CULTURE AND HISTORICAL HERITAGE
Vysočina is the only region in the Czech Republic that can claim to have three sites registered on the UNESCO World Heritage List of Cultural and Natural Sites in its territory, namely: the historical center of the town of Telč; the Pilgrim Church of St. Jan Nepomuk on Zelená Hora (Green Mountain) in Žďár nad Sázavou; and the Jewish Quarter and the St. Prokop Basilica in Třebíč. To all three towns with UNESCO sites, the Region gives grants in excess of CZK 3,000,000 – i.e., CZK 1,000,000 each.
Moreover, Vysočina stands out in terms of the number of other monumental objects, both immovable and movable, of which Vysočina listed 3,035 and 3,321 in 2006, respectively. In 2006, the Ministry of Culture declared 12 sites in the Vysočina region to be valuable cultural landmarks and 7 previously existing cultural sites had their entitlement to conservation protection withdrawn.
Table – Cultural Landmarks In 2006, the Vysočina region also registered 8 real estate (immovable) national landmarks, which are among the most significant in the nation’s cultural wealth and are proclaimed as such by a governmental decree.