Monuments Board of the Slovak Republic, Trenčín Regional Centre

The Trenčín 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 on the territory of the Region of Trenčín. The town of Trenčín is its seat.

It directs the activities of the citizens in saving, renovating, restoring and correctly using 559 immovable and 1,186 movable cultural monuments and conservation areas in the districts of the Region of Trenčín. It adopts measures to eliminate shortcomings in the protection of monuments and provides professional and methodological assistance to 257 municipalities and 18 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 Trenčín. Editorial, promotional and educational activities constitute a significant part of its work.

One branch office has been established in Prievidza: