Conjunto Histórico-Artístico
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In Spain
, the legal designation Conjunto histórico (formerly Conjunto Histórico-Artístico or "Historic-Artistic Grouping") is part of the national system of heritage listing. It is applied to buildings in a given locality.
It is typically used to protect complete villages, such as Peñaranda de Duero
, or historic quarters of towns such as Avilés
.
Conjunto
means "group", and as a group listing, the Conjunto histórico is comparable with the British concept of a Conservation Area
.
Conjunto histórico is a sub-category within a broader category of Bien de Interés Cultural
, which protects Spain's cultural heritage and is regulated by the country's Ministry of Culture. As well as conjuntos históricos, the category of Bien de Interés Cultural includes the following sub-categories of non-movable heritage:
A Conjunto histórico may include buildings which are individually protected as monuments, as is the case at, for example, Peñaranda de Duero
or Covarrubias.
Spain
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, the legal designation Conjunto histórico (formerly Conjunto Histórico-Artístico or "Historic-Artistic Grouping") is part of the national system of heritage listing. It is applied to buildings in a given locality.
It is typically used to protect complete villages, such as Peñaranda de Duero
Peñaranda de Duero
Peñaranda de Duero is a village and municipio located in the province of Burgos, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 583 inhabitants....
, or historic quarters of towns such as Avilés
Avilés
Avilés is a city in Asturias, Spain. Avilés is with Oviedo and Gijón, one of the main towns in the Principality of Asturias.The town occupies the flattest land in the municipality, in a land that belonged to the sea, surrounded by small promontories, all of them having an altitude of less than...
.
Conjunto
Conjunto
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means "group", and as a group listing, the Conjunto histórico is comparable with the British concept of a Conservation Area
Conservation Area (United Kingdom)
In the United Kingdom, the term Conservation Area nearly always applies to an area considered worthy of preservation or enhancement because of its special architectural or historic interest, "the character or appearance of which it is desirable to preserve or enhance," as required by the Planning ...
.
Conjunto histórico is a sub-category within a broader category of Bien de Interés Cultural
Bien de Interés Cultural
A Bien de Interés Cultural is a category of the Spanish heritage register. This category dates from 1985 when it replaced the former heritage category of Monumento nacional in order to extend protection to a wider range of cultural property...
, which protects Spain's cultural heritage and is regulated by the country's Ministry of Culture. As well as conjuntos históricos, the category of Bien de Interés Cultural includes the following sub-categories of non-movable heritage:
- Jardín históricoJardín históricoJardín histórico means "historic garden" in Spanish, and is a term applied to a number of gardens in Spanish-speaking countries.In Spain Jardín histórico is a heritage listing which protects historic gardens...
, historic garden (for example the gardens of AranjuezAranjuezAranjuez is a town lying 48 km south of Madrid, in the southern part of the Community of Madrid. It is located at the confluence of the Tagus and Jarama rivers, 48 km from Toledo. As of 2009, it has a population of 54,055.-History:...
) - MonumentoMonument (Spain)The current legislation regarding historical monuments in Spain dates from 1985. However, Monumentos nacionales were first designated in the nineteenth century. It was originally a fairly broad category for national heritage sites protecting, for example, the Alhambra...
- Sitio histórico (for example the Bulls of GuisandoBulls of GuisandoThe Bulls of Guisando are a set of celtiberian sculptures located on the hill of Guisando in the municipality of El Tiemblo, Ávila, Spain. The sculptures, made of granite, represent quadrupeds identified as bulls or pigs...
) - Zona arqueológica, archaeological zone (for example the Archaeological Site of Atapuerca)
A Conjunto histórico may include buildings which are individually protected as monuments, as is the case at, for example, Peñaranda de Duero
Peñaranda de Duero
Peñaranda de Duero is a village and municipio located in the province of Burgos, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 583 inhabitants....
or Covarrubias.
Examples
- Nogal de las HuertasSan Salvador de Nogal de las HuertasSan Salvador de Nogal de las Huertas is a Cluniac monastery, the oldest surviving one built in the "Palentine style", the romanesque idiom of the province of Palencia. It was founded in 1063 by the Countess Elvira Sánchez, and originally constructed with a central nave and a square apse...
(1931) - AvilésAvilésAvilés is a city in Asturias, Spain. Avilés is with Oviedo and Gijón, one of the main towns in the Principality of Asturias.The town occupies the flattest land in the municipality, in a land that belonged to the sea, surrounded by small promontories, all of them having an altitude of less than...
(1955) - Covarrubias (1965)
- Peñaranda de DueroPeñaranda de DueroPeñaranda de Duero is a village and municipio located in the province of Burgos, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 583 inhabitants....
(1974) - Sanlúcar de BarramedaSanlúcar de BarramedaSanlúcar de Barrameda is a city in the northwest of Cádiz province, part of the autonomous community of Andalucía in southern Spain. Sanlúcar is located on the left bank at the mouth of the Guadalquivir River opposite the Doñana National Park, 52 km from the provincial capital Cádiz and...
(1973)