Monuments Board of the Slovak Republic, Rožňava Office

The Rožňava branch office of the Košice Regional Centre of the Monuments Board of the Slovak Republic is a field department which carries out state supervision of the protection of monuments on the territory of the district of Rožňava and partially of the district of greater Košice. The town of Rožňava is its seat.

It directs the activities of the citizens in saving, renovating, restoring and correctly using 192 immovable and 489 movable cultural monuments and conservation areas. It adopts measures to eliminate shortcomings in the protection of monuments and provides professional and methodological assistance to 61 municipalities and three towns in registering their historical monuments. It also elaborates materials for territorial planning documentation of the state administration authorities and if necessary it provides for the temporary storage of movable cultural monuments. It participates in research projects targeted on the cultural heritage of the territory in its care. Editorial, promotional and educational activities constitute a significant part of its work.