Monuments Board of the Slovak Republic, Topoľčany Office

The Topoľčany branch office of the Nitra Regional Centre of the Monuments Board of the Slovak Republic is a field department which carries out the state supervision of the protection of monuments on the territory of the districts of Topoľčany and Zlaté Moravce. The town of Topoľčany is its seat.

The main activity of the Branch Office of Topoľčany is to direct the activities of the citizens in saving, renovating, restoring and correctly using 115 immovable and 461 movable cultural monuments and conservation areas on the territory of the districts of Topoľčany and Zlaté Moravce. It adopts measures to eliminate shortcomings in the protection of monuments and provides professional and methodological assistance to 85 municipalities and two 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.