Monuments Board of the Slovak Republic, Nitra Regional Centre
The Nitra Regional Centre of the Monuments Board of the Slovak Republic is a specialised state administration body that carries out the state supervision of the protection of monuments in the territory of the Region of Nitra. The town of Nitra is its seat.
It directs the activities of the citizens in saving, renovating, restoring and correctly using 544 immovable and 1,322 movable cultural monuments and conservation areas in seven districts of the Region of Nitra. It adopts measures to eliminate shortcomings in the protection of monuments and provides professional and methodological assistance to 340 municipalities and 15 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 Region of Nitra. Editorial, promotional and educational activities constitute a significant part of its work.
Two branch offices have been established in Topoľčany and Komárno:
