797
Twente (CR) 1,244
Veluwe (CR) 1,810
Achterhoek (CR) 1,567
Arnhem/Nijmegen (CR) 1,932
Zuidwest-Gelderland (CR) 1,231
Utrecht (CR) 5,842
Kop van Noord-Holland (CR) 1,562
Alkmaar en omgeving (CR) 770
IJmond (CR) 284
Agglomeratie Haarlem (CR) 1,565
Zaanstreek (CR) 308
Groot-Amsterdam (CR) 8,546
Het Gooi en Vechtstreek (CR) 1,025
Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek (CR) 1,817
Agglomeratie 's-Gravenhage (CR) 1,752
Delft en Westland (CR) 874
Oost-Zuid-Holland (CR) 938
Groot-Rijnmond (CR) 2,231
Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland (CR) 1,432
Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen (CR) 400
Overig Zeeland (CR) 3,332
West-Noord-Brabant (CR) 1,652
Midden-Noord-Brabant (CR) 1,114
Noordoost-Noord-Brabant (CR) 2,067
Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant (CR) 1,080
Noord-Limburg (CR) 559
Midden-Limburg (CR) 852
Zuid-Limburg (CR) 4,030
Flevoland (CR) 109
Aa en Hunze 103
Aalsmeer 37
Aalten 62
Achtkarspelen 66
Alblasserdam 23
Albrandswaard 29
Alkmaar 576
Almelo 77
Almere 15
Alphen aan den Rijn 168
Alphen-Chaam 60
Altena 219
Ameland 112
Amersfoort 460
Amstelveen 71
Amsterdam 7,684
Apeldoorn 211
Arnhem 565
Assen 136
Asten 19
Baarle-Nassau 15
Baarn 152
Barendrecht 20
Barneveld 48
Beek (L.) 54
Beekdaelen 252
Beesel 21
Berg en Dal 110
Bergeijk 46
Bergen (L.) 29
Bergen (NH.) 132
Bergen op Zoom 324
Berkelland 122
Bernheze 67
Best 25
Beuningen 66
Beverwijk 41
De Bilt 174
Bladel 35
Blaricum 69
Bloemendaal 270
Bodegraven-Reeuwijk 53
Boekel 13
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 1965-2024. 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, 2025 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 2024 according to the municipal classification of 2025.
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.

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

Changes as of 5th December 2025:
The province Groningen was accidentally not included in the table. This has been corrected.

When will new figures be published?
The figures from 1965 to 2025 according to the municipal classification of 2026 will be available in the second quarter of 2026 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).