Levoča, Spišský Hrad and the Associated Cultural Monuments
Factors affecting the property in 2004*
- Ground transport infrastructure
Factors* affecting the property identified in previous reports
Quarrying of travertine
International Assistance: requests for the property until 2004
Total amount approved : 43,333 USD
| 2001 | Safeguarding the Medieval Mural Paintings of the Church ... (Approved) | 20,000 USD |
| 1995 | Conservation of the Eastern Part of the Castle of ... (Approved) | 23,333 USD |
Missions to the property until 2004**
Conservation issues presented to the World Heritage Committee in 2004
The World Heritage Centre received a brief report on the state of conservation of the property on 31 January 2004. Conservation projects are continuing to be undertaken at Spišsky Hrad, Žehra, and Spišsky Kapitula. Exterior lighting has been installed at Spis Castle and the interior of the chapel has also been restored. At Spisska Kapitula, roofs of the complex of the Cathedral were upgraded with state support. The activity to stabilise the microclimate of the Chuch of the Holy Spirit in Zehra was completed in 2003 with International Assistance.
The mining of travertine has come to an end within the protected natural reserve at Dreveník. It will continue outside the protected area, using a minimum-intervention technique of re-cultivation mining, developed under the supervision of the State Nature Protection Office.
Construction of a new section of the motorway between Jablonov and Behárovce, near Spišsky Podhradý, which was reported when the property was nominated in 1993, is now in progress. The Monuments Board and the Commission of the Ministry of Culture for the Preservation of World Heritage Sites in Slovakia are closely monitoring its implementation.
Summary of the interventions
Decisions adopted by the Committee in 2004
28 COM 15B.96
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Taking note of the state of conservation report provided by the State Party (Decision 27 COM 7B.75),
2. Congratulates the State Party for the conservation efforts undertaken at the property in particular in halting the mining of travertine in the protected area;
3. Encourages the State Party to keep the World Heritage Centre and ICOMOS informed of any future projects, particularly on mining, that may have an impact on the property.
Draft Decision:28 COM 15B.96
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Taking note of the state of conservation report provided by the State Party,
2. Congratulates the State Party for the conservation efforts undertaken at the property in particular in halting the mining of travertine in the protected area;
3. Encourages the State Party to keep the World Heritage Centre and ICOMOS informed of any future projects, particularly on mining, that may have an impact on the property.
Slovakia
* :
The threats indicated are listed in alphabetical order; their order does not constitute a classification according to the importance of their impact on the property.
Furthermore, they are presented irrespective of the type of threat faced by the property, i.e. with specific and proven imminent danger (“ascertained danger”) or with threats which could have deleterious effects on the property’s Outstanding Universal Value (“potential danger”).
** : All mission reports are not always available electronically.
