AT03 132 rev                                                                                        Strasbourg, 2 July 2003

Regional Programme for Cultural and Natural Heritage in South East Europe

2003 - 2005

Terms of reference for the Integrated Rehabilitation Project Plan / Survey of the

architectural and archaeological heritage (IRPP/SAAH)

Appendix A:

QUESTIONNAIRE FOR THE ASSESSMENT

OF THE ARCHITECTURAL AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL HERITAGE

Table of Contents

Introduction      

Country or territory        

1.0        Your Organisation         

2.0        Main Characteristics of the Heritage       

3.0        Legislation        

4.0        Management of the Built Heritage           

6.0        National partner organisations and activities        

7.0        International partner organisations and activities   

8.0        Relationship between planning and heritage         

9.0        Funding

10.0      Documentation 

11.0      Prioritisation     

12.0      Ethnicity and community           

13.0      Training

14.0      Education         

15.0      Recording Programme   

16.0      Any Further Comments:

17.0      Bibliographic list:          

Introduction

This appendix document to the Terms of Reference of the Integrated Rehabilitation Project Plan / Survey of the architectural and archaeological heritage (IRPP/SAAH), jointly implemented by the European Commission and the Council of Europe within the programme framework, is addressed firstly to the IRPP/SAAH Project Co-ordinators appointed in countries participating in the Regional Programme for Cultural and Natural Heritage in South East Europe.

The proposed questionnaire provides indicative, but not exhaustive, guidelines with a view to identifying the sources of information and partners and in order to gather preliminary material, which will be used to elaborate national assessment reports on the current status of the architectural and archaeological heritage.  The preparation of these reports by the Project Co-ordinators (national) and the Project Leaders (international) is the first phase of the IRPP/SAAH. 

The national assessment reports will present in a synthetic manner, the legal and institutional framework related to the protection and enhancement of heritage, the existing management mechanisms and tools, the resources available - both at the professional level (including budgetary concerns) as well as the documentary level.  It will also take into consideration the political guidelines and the role attributed to heritage in society.  It is on the basis of this report that the second phase of the IRPP/SAAH will elaborate the “Prioritised Intervention List”.

Project Co-ordinators may find other useful information for constituting the documentation of the future National Assessment Report in their countries in the Council of Europe publication Guidance on inventory and documentation of the cultural heritage.

This document has been prepared by the Dr John Bold (United Kingdom), and revised by Mr Daniel Drocourt (France) and Prof. Georges Lavas (Greece), designated by the European Commission and the Council of Europe as Project Leaders for the IRPP/SAAH.

Country or territory

1.0       Your Organisation

Name of organisation:

Commission to Preserve National Monuments

Address:

Obala Kulina bana 1

71000 Sarajevo

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Telephone number:

++ 387 33 276760

Function of organisation:

Activities on preserving national monuments

Contact name:

Mrs Amra Hadžimuhamedović, Chairman of Commission

Mrs Mirela Mulalić-Handan, Executive officer

e-mail address:

aneks8ko@bih.net.ba

2.0       Main Characteristics of the Heritage 

What are the main characteristics of your architectural and archaeological heritage?

Inventory of the Architectural Heritage drawn up by the Republican Statistics Institute of Bosnia and Herzegovina, provides the picture as of 31 December 1986.

Bosnia and Herzegovina had a total of 727 registered properties, of which 507 were individual monuments and 220 were complexes or ensembles, with a total surface area of 2,720.000 sq. meters. Forty-six of the total number of registered monuments was part of registered ensembles. On the basis of the data from the Inventory, the area under protection was 272 hectare or 0.31% of the total settled area of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The 1986 Inventory included 162 religious buildings, 52 residential buildings and ensembles, 36 commercial and civil engineering properties, with the largest number consisting of military buildings and ensembles.

With reference to the Regional plan of Bosnia and Herzegovina the country had 8,800 immovable cultural monuments, of which 2,267 had been registered.

Based on chronological determinants, the heritage consists of the following:

1. Paleolithic and Mesolithic
2. Neolithic
3. Eneolithic – copper age
4. Metal – bronze and iron – ages
5. Illyrian period
6. Roman era
7. Early middle ages – period of the eastern Gothic state
8. Early middle ages – early Slav era
9. Middle ages
10. Ottoman period
11. Austro-Hungarian period
12. 1918-1960

The architectural heritage of Bosnia and Herzegovina was systematically destroyed during the war 1992-1995. contrary to the provisions of international law and those of the Criminal Codes applicable in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the countries that came into being following the dissolution of Yugoslavia. According to the still incomplete date that the Institute for the Protection of the Cultural, Historical and Natural Heritage of Bosnia and Herzegovina had gathered by November 1995, 2771 architectural heritage properties were demolished or damaged: 713 of them were totally destroyed and 554 were burned out and unusable. These data are based partly on on-site inspections, partly on reports from individual organizations, religious communities and so on. Be that as it may, the numbers in the report, even though incomplete, indicate the almost total state of devastation of the heritage of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Classified chronologically and stylistically, the worst destruction was suffered by properties from the 15th to the 19th century, followed by those of the Austro-Hungarian period.

The urban nuclei of Sarajevo, Mostar, Jajce and Derventa were devastated, along with many individual buildings that the Regional Plan for Bosnia and Herzegovina had evaluated as heritage of international significance, as were urban nuclei of the greatest significance in Bosnia and Herzegovina of these Stolac, Banja Luka and Foca were totally destroyed, and Trebinje, Tesanj, Maglaj, Bihac, Travnik and Livno very badly damaged: of a total of 60 valuable urban nuclei, 49 were destroyed or very badly damaged. All nine valuable urban-rural ensembles were seriously damaged; Pocitelj, Blagaj, Prusac, Jelec, Jezero and Kraljeva Sutjeska suffered the worst damage. Of the 58 most valuable mosques and tekkes, 22 were totally demolished, including 13 buildings of the 1st Category. All the other tekkes and mosques were damaged. Of the 40 most valuable churches and Orthodox and Catholic monasteries dating from the 15th to the 19th century, five were destroyed and four damaged (destroyed: the Orthodox monastery of Zitomislici, the church of the Nativity of the Blessed Mother of God in Bjelusine in Mostar, the Orthodox Church of the Ascension of Christ in Stolac, the Orthodox Church of St Nicholas in the village of Trijebanj, the Catholic monastery in Plehan).

Also the Catholic church of St John in Podmilacje was completely destroyed, as well as the Orthodox church in Klepci near Capljina, and the orthorox churches in Derventa.

The two synagogues in Sarajevo dating from the Ottoman period were somewhat damaged (the Old Sephardi synagogue and the New Ashkenazi synagogue).

Many graveyards and funeral buildings also suffered major damage, and some of those listed as Category I were totally destroyed, such as the graveyard of the Sinan-beg mosque in Cajnice, the turbe of Sinan-beg in Cajnice, the turbe of members of the Sinan-beg family in Cajnice, the turbe of lbrahim in Foca, the turbe of Hasan Sheikh Kaimi-baba in Zvornik, three turbets alongside the Ferhad-pasa mosque in Banja Luka, the Halil-pasa turbe in Banja Luka, the Sephardi graveyard in Sarajevo, the old Orthodox graveyard in Bjelusine - Mostar, and the chapel of the Orthodox graveyard in Kosevo, Sarajevo, was damaged. 

The Old Bridge in Mostar, a monument of international significance, was destroyed, and the Mehmed-pasa Sokolovic bridge in Visegrad was damaged and its piers are endangered since no steps have been taken to protect it since the construction of the hydroelectricity power station and dam on the Drina upstream from the bridge.

Sixteen buildings  of the 1st Category dating from the Austro- Hungarian period were damaged and four totally destroyed (the Vijecnica or Town Hall hosting the National Library and the Post Office in Sarajevo and the Baths and the Neretva Hotel in Mostar).

Monuments in BiH:

Before the war

2267 enlisted

727 registered

1267 devastated

Present situation

117 designated as National Monument, October 2003

777 at the Provisional List adopted in 2000 (Till October 2003, 45 of them Commission designated as National Monuments)

858 enlisted under the Petitions submitted in the period July 2002- October 2003 (Till October 2003, 72 of them Commission designated as National Monuments)

What do you regard as being the most important types of buildings?

Commission to Preserve National Monuments performs proclamation of the property to the national monuments on the bases of the criteria based on the subject of legal protection as for:

A)         Movable cultural property (individual or in collections)

B)         Immovable cultural property:

1. Historic buildings and monuments

-         Residential, (different types: urban, rural, castles, etc.)

-         Religious, (different types: churches, mosques, monasteries, etc.)

-         Educational, (different types: Medresas, mektebs, etc.)

-         Administrative,

-         Public, (different types: Hans, Caravan-sarays, hospitals, Hammams, etc.)

-         Commercial, (different types: Bezistans-shopping centers, etc.)

-         Infrastructure, (different types: water supplies, bridges, etc.)

-         Military, (different types: Fortresses, Towers, etc.)

-         Burial, (different types: necropolis with stećci, Turbes, etc.)

-         Agricultural,

-         Industrial, etc

What do you regard as being the most significant types of ensembles (e.g., monumental, territorial, urban/rural, infrastructural)?

Continuing

2. Groups of buildings (which are either part of a composition with a certain purpose or an agglomeration which is the result of continuous building in a historic core)

-         Residential,

-         Religious,

-         Educational,

-         Administrative,

-         Public,

-         Commercial,

-         Infrastructure,

-         Military,

-         Burial fields,

-         Agricultural,

-         Industrial, etc

3. Sites

-         Urban,

-         Rural,

-         Archaeological,

-         Historical,

-         Industrial,

-         Cultural landscape

-         Natural site related to some ritual or tradition,

-         Natural-scientific,

-         Mixed

Which aspects of the heritage do you regard as being most threatened?

To the aspect that regards heritage that has been damaged or destroyed during the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina and inability to rehabilitate and protect those monuments of further ruination it presents the most threatened heritage.

In addition to the war destruction of the heritage, the Commission monitors and considers the state of affairs and activities relating to monuments endangered by illegal construction, inexpert reconstruction, lack of maintenance or other forms of destruction. The Commission notifies the relevant authorities that a monument is endangered, and proposes measures for its protection in accordance with the law, including filing criminal charges with the relevant authorities pursuant to the provisions of the Criminal Proceedings Law.

The Commission defines the List of the endangered monuments 

What do you see as the main areas for intervention?

-         Provision of means to rehabilitate and protect the heritage at risk.

-         Provision of appropriate funding for heritage rehabilitation.

-         Provision of funding for removal of illegal constructions that endanger cultural heritage.

-         Drawing up of feasibility studies and technical documentations and implementing the intervention measures of the protection.

-         Capacity Building and focused education of craftsmen and conservators, lawyers, etc.

-         Establishing the digital archive; recording and identification of heritage; establishing unique data basis about the cultural heritage that should be opened to public. The Commission has already done Project Proposal for Digital Archive of the Bosnia and Herzegovina Heritage

-         Establishing of unique law for protection of heritage on state level till 2003 with help of experts of Council of Europe. The draft version of this law entered into the procedure of bringing into accordance on the state level.

-         Enforcing the state level legislation for preventing the state of affairs and activities relating to National Monuments endangered by illegal construction, inexpert reconstruction, lack of maintenance or other forms of destruction. Proceeding filing criminal charges with the relevant authorities pursuant to the provisions of the Criminal Proceedings Law, when it is necessary. Ensuring the financial sources in the budget lines of administration bodies of all levels (local and state level) for removing illegal construction, which endanger cultural heritage. As part of this priority it is very necessary to include certain regulations considering cultural heritage into sector laws (habitation; urban planning; traffic, education; etc.).

-         Supporting and establishing foundations and NGOs for protection of cultural heritage.

-         Finding out way for tax reduction for owners of cultural property, heritage protection donors.

What are your current priorities for the heritage and its management?

The current priorities are defined above and way of dealing it to an aim of achieving the desirable results and pursuant to its authority as stipulated by Annex 8 of the General Framework Agreement for Peace in BiH, the Commission issues decisions designating movable and immovable property as National Monuments, the new Register of National Monuments are establishing.

-           Applying the Criteria on the Designation of National Monuments (Official Gazette of BiH no. 33/02).

A) PORTABLE CULTURAL PROPERTY (INDIVIDUAL OR IN COLLECTIONS)

B) IMMOVABLE CULTURAL PROPERTY:

-         Historic buildings and monuments

-         Groups of buildings

-         Sites

-         The Commission is establishing the measures of protection and defines relations regarding national monuments.

-         The Commission defines the obligation for all level of authority regarding national monuments.

-         The Commission defines the list of endangered monuments and on the basis of those data defines which one are the most   endangered.

-         In 2003. The Commission has started international campaign on protection of the most valuable endangered cultural property; as part of the campaign exhibitions of the most endangered heritage were organized in the country and abroad (the catalogue was issued and other promotion materials

-         Preserving publicity of the work through press conferences, maintaining the official web page

-         Establishing the digital archive; the Commission has done Project Proposal for Digital Archive of the Bosnia and Herzegovina Heritage, relating to recording and identification of heritage; establishing unique data basis about the cultural heritage that should be opened to public.

-         A physical protection.

What are the main strengths in the heritage management?

-         Legislation Institutional framework for protection of the heritage at the state level:

Dayton Peace Agreement defines the obligations at the different administration levels: state level - The Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, entity levels - the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Republika Srpska and Brčko District by defined annexes. Annex 8 is related on heritage and importance of his rehabilitation for the implementation of the peace in stabile form. Annex 8 is between the annexes who are establishing rights the refuges for returning back, as well as are establishing security conditions in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Commission to Preserve National Monuments is an institution of the state of Bosnia and Herzegovina established pursuant to Annex 8 of the General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Decision of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina on the Commission to Preserve National Monuments (Official Gazette of BiH nos. 1/02 and 10/02). 

The Commission's decisions are final, and are enforced pursuant to the Law on the Enforcement of Decisions of the Commission to Preserve National Monuments adopted by entities: Republika Srpska and Federation of BiH and Brčko District and authorities on regional and local level that is defined by Annex, which accords to National Monuments the highest degree of protection. 

What are the main weaknesses in the heritage management?

-         Absence of adequate documentation especially considering the fact that great part of documentation is destroyed during the war, as well as the state of heritage is changed during the war Absence of unique law for protection of heritage on state level

-         Disproportion between great number of endangered properties and available financial sources for protection and rehabilitations of cultural property

-         Weakness of state after-war legislative system to prevent illegal construction, inexpert reconstruction, lack of maintenance or other forms of destruction

-         Religious communities-who are property owners- are very often reluctant to collaborate with institutions for heritage protection, as well as non-acting upon professional advices given by institutions for heritage protection

-         Lack of qualified staff and inferior state of technical equipment of institutions for protection of cultural heritage

-         Institutions for protection of cultural heritage have insufficient number of qualified stuff in the field of heritage protection

What is the approximate number of single architectural monuments?

Bosnia and Herzegovina had a total of 727 registered properties, of which 507 were individual monuments and 220 were complexes or ensembles, with a total surface area of 272 ha. Forty-six of the total number of registered monuments was part of registered ensembles.

Till October 2003 Commission to preserve national monuments has designated:

§          Immovable cultural property:

-         Archeological monuments and sites:

1.       The archeological site Gabela, municipality Čapljina

2.       Lat-antique villa of Mogorjelo of Čapljina

3.       The Medieval Royal Town Bobovac of Vareš,

4.       Boljuni stećak necropolis I and II of Stolac,

5.       Radimlja stećak necropolis of Stolac,

6.       Paleolithic site Badanj in Borojevići near Stolac,

7.       Hellenism site Daorson of Ošanić near Stolac,

8.       Mićevac Medieval fortress of Trebinje,

9.       Site remains of monastery with church of St. Petar and Pavle, in Čičevo near Trebinje

10.   Neolithic settlement Korića Han in Gračanica,

11.   Stećak in Baljvine,

12.   Archeological site Ripač in Bihać,

13.   Archeological site Crkvina in Zavala,

14.   Medieval site Mile with Royal church, Visoko

15.   Antique military camp on Gračine in Humac,

16.   Royal Castle from 14. and 15. century in Kraljeva Sutjeska,

17.   Historical site -cemetery Mainovac and archeological site Bedra in Vionica, Čitluk

18.   Historical site Rataje in Miljevina, Srbinje

-         Groups of buildings

19.   Monastery Žitomislić, Mostar,

20.   Fortress in Jajce,

21.   Church of St Mary and bell tower of St Luka in Jajce,

22.   Uzunović,s Mosque in Stolac,

23.   Historical urban ensemble of Počitelj,

24.   Church of St Petar and Pavle with cemetery, judicial seats, yard and movable heritage in Ošanići near Stolac,

25.   Old town Stolac,

26.   Monastery Ozren in Petrovo,

27.   Zavala Monastery in Zavala near Ravno,

28.   Church of St Archangels with necropolis in Veličani near Trebinje,

29.   Đulhanuma’s house in Stolac,

30.   Monastery with a Church Vavedenja Bogorodičina in Zavala,

31.   Church of St Ivo in Podmilačje,

32.   Old city Ključ,

33.   Old city Soko in Gračanica,

34.   Old mosque Soko in Soko,

35.   City mosque with harem in Velika Kladuša,

36.   Šarića’s house in Stolac,

37.   Medieval and osman town Tešanj in Tešanj,

38.   Medieval town Bužim in Bužim,

39.   Medieval town Jezerski in Bosanska Krupa,

40.   Old wooden mosque in Bužim,

41.   Monastery in Kreševo,

42.   Musalla with cemetery in Kamengrad,

43.   Fethija mosque in Bihać,

44.   Memorial complex Šušnjar, Sanski Most,

45.   Behram- bey’s mosque in Banja Luka,

46.   Old city Ljubuški in Ljubuški,

47.   Old city Dubrovnik in Višnjica near Ilijaš,

48.   Mosque in Kotezi,

49.   Mosque in Dabrica,

50.   Mosque in Kraljeva Sutjeska,

51.   Church Preobaraženja Hristovog in Klepca, a building of school with cemetery,

52.   Old orthodox church in Mostar,

53.   Old orthodox cemetery on Bjelušine in Mostar,

54.   Old orthodox cemetery on Pašinovac in Mostar,

55.   Parish church in Vareš,

56.   Mosque Tabačica in Visoko,

57.   Mosque in Lizoperci with mekteb and harem,

58.   Bridges, mills on Bregava, area Stolac

-         Historical monuments:

1.       Hadžišabanović’s house in Pale,

2.       Building of AVNOJ session in Jajce,

3.       Building of ZAVNOBIH session in Mrkonjić Grad,

4.       Bridge in Klepci near Čapljina,

5.       The grave of Mošo Danon,

6.       The bridge of Mehmed-paša Sokolović,

7.       Hafizadić’s fountain in Jajce,

8.       Dizdar’s Mosque in Jajce,

9.       Sinanbey’s Mosque in Jajce,

10.   Church of St Nicolas in Trijebanj, near Stolac,

11.   Catacombs in Jajce,

12.   Mitrej Antique sacral monument in Jajce,

13.   Church of St Clement in Mostaći,

14.   Clock tower in Gračanica,

15.   Šeranića’s house in Banja Luka,

16.   Building of the municipality in Odžak,

17.   City mosque in Kozarska (Bosanska) Dubica,

18.   Old bridge in Konjic,

19.   Synagogue in Mostar,

20.   Omerbey’s house in Jajce,

21.   Cemetery Rabić in Derventa,

22.   Mejtef Mektebi Ibtidaija in Stolac,

23.   Kočića’s house in Brčko,

24.   Old Jewish temple or Old synagogue in Sarajevo,

25.   House of Mara Popović in Gračanica 

-         Sites and remnants:

1.       Musa-paša’s Mosque in Dušanovo,

2.       Ćuprijska Mosque in Stolac,

3.       Esme Sultanija’s Mosque in Jajce,

4.       Hadžibey’s Lafo Mosque in Mostar,

5.       Čaršijska Mosque in Prijedor,

6.       Church of St Georgije in Gomiljani near Trebinje,

7.       Hadži-Alija Hadžisalihović’s mosque in Stolac,

8.       Podgradska mosque in Stolac,

9.       Hamidija mosque in Mrkonjić Grad,

10.   Atik mosque in Bijeljina,

11.   Clock tower in Banja Luka,

12.   Ferhad-paša’s mosque in Banja Luka,

13.   City mosque with turbes in Derventa,

14.   Čaršijska Mosque and čaršija in Stolac,

15.   Halil-paša’s turbe and grave in Banja Luka,

16.   Gazanferija’s mosque with group of buildings of turbes and harems in Banja Luka,

17.   Mosque Tekija and turbe in Bosanska Gradiška,

18.   Huseinbey’s mosque in Srpskom(Bosanskom)Brodu,

19.   City mosque in Prnjavor,

20.   Hadži Zulfikar’s mosque in Banja Luka,

21.   Hadži Perviz mosque in Banja Luka,

22.   Hadži Osman’s mosque in Banja Luka,

23.   Behrem-bey’s mosque in Banja Luka,

24.   Hadži Kurd mosque in Lijeva Novoselija in Banja Luka,

25.   Hadži Omer’s mosque in Banja Luka,

26.   Arnaudija mosque in Banja Luka,

27.   Azizja’s Mosque with harem in Brezovo Polje

•Movable heritage:

28.   The Sarajevo Haggadah,

29.   The collections of incunabula from Franciscan monastery in Kraljeva Sutjeska,

30.   The icon Pieta from church of St Nicolas from Ozren,

31.   The tablet from Založje, Bihać,

32.   The tablet from Golubić, Bihać,

33.   The tablet of judge Gradješa in Zenica

34.   The art collection of Draginja and Vojo Terzić in Banja Luka

What are the main archaeological places?

Based on chronological and stylistic features, the archaeological heritage falls into eight groups:

§          Paleolithic and Mesolithic (30 properties enlisted, among them 5 are the most important)

§          Neolithic (13 properties enlisted, among them 8 are the most important)

§          Neolithic copper age (16 properties enlisted, among them 8 are the most important)

§          Metal bronze and iron - ages (161 hill forts, of which Daorson in Osanici near Stolac was of international significance, with 18 individual hill forts and six complexes enlisted as the most important)

§          Roman era 284-480 CE. (18 sites, of which the Mogorjelo - villa Rustica near Capijina was of international significance, and 6 of them were of great importance)

§          Early middle ages the time of the eastern Gothic state 490-535 CE (23 basilicas and 5 necropolises and individual graves, including 5 basilicas of great importance)

§          Early Slav era 7th to 12ve century (10 sites, among them 5 are the most important)

§          Middle ages 13th to 15th century (172 fortresses, among them 9 are of great importance; 95 necropolises with a total of 58,547 stećak, of which Radimlja near was the most important)

What are the main architectural ensembles / the main traditional settlements / historical centres?

Those monuments are the most endangered (the records include also individual properties):

1.                   The bridge of Mehmed-paša Sokolović in Višegrad,

2.                   Ada residential complex in Stolac,

3.                   Church of St Nikolaus in Trijebanj near Stolac,

4.                   Eminagića’s inn in Tešanj,

5.                   The church of St. Peter and Paul in Zavala near Ravno,

6.                   Velagićevina residential complex in Blagaj,

7.                   Handanija mosque in Prušac near Donji Vakuf,

8.                   Dabrica mosque near Stolac,

9.                   Arheological site Radimlja near Stolac,

10.               The old town Stolac,

11.               The Uzunović’s mosque in Stolac,

12.               The fortress in Jajce,

13.               Ruselbey’s house in Trebinje,

14.               Turhan Emin-bey’s mosque in Ustikolina near Foča,

15.               Archeological site Ripač near Bihać,

16.               Šeranića’s house in Banja Luka,

17.               Church of St Georgije in Gomiljani near Trebinje,

18.               Soko mosque in Gračanica,

19.               Neolithic settlement Korića han in Gračanica,

20.               Fortress in Kozarac,

21.               City hall in Novi Grad/Bosanski Novi,

22.               Mosque Tabačica in Visoko,

23.               Fethija mosque in Bihać,

24.               The art collection of Draginja and Vojo Terzić in Banja Luka

25.               Medieval town Bužim,

26.               Historical city area Kreševo,

27.               Rataje near Miljevina,

28.               Old city Ljubuški,

29.               Church in Vozuća,

30.               City hall in Brčko

PERIOD 1463-1878:

§          60 urban ensembles (including 3 of 0 Category: Sarajevo, Mostar and Jajce, 10 of 1st Category: Stolac, Trebinje, Foca, Tesanj, Maglaj, Bihac, Banja Luka, Travnik, Kresevo, Livno;

§                      9 urban-rural ensembles (among them 3 are the most important: Pocitelj, Blagaj, Vranduk)

PERIOD 1878-1914:

§          27 entire urban heritage groups, two of which were Category I;

§          historic rural ensembles (14 groups, individual villages or rural settlements, some only partly preserved)

What are the main individual architectural properties?

PERIOD 1463-1878:

§          58 mosques and tekkes, including 2 Category 1: the Gazi Husrev-beg mosque in Sarajevo and the Ali - pasa mosque in Sarajevo,

§          40 Category I buildings;

§          40churches, Orthodox and Catholic monasteries, including 34 Category 1;

§          2 synagogues, one of which was Category 1;

§          44 necropolises and turbeta (mausoleum), including 29 Category 1;

§          14 public buildings, including 6 Category 1;

§          24 school buildings, including 6 Category 1;

§          3 towers, of which one was Category 1; 11 clock towers, including 6 Category 1;

§          20 bridges, including 2 Category 0: the Old Bridge in Mostar and the Mehmed-pasa Sokolovic Bridge in Visegrad, and 9 bridges were Category 1, 19 houses, including 6 Category 1;

§          4 public buildings in eclectic manner

PERIOD 1878-1914:

§          Austro-Hungarian period-47 individual monuments, including 34 Category 1)

In addition to these, the Regional Plan also regarded NOR (War of National Liberation) monuments, estimated to number some 2,500, as part of the architectural heritage.

3.0       Legislation

What is the name and date of the current legislation pertaining to historic buildings and archaeological sites?

-         The General Framework Agreement for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Annex 8 – Agreement on the Commission to Preserve National Monuments; 1995.

-         Decision of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina on Commission to Preserve National Monuments, from 2001 (Official Gazette of BiH, no. 1/02 and 10/02)

-         Rule on Activities of the Commission to Preserve National Monuments on International Cooperation, from 2002 (Official Gazette of BiH, no. 29/02)

-         Criteria for Designation of the Property as National Monuments, from 2002 / 2003 (Official Gazette of BiH, no. 33/02 and 15/03; Official Gazette of Federation BiH, no. 59/02; Official Gazette of RS, no. 79/02)

-         Law on the Implementation of Decisions of the Commission to Preserve National Monuments Establish Pursuant to Annex 8, from 2002, Federation of BiH (Official Gazette of Federation BiH, no. 2/02 and 27/02)

-         Low on the Spatial Arrangement, 2002, Federation of BiH (Official Gazette of Federation BiH, no. 52/02)

-         Law on the Implementation of Decisions of the Commission to Preserve National Monuments Established Pursuant to Annex 8, from 2002; Republika Srpska (Official Gazette of RS, no. 9/02)

-         Low on the Spatial Arrangement, 2002, Republika Srpska (Official Gazette of RS, no. 79/02)

-         Law on the Implementation of Decisions of the Commission to Preserve National Monuments Established Pursuant to Annex 8, from 2002; Brcko District (Official Gazette of BD, no. 2/02)

Valid laws:

-         In the Republika Srpska there is the valid and implemented Law on Cultural Goods from 1995 (Official Gazette of RS, no.11/95)

-         Criminal Code of Republika Srpska

In the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina there is the Law on Protection and Preservation of cultural-historic and natural Heritage from 1985. With its amendments from 1987, 1993 and 1994, valid and implemented in the cantons that has not brought own rules. (Only three cantons brought the laws on heritage such as: Sarajevo Canton, Zapadnohercegovački and Zenicko-Dobojski Canton)

-         Criminal Code of Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Is the legislation currently undergoing review and revision; if so, what is the target for completion?

Yes.

The Law on the Protection and Preservation of Cultural Monuments in Bosnia and Herzegovina that should establish legal framework at the state level is under process of preparation. Prposed Law done by experts of Council of Europe is being used as a draft version and as the initial point to discussions.

Is this being done with assistance from the Council of Europe?

Yes, in cooperation with experts of Council of Europe, the Council of Europe initiated provision of such a law.

Does the current legislation offer definitions for specific areas of interest - e.g., definitions for monuments or sites; date range for these areas of interest?

Law on Protection and Preservation of cultural-historic and natural Heritage from 1985. Contents definitions for monuments and sites

General Framework Agreement for BiH, Annex 8, article VI – definition what is eligible for designation as National Monuments

Article VI: Eligibility

The following shall be eligible for designation as National Monuments: movable or immovable property of great importance to a group of people with common cultural, historic, religious or ethnic heritage, such as monuments of architecture, art or history; archaeological sites; groups of buildings; as well as cemeteries.

Law on the Implementation of Decisions of the Commission to Preserve National Monuments from 2002, offers definition of the monument, definition of the rehabilitation of the monuments, collaboration btw. Responsible bodies.

National Monument shall be a property designated by the Commission as a National Monument in accordance with Articles V and VI of Annex 8 to the General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and properties listed in the annexed Provisional List of National Monuments, pending a final decision by the Commission regarding their status and without limit of time and whether or not a petition has been submitted regarding the property.

Rehabilitation shall mean the restoring of damaged or destroyed property to the condition in which it was prior to such damage or destruction, to the extent reasonably possible, including construction of a National Monument, at the same location, in the same shape and form, of the same dimensions and made of the same materials as it was before the destruction, by applying the same construction technology whenever reasonably possible.

Criteria for Designation of the Property as National Monuments, from 2002 / 2003 (Official Gazette of BiH, no. 33/02 and 15/03; Official Gazette of Federation BiH, no. 59/02; Official Gazette of RS, no. 79/02) provides definitions on the subject of legal protection, scope and values of property. See below.

What are the criteria for protective legislation of the built heritage - e.g., major monuments, religious buildings, ensembles, and rural or industrial heritage?

The Commission to Preserve National Monuments performs proclamation of the property to the national monuments on the basis of Criteria based on the subject of legal protection (See under chapter 2.0), scope and value of each property.

I. A SUBJECT OF LEGAL PROTECTION

A)PORTABLE CULTURAL PROPERTY (INDIVIDUAL OR IN COLLECTIONS), ACCORDING TO THE FOLLOWING CLASSIFICATION:

-         Small objects (home furnishings, clothing, working equipment, tools, handicraft products, etc.)

-         Paintings,

-         Books,

-         Sculptures,

-         Building fragments,

-         Inscriptions, etc

B)IMMOVABLE CULTURAL PROPERTY:

1. Historic buildings and monuments

-         Residential,

-         Religious,

-         Educational,

-         Administrative,

-         Public,

-         Commercial,

-         Infrastructure,

-         Military,

-         Burial,

-         Agricultural,

-         Industrial, etc

2.Groups of buildings (which are either part of a composition with a certain purpose or an agglomeration which is the result of continuous building in a historic core)

-         Residential,

-         Religious,

-         Educational,

-         Administrative,

-         Public,

-         Commercial,

-         Infrastructure,

-         Military,

-         Burial,

-         Agricultural,

-         Industrial, etc

3.Sites

-         Urban,

-         Rural,

-         Archaeological,

-         Historical,

-         Industrial,

-         Cultural landscape

-         Natural site related to some ritual or tradition,

-         Natural-scientific,

-         Mixed

II. VALUE

1. Time frame (properties arisen from the prehistoric times until the end of xx century)
2. Historic value (association of a building, or group or place to a historic figure in the history or a significant event in the history)
3. Artistic and aesthetic value

                           i.            Quality of workmanship,

                          ii.            Quality of material,

                        iii.            Proportions,

                         iv.            Composition,

                          v.            Value of a detail,

                         vi.            Structural value

4. Clarity (documentary, scientific and educational pedagogic value)

                       i.            Material evidence about less known historic era,

                      ii.            Evidence of historic changes,

                    iii.            Work of a famous artist or builder,

                     iv.            Evidence of certain type, style or regional manner,

                      v.            Evidence of a typical lifestyle in the certain era

5. Symbolic value

                       i.            Ontology value,

                      ii.            Sacral value,

                    iii.            Traditional value,

                     iv.            Relation to the rituals or traditions,

                      v.            Significance for the identity of a group of people

6. Townscape/Landscape value

                       i.            Relation of the form in the comparison with other parts of the group,

                      ii.            Meaning in the townscape,

                    iii.            A building or a group of buildings is a part of a group or site

7. Authenticity

                       i.            Form and design,

                      ii.            Materials and substance,

                    iii.            Use and function,

                     iv.            Traditions and techniques,

                      v.            Location and setting,

                     vi.            Spirit and feeling, and

                   vii.            Other internal and external factors

8. Uniqueness/rarity

                       i.            The single or rare example of an object type or style,

                      ii.            A masterpiece of workmanship or course,

                    iii.            Work of a prominent artist/ architect, craftsman

9. Integrity (groups, sites, collections)

                       i.            Material wholeness,

                      ii.            Homogeneity

                    iii.            Completeness

                     iv.            Unimpaired condition

In what language(s) is the written law available?

-In local languages (Bosnian, Serb, Croatian) published in the official gazettes, legal framework and regulations are available at the web page of the Commission 

-In English language – legal framework and regulations are available at the web page of the Commission 

4.0       Management of the Built Heritage

Is there a stated policy for the management of the built heritage?

The Law on the Protection and Preservation of Cultural Monuments in Bosnia and Herzegovina that should establish legal framework at the state level is under process of preparation.

Pursuant to its authority as stipulated by Annex 8 of the General Framework Agreement for Peace in BiH, the Commission issues decisions designating movable and immovable property as National Monuments, applying the Criteria on the Designation of National Monuments (Official Gazette of BiH no. 33/02).

The procedure for designating a given property as a National Monument is initiated by a petition or motion to designate a property as a National Monument, which may be filed by any interested natural or juristic person.  The Commission has drawn up standard forms of petition by type of property and has lodged them with all the municipalities of BiH, the institutions dealing with the protection of the cultural and historical heritage, religious communities and other institutions. 

The Commission also issues decisions on designation as a National Monument in the absence of specific application for each of the individual properties on the Provisional List of National Monuments of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Official Gazette of BiH no. 33/02).

The Commission's decisions are final, and are enforced pursuant to the Law on the Enforcement of Decisions of the Commission to Preserve National Monuments (Official Gazette of FBiH nos. 2/02 and 27/02, and Official Gazette of RS no. 9/02), which accords to National Monuments the highest degree of protection. 

In addition to issuing decisions designating National Monuments, the Commission monitors and considers the state of affairs and activities relating to National Monuments endangered by illegal construction, inexpert reconstruction, lack of maintenance or other forms of destruction.  In specific cases, the Commission notifies the relevant Entity or other authorities (governments, the appropriate ministries, institutes for the protection of monuments, municipal authorities etc.) that a monument is endangered, and proposes measures for its protection in accordance with the law, including filing criminal charges with the relevant authorities pursuant to the provisions of the Criminal Proceedings Law.

Pursuant to the Decision of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Commission is also authorized to perform activities of international cooperation in the field of cultural-historical heritage protection.

On the Commission’s Decisions, the relevant governmental authorities –Government of Federation of BiH and Government of Republika Srpska are responsible for ensuring and providing the legal, scientific, technical, administrative and financial measures necessary to protect, conserve, display and rehabilitate the National Monument. The Governments are responsible for providing the resources for drawing up and implementing the necessary technical documentation for the rehabilitation of the National Monument.

Is there a strategic plan for its future management?

There is no comprehensive and official strategy on the state level but it should be passed after adoption of the Law on the Protection and Preservation of Cultural Monuments in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

What is the national (governmental) department responsible for the built heritage?  And the national (governmental) department responsible for the archaeological heritage?

At the state level:

The Commission to Preserve National Monuments is an institution of the state of Bosnia and Herzegovina established pursuant to Annex 8 of the General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Decision of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina on the Commission to Preserve National Monuments (Official Gazette of BiH nos. 1/02 and 10/02). 

Who are the authorities responsible for the religious heritage (protected or not)?

1.       Owners of religious communities: Islamic, Catholic, Greek Orthodox, Jewish community

2.       Commission to Preserve National Monuments

3.       At the entity levels: Ministries for spatial arrangements and Ministries for culture and Institutions for protection that are part of Ministries of Culture

Describe the organisational (administrative) structure for the management of the built heritage at national, regional and local levels.  Use an organisational diagram to show relationships between responsible organisations.

Responsibility for the enforcement of the Commission's decisions lies with the Entity governments and the ministries responsible for regional planning. Institutions for the protection of cultural, historical and natural heritage at the Entity levels: in Republika Srpska and in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina are competent for the implementation of the laws. In addition in Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina there are regional institutions in Tuzla and Mostar and institute in Canton Sarajevo.

What is the working relationship between those departments, organisations or institutes responsible for heritage management, new building and town planning?

Law on the Implementation of Decisions of the Commission to Preserve National Monuments stipulates relationships and responsibilities; and Annex 8. stipulates responsibilities

Everyone, and in particular the competent authorities of the entities, cantons, and urban and municipal authorities, shall refrain from any action that might damage the National Monument or jeopardize the preservation and rehabilitation.

Entity ministries responsible for spatial arrangement issue approvals for protection, conservation, presentation and rehabilitation of national monuments. The entity institutes responsible for protection of heritage are providing expertise on rehabilitation projects and expert supervision of rehabilitation works.

The Entity governments, the ministry responsible for regional planning at the entity levels, institutes for protection of heritage at entity levels, and the municipal authorities in charge of urban planning and land registry affairs, are notified of the Commission’s Decisions in order to carry out the measures stipulated in the Decisions, and the authorized Municipal Court are notified for the purposes of registration in the Land Register.

Comment on the divisions of responsibility between national, regional and local organisations.

Division of responsibility, mentioned above, is not efficient regarding to that the decisions to designate monument as National Monument and conditions for rehabilitation and protection are made up on national, but the implementation itself is carried out on entity level.

In order to have a system that is efficient rehabilitation and protection should be done on national level.

How are the various organisations funded?

The Commission's operations are funded from the budget of the institutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Institutes for protection of heritage at the entity levels are financed by the entities budgets, through entity ministries for culture and sports.  Ministries responsible for regional planning at the entity levels are financed by the entity budget.

5.0       Staff in the official organisations/institutes

Comment on staff levels and expertise in the organisations, stating whether there is staff with high levels of regional or local knowledge.

-         Lack of qualified staff and inferior state of technical equipment of institutions for protection of cultural heritage

-         Institutions for protection of cultural heritage have insufficient number of qualified stuff in the field of heritage protection

-         Economical factor – law salaries, law motivation

Is there sufficient available staffing to embark on programmes of identification, assessment and prioritisation in all or some areas of the country or territory?

Regarding the present state of the heritage in BH assessment and prioritization has been done only in region where the institutes for heritage protection exist.

Generally and according to law budget funds the necessary number of personnel that could do assessment and prioritization in short period have not been assured on any level.

Commission to Preserve National Monuments needs 5 years for identification and assessment of heritage in BH.

Will training be required before beginning the above; and if so, in what area(s) (e.g., identification or assessment of historic buildings; data base compilation; photography; project management)?

In order to homogenize present state of heritage archive and to coordinate approach with EU standards the training is necessary in all fields.

Taking into consideration the law budget that can put to work a small number of personnel the training is indispensable as a part of the project to identification a heritage state as well as including young people that would work under the lead of experience experts.

The internal staff would lead, administer and implement the training in cooperation with external experts.

6.0       National partner organisations and activities

State whether there are partner organisations within the country or territory, with whom the built heritage institutions habitually work - e.g., Museum, University.

§                      Institute for protection of cultural, historical and natural heritage of Federation BiH, Sarajevo, h_c_bih@bih.net.ba,

§                      Republic institute of cultural, historical and natural heritage of RS, Banja Luka,

§                      Cantonal Institute for protection of cultural, historical heritage, Sarajevo, heritsa@bih.net.ba,

§                      City institute for protection of cultural, historical and natural heritage, Mostar, zavodmostar@yahoo.com,

§                      Institute for protection of cultural, historical and natural heritage, Tuzla,

§                      National Museum BiH, Sarajevo,

§                      Historical museum of BiH, Sarajevo; Zmaja od Bosne 5,

§                      Museum of literature and theatre art BiH, Sarajevo; Sime Milutinovića Sarajlije 7,

§                      Museum of Sarajevo, Sarajevo; Velika avlija bb,

§                      Franciscan museum Gorica, Livno; Gorička bb,

§                      Museum of Herzegovina, Mostar; Bajatova 4,

§                      Museum of city Zenica, Zenica; Jevrejska 1,

§                      Territorial museum Visoko, Visoko; Jalija 29,

§                      Museum of east Bosnia, Tuzla; Mije Keroševića 3,

§                      JU museum USK Canton, Bihać, Petog korpusa 2,

§                      JU History archive, Sarajevo; Alipašina 19,

§                      Archive of Federation, Sarajevo; Reisa Džemaludina Čauševića 6,

§                      Archive of Herzegovina, Mostar; Trg 1.maj 17,

§                      JU History archive, Tuzla; Franje Ledera 1,

§                      Galleries,

§                      Libraries

§                      Municipalities

§                      Cadastral offices

§                      Geodetic institutes

§          Religious communities

§                      Federal Ministry for Spatial Arrangement and Environment, fmpuio@fbihvlada.gov.ba,

§                      Ministry for Spatial Arrangement, Construction and Ecology of RS, mgr@mgr.vladars.net,

§                      Government of Brčko District-Department of Urbanism, Property Relations and Economical Development,

§                      Federal Ministry of education and sciences, fmonks@bih.net.ba,

§                      Ministry of sciences and technologies,mnk@mnk.vladars.net,

§                      Government of Brčko District-Department of education

§                      Ministry of education and culture RS, mp@mp.vladars.net,

§                      Federal ministry of culture and sport,

§                      Government of Brčko District-Department of health, public security and services,

§                      Faculties for architecture and urban planning,

§          Some organizations, which are dealing with problems of protection of heritage,

State the nature and frequency of the contact - e.g., regular transfer of data; periodic deposit of archaeological finds; occasional employment of architecture students, etc.

After the establishment of the Commission, the Commission has created regular cooperation with the relevant institutions and bodies of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Entities and Brčko District of Bosnia and Herzegovina, cities, cantons and municipalities on matters concerning the Commission's operations, pursuant to the Law on the Implementation of the Decisions of the Commission to Preserve National Monuments, established pursuant to Annex 8 of the General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina which requires officials and organs of the state, the Entities, the cantons and municipalities to cooperate with the Commission.

There are no regular data transfer due to inferior technical equipment of those institutions and absence of unique database. Transfer is provided when required.

Commission has created web site with a regular update of designated National Monuments aneks8komisija.com.ba.

Are there any ongoing projects, which are implemented with other partners in the field of built heritage?  What are these projects?  Have they been recently completed?  Are they being developed?  Have they been planned or proposed?

On the Commission’s Decisions on designating the properties as National Monuments, the relevant ministries of Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Republika Srpska, should reserve the sources for interventions on endangered monuments.

So, in last two years from the budget of Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, The Government of F BiH financed rehabilitation projects for:

-         Post-office building from Austro-Hungarian period in Tuzla

-         Dabrica mosque, nearby Stolac

-         Balaguša mosque in Livno

-         Ali-paša mosque in Sarajevo

-         Uzunovićka mosque in Stolac

-         Esme-sultan mosque in Jajce

-         Church St, Mary in Jajce

-         Tower St. Anton in Bihać

-         Church St. Nicolas in Mile-Arnautovići

-         Church in Bosanska Krupa

-         Monastery Žitomislić nearby Mostar

-         Church St. Elias in Maglaj

-         Ortodox church in Stolac

-         New ortodox church in Mostar

-         The complex of old ortodox church in Sarajevo

-         The old Jewish temple in Sarajevo     

-         The Sinagoge in Stolac

-         Medieval Royal castle of Bobovac

-         Medieval castle Bužim

-         Medieval old town with Papaz tower in Jajce

-         Medieval castle Tešanj

-         Medieval castle Ljubuški

-         Roman complex Gračine, Humac and Ljubuški

-         Omerbegovića house in Jajce

-         Complex of ten houses in Kreševo

-         Velagića house in Blagaj

-         Eminagića house in Tešanj

-         Saburina house in Sarajevo

-         Historical town Pocitelj, etc.

The implementation of these projects, under the Commission’s decisions is up on the Institute for protection of Cultural Heritage on territory of F BiH.

The Government of Republika Srpska does not have anticipated sources for protection of heritage according Commission Decisions. However, some project financed by religious communities and private foundations and NGOs are in progress on the territory of Republika Srpska.

-         Government of Republika Srpska by its decision from August 200, provided total of 15.000 KM for the work on conservation and restoration of the church st. apostols Petar and Paul in Palackovci of Prnjavor, for the monastery in Dobricevo, and for the supervision of the rehabilitation work on monastery in Zitomislici.

-         With means provided by the religious community, private foundations and other donors, conservation and restoration works have been carried on the following cultural properties: church st. apostols Petar and Paul in Palackovci of Prnjavor; church st. Nikola in Romanics; orthodox church in Javorani; entrance tower of the fortress Castel in Banja Luka; church st. Georgije in Sopotnica of Srpsko Goražde; monastery Gomionica; monastery Dobričevo; church of st. archangel Mihail in Aranđelovac; monastery Ozren; church of st. Sunday in Taleži.

-         Also archeological research works have been carried on the following sites: fortress Klobuk, anthic spa in Laktaši, fortress Castel in Banja Luka, Old town Trebinje, pre-historic and anthic site in Manjaca.

The implementation of these projects is up on The Institute for protection of Cultural Heritage on territory of Republika Srpska.

On local level, in some regions of Bosnia and Herzegovina, some finances are reserved. Some positive examples are:

The Government of Sarajevo Canton financed rehabilitation projects for:

-         Bijela tabija castle in Sarajevo,

-         Latin bridge in Sarajevo,

-         Sehercehaja’s bridge in Sarajevo,

-         House of Alija Đerzelez,

-         Žuta tabija castle in Sarajevo,

-         Cekrekci Muslihudinova mosque in Sarajevo,

-         Brusa Bezistan in Sarajevo,

-         St. Anton church in Sarajevo,

-         Magribija mosque in Sarajevo,

-         Small local mosques in Sarajevo, etc

The Government of Zenica-Doboj Canton financed rehabilitation projects for:

-         Medieval castle Vranduk near Zenica,

-         Church St. Nicolas in Mile-Arnautovići near Visoko etc.

7.0       International partner organisations and activities

Is there an established mechanism for discussing/approving/assessing proposed works (architectural interventions, documentation, etc.) by international bodies?

The Commission is authorized by the Rule on Activities of the Commission to Preserve National Monuments on International Cooperation to takes the initiative in the process of entering into international agreements, drafting such agreements, participating in prior negotiations on entering into international agreements at the specialist level, executing international agreements, and engaging in other international cooperation in the domain of the preservation of national monuments, with particular regard to:

§          representing the interests of Bosnia and Herzegovina in relation to the signing and implementation of international conventions;

§                      the resolution of controversial issues of shared interest to Bosnia and Herzegovina and other states or international organizations, as the case may be;

§                      decisions to submit national monuments for inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List, the World Monuments' Watch List of 100 Most  Endangered Sites, and such like;

§                      collaboration with INTERPOL, other international organizations and states in cases of the disappearance of movable national monuments;

§                      procedural issues relating to the export of movable national monuments and the issue of guarantees for their safeguarding in the event of temporary export;

§                      the granting of concessions to foreign nationals in regard to research relating to national monuments;

§                      fund-raising by means of donations for the work of the Commission and the preservation of national monuments;

§                      the engagement of foreign experts for the needs of the Commission.

State whether there are international funding bodies, NGOs etc., currently working in the country or territory.

NGO - Cultural Heritage without Borders (CHwB) - Sweden, Cross roads, SIDA – Sweden, 

The Aga Khan Trust for Culture - Geneve, World monuments Found – New York,

UNESCO is closing its office. Commission to cooperate with UNESCO is established

IRCICA

Governments of Turkey, Italy, Sweden directly, and governments of states through

Council of Europe

Council of Europe – Bank for Development

EC - European Commission,

World Bank,

Etc.

State their programme and objectives and comment on whether the programme is being carried out with national agreement / approval / participation, or not.

1. CHwB performed rehabilitation projects:

            Sarajevo: National Museum and Despića house;

            Municipality Petrovo: Monastery Ozren;

            Municipality Ravno: Monastery in Zavala;

Municipality Maglaj: Konak, Kuršumlija mosque and Orthodox church (project only);

Municipality Jajce: dizdareva mosque, Sinanbegova mosque, Clock – tower, Omerbey’s house, Banja Luka gate and three houses along with Cross Roads, Sweden;

Prusac: Handanija Mosque

Projects were carried out in cooperation with the Commission and responsible institutions and authorities.

2. Europe Commission: Ethnological building of the National Museum

3. Museum of Archaeology Stavanger – Norway: Rehabilitation of humidity at building  Archaeological department of the National Museum

4. Aga Khan Trust for Culture and World Monuments Fund: number of works done in Mostar under Project of rehabilitation of Mostar, financial support was given by Aga Khan Trust for Culture and World Monuments Fund, UNESCO, Research Centre for Islamic History Art and Culture (IRCICA) Istanbul, City of Mostar. Some of the projects and works that have been implemented are: Biščevića – Lakšića house (AKTC/WMF), Muslibegovića house (AKTC/WMF), Sevri hadži Hasanova mosque (AKTC/WMF), Hindo-han, Rehabilitation of the Historic neighborhoods – objects inside this area (water mills, shops, residential objects,),

Projects that have been completed and it is planned to be implemented till the end of 2004: Vaquif palace (World Bank, PCU, AKTC/WMF), Culture centre Napredak (World Bank, PCU, AKTC/WMF), Metropolitan palace (World Bank, PCU, AKTC/WMF), Objects that are settled near the Old bridge area (objects in the Old bridge street, Tabhana),

- IRCICA performed rehabilitation projects: Nezir-aga mosque, Karađozbey mosque (in the implementation)

- UNESCO performed rehabilitation projects: Čejvan bey’s hamam, Kriva ćuprija, Tabačica mosque,

List of the priority building that should be rehabilitated made by the Government of the Mostar town (preliminary designs are made): Kapetanovina, Serb’s primary school, Alajbegović house, Land bank building, Municipality building, Complex Konak, New orthodox church, Girls high school, Kajtazova house, University library, Gymnasium, III primary school, Bishops palace Vukodol, Hrvoje Hall, Music school.

Pilot Cultural Heritage Project - Reconstruction of the Old Bridge in Mostar, implementation: City of Mostar – Project Coordination Unit, partners: UNESCO, World Bank, Aga Khan Trust for Culture and World Monuments Fund, donor countries: governments of Italy, Republic of Turkey, Nederland, Croatia and Council of Europe-Bank for Development; in agreement with Bosnia and Herzegovina, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Will any of the international programmes produce heritage documentation for a national, regional or local archive?

As a part of restoration projects that are carried out on international level the documentation of processed properties remains; Digital Archive by the Commission is stated, as a national priority and the Council of Europe should finance its first stage (proposal foresees 5 stages).

Are there any ongoing projects which are actually implemented with other partners in the field of built heritage?  What are these projects?  Have they been recently completed?  Are they being developed?  Have they been planned or proposed?

The following ongoing projects have been planned and developed by the national and international partners involved:  

2002-2004 Pilot Cultural Heritage Project -Reconstruction of the Old Bridge in Mostar, partners are: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina; implementation: City of      Mostar –Project Coordination Unit, partners: UNESCO, World Bank, Aga Khan Trust for            Culture and World Monuments Fund, donor countries: governments of Italy, Republic of             Turkey, Nederland, Croatia and Council of Europe-Bank for Development.

2001-2003 –Rehabilitation of Historical town Pocitelj,

2000-2004 – Rehabilitation of National Museum in Sarajevo,

2003 - Rehabilitation of Omerbegova house in Jajce,

2003-2004 – Rehabilitation of Handanija mosque in Prusac,

etc.

8.0       Relationship between planning and heritage

Is there a direct or indirect relationship between organisations of planning and organisations of protection?

On the proposal of Federal Ministry for Spatial Planning Government of FBiH should bring unified methodology (a procedure of preparing, creating and contents of spatial arrangement documents on all levels of planning) that is specified act according to Low on the Spatial Arrangement, 2002, Federation of BiH (Official Gazette of Federation BiH, no. 52/02).

In accordance with information from Ministry that sub law act has not been worked out yet.

By the Low on the Spatial Arrangement in Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina spatial arrangement on all levels must be coordinate with special regulations in the field of cultural, historical and natural heritage protection.

By the Low on the Spatial Arrangement in FBiH it has been required establishment of the buildings and areas of architectural and natural heritage that are designated as National Monuments by the Commission to reserve National Monuments. Also one of the main principals that are established by Regional Plan FBiH and by plan documents of Canton and City is protection of architectural and natural heritage (art. 9,14,16,19 of Law). Similar decisions contain the Law on the Spatial Arrangement in Republika Srpska.

The Regional Planning Law stipulates that cultural and historical heritage sites are sites of particular significance for the state and that they must be assured of special protection.   Protected sites are determined by the decisions of the Commission to Preserve National Monuments and by regional and town plans, and are regulated by regulatory plans.  Pursuant to Council of Europe recommendations on measures to value and protect the cultural heritage, the Bosnia and Herzegovina Regional Plan includes a list of the architectural heritage properties of greatest value and proposes their classification into four categories.

Pursuant to the Law on Implementation of the Decisions of the Commission and Annex 8; responsibility for the enforcement of the Commission's decisions lies with the Entity governments and the ministries responsible for regional planning. 

All executive and area development planning acts not in accordance with the provisions of the Decisions should be revoked.

Authorities in charge of urban planning and land registry affairs are notified of the Decisions in order to carry out the measures stipulated by the Decisions, and the Authorized Municipal Courts are notified for the purposes of registration in the Land Register.

Comment on how this relationship works - e.g., whether historic building experts have a role in town or country planning consultation and assessment procedures and in decision-making.

While the procedure of urban plans is in the phase of preparation, the experts and institutes for protection of cultural heritage are directly involved making adequate separates, studies and elaborates on heritage.

Study on heritage is a prerequisite for making any plans.

Is there a problem with illegal construction; and if so, state the problem and what might be done to correct the situation?

The main problem presents the weakness of state after-war legislative system to prevent illegal construction, inexpert reconstruction, lack of maintenance or other forms of destruction.

Enforcing the state level legislation for preventing the state of affairs and activities relating to National Monuments endangered by illegal construction, inexpert reconstruction, lack of maintenance or other forms of destruction. Proceeding filing criminal charges with the relevant authorities pursuant to the provisions of the Criminal Proceedings Law, when it is necessary. Ensuring the financial sources in the budget lines of administration bodies of all levels (local and state level) for removing illegal construction that endanger cultural heritage. As part of this priority it is very necessary to include certain regulations considering cultural heritage into sector laws (habitation; urban planning; traffic, education; etc.).

9.0       Funding

In a climate of privatisation, how is work on rehabilitation and reconstruction of historic buildings being funded?

On the Commission’s Decisions on designating the properties as National Monuments, the relevant ministries of Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Republika Srpska, should reserve the sources for interventions on endangered monuments. National monuments involved both private and state properties.

So, in last two years from the budget of Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, The Government of Federation of BiH financed rehabilitation projects.  See chapter 6 .

The Government of Republika Srpska does not have anticipated sources for protection of heritage according Commission Decisions. However, some project financed by religious communities and private foundations are in progress on the territory of Republika Srpska. See chapter 6

On local level, in some regions of Bosnia and Herzegovina, some finances are reserved; positive examples are Sarajevo, Mostar, Jajce…

How much control or influence do the responsible organisations or institutes have in directing the funding and monitoring its success?

The implementation of these projects, under the Commission’s decisions is up on The Institute for protection of Cultural Heritage on territory of F BiH and up on The Institute for protection of Cultural Heritage on territory of Republika Srpska.

Are there differences in approach according to funding sources - i.e., are there different controls if the funding is national or international?

See above

Is there an economic or taxation regime, which offers financial incentives for sympathetic restoration of privatised buildings?

Not yet.

10.0    Documentation

Which national, regional and local bodies maintain architectural and archaeological documentation: maps, drawings, reports, photographs, etc.?

The institutions dealing with the protection of cultural and historical monuments have their own archives, but in most cases these are not digital and in some cases access to them is difficult without a specific referral.

-         institutes for protection of cultural- historical and natural heritage on entities, regional and cantonal levels.

-         institutes for spatial planning

-         museums

-         archives

-         libraries,

-         galleries,

-         municipalities

-         cadastral offices

-         geodetic institutes

-         religious communities

-         ministries (of culture; of spatial planning) , etc

Are the maps up to date; are there detailed cadastral holdings showing divisions of property; is it possible to link cadastral information with ownership information?

No.

In some parts of Bosnia and Herzegovina books with ownership information were destroyed during II World War and in the war from1992-1995. 

Is the documentation publicly available for consultation?

The institutions dealing with the protection of cultural and historical monuments have their own archives, but in most cases these are not digital and access to them is difficult without a specific referral.

Is there a national inventory of buildings and sites; if so, what are the criteria for inclusion - i.e. building types/dates?

Yes.

The Commission according to the Criteria that are described on page 12-13 has drawn up national inventory.

Till October 2003 Commission has designated 117 National Monuments.

Commission to preserve national monuments issues the final decisions designating the properties as National Monuments according to Preliminary list of National Monuments (777 properties has been enlisted) and according to the list of submitted petitions (up today it has been submitted 858 of petitions).

Regarding the mentioned above and presently the drawing up of National inventory is ongoing process.

Before the establishment of the Commission, the inventory was drown up in 1986 by the Republican Statistics Institute of Bosnia and Herzegovina.  Regional Plan for Bosnia and Herzegovina was drawn up 1987; the country had 8,800 immovable cultural monuments, of which 2,267 had been registered. Based on chronological and stylistic features, the architectural heritage falls into eleven groups that are described above. Criteria are set in the criteria for valorisation of the Study on Cultural and Natural Heritage within Regional Plan for Bosnia and Herzegovina.

What is the purpose of the inventory - i.e., is it an inventory which is solely for purposes of protection?

Purpose of protection – designation of National Monuments.

To prevent conflict between heritage and new planning and building.

To initiate entire registration and legal protection of everything what comply with the criteria of the Law on Protection and Preservation of Heritage.

Also the purpose is for research and integration of heritage whithin development plans.

Does the inventory follow, wholly or partially, the Council of Europe Core Data Standard?

No.

Does the inventory include characteristic ‘ordinary’ buildings as well as major monuments?

Yes.

Does the inventory include ensembles (i.e., monumental, territorial, urban/rural, infrastructural) or is it solely a list of individual buildings or sites?

Yes.

Is the compilation of the inventory an ongoing activity and if so, by whom?

Yes.

The Commission prepared the project proposal for the DIGITAL ARCHIVE OF THE BIH HERITAGE, which is designed to be a single, central archive for the whole of the state of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and to include institutions at the national, entity, cantonal and municipal levels.  When entering data in the archive, institutions dealing with matters of the cultural and historical heritage will be consulted.  Part of the cultural and historical heritage has been covered so far by various stage and entity institutions (the Commission to Preserve National Monuments and various institutes, museums, galleries, libraries and so on in Bosnia and Herzegovina).

With the formation of the basic stage of the archive, all these institutions, universities, museums, archives, galleries, libraries and other interested parties would be enabled to access the processed and entered documentation on the monuments via the Internet or by submitting a request to view the documentation on a monument at a specific address.  For security reasons, not all information would be accessible on the Internet, but a request accompanied by the necessary references would allow the applicant to view all the data.

Is the information indexed, and retrievable electronically?

Not yet.

11.0    Prioritisation

The priorities are defined upon identifications of the state of cultural heritage and linked problems.

-         Establishing the digital archive; recording and identification of heritage; establishing unique data basis about the cultural heritage that should be opened to public. The Commission has already done Project Proposal for Digital Archive of the Bosnia and Herzegovina Heritage

-         Establishing of unique law for protection of heritage on state level till 2003 with help of experts of Council of Europe. The draft version of this law entered into the procedure of bringing into accordance on the state level.

-         Enforcing the state level legislation for preventing the state of affairs and activities relating to National Monuments endangered by illegal construction, inexpert reconstruction, lack of maintenance or other forms of destruction. Proceeding filing criminal charges with the relevant authorities pursuant to the provisions of the Criminal Proceedings Law, when it is necessary. Ensuring the financial sources in the budget lines of administration bodies of all levels (local and state level) for removing illegal construction that endanger cultural heritage. As part of this priority it is very necessary to include certain regulations considering cultural heritage into sector laws (habitation; urban planning; traffic, education; etc.).

-         Capacity Building and focused education of craftsmen and conservators, lawyers, etc. Starting international campaign on protection most valuable endangered cultural property; supporting and establishing foundations and NGOs for protection of cultural heritage. Finding out way for tax reduction for owners of cultural property, heritage protection donors.

Would the task of prioritisation best be done by starting afresh, or could it be begun on the basis of existing material and expertise?

-On the basis of existing material and expertise

Is the inventory of sufficient sophistication to allow for initial consideration of priorities for intervention or is it mainly concerned with single major monuments rather than ensembles?

It is aimed to be sufficient sophistication to allow for initial consideration of priorities for intervention but it is at the beginning of its establishment. The Inventory is concerned with single major monuments and with ensembles.

Are there people with local expertise from all communities and ethnicities that could advise on a programme of prioritisation?

Yes.

What would you currently regard as the main areas or the main building types for prioritised intervention?

The Commission has decided that the top-priorities for acting into protection of cultural heritage in BiH are:

-         The bridge of Mehmed-Pasha Sokolović in Višegrad,

-         The medieval fortress in Jajce,

-         Old town Stolac.

The priorities are defined according to the specific criteria: - heritage designated as National Monument that were damaged during the war and that is endangered because of lack of maintenance or it is being imposed to rapid deterioration, mean of identification of exile people – will reinforce returning process, outstanding example with reference to the Criteria for Designation, will encourage the economy of BiH…

In prioritising work, balances will need to be struck between large numbers of competing imperatives - do you have the mechanisms in place for making informed comparative judgements on directing funding and expertise?

Yes, see above.

12.0    Ethnicity and community

What are the different cultural, religious and ethnic communities present in your country/region?  Are there any official representative bodies for these cultural, religious and ethnic communites (name, address, etc.)?

What are the mechanisms by which people of all ethnicities and all communities are involved in the programmes of identification, assessment and prioritisation?

-         The procedure for designating a given property as a National Monument is initiated by a petition or motion to designate a property as a National Monument, which may be filed by any interested natural or juristic person.  The Commission has drawn up standard forms of petition by type of property and has lodged them with all the municipalities of BiH, the institutions dealing with the protection of the cultural and historical heritage, religious communities and other institutions. 

-         Web page of the Commission provide Forum and on-line petition

-         Regular sessions of the Commission (every two months) are preserved that are open to the public.

-         Office of the High Representative through the authorized representative supervises the Commission’s work.

-         The Commission informs the public on its decisions at the press conferences, every two months. 

-         Meetings with representatives of the religious communities.

Different ethnic groups may not necessarily recognise the significance of each others’ buildings: how will you ensure that the interests of all groups are acknowledged and that prioritisation does not privilege the heritage of a numerically superior grouping to the detriment of smaller groups?

Priority also goes to endangered monuments and to monuments of major significance for the preservation of the identity of the state of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Designations of national monuments are related to heritage that belongs to all ethnic and religious groups. 

Annex 8 stipulates that designations of national monuments are to be in light of its cultural, historical, religious and ethnic importance.

Criteria for Designation stipulates besides other values and Symbolic value (ontology, sacral, traditional, relation to the rituals or traditions, significance for the identity of a group of people.

Presidency of BiH issued a Decision on the appointment of the members of the Commission, consisting of two foreign experts (from Sweden and Turkey) and three domestic experts each from constituent national group.

Are there problems (e.g., security) involved in exploring the built heritage of all communities; what strategies will be required to deal with them?

Annex 8 of the General framework Agreement for BiH stipulates that officials and organs of the Parties shall fully cooperate with the Commission.

The High Representatives is authorized to impose Decision to revoke those representatives of the authorities that are preventing implementation of Dayton Peace Agreement including Annex 8. 

Up till now the Commission has asked for the escort of the policy and OHR, because of some previous threatening situations.

13.0    Training

At what stage and at what level do you consider that training will be needed in the following areas:  documentation; assessment of the historical significance of historic buildings and sites; conservation assessment; craft skills; project management?

-         Capacity Building and focused education of craftsmen and conservators, lawyers, etc.

-         The training has been necessary in craft skills-from basic up to specialized- Craft skills are subjected to the schools for fine arts (mostly relating to metal and in stone crafts)

-         The support is needed on universities providing the courses on protection of heritage including different aspects – documentation, historical significance, conservation, management); and through post degrees studies, seminars, etc

How would you like to see such training done - at institutes; in-house, with local or international instruction; abroad, on training visits?

At the institutions, -training visits, exchanges.

Commission to Preserve National Monuments in cooperation with the Commission to cooperate with UNESCO will prepare project proposal for education in fields related to the protection of cultural and historic heritage (conservation, restoration, history of art, etc). Project should content three levels of education: post-degree study, specialized education and expert advanced education for staff working in fields related to the heritage protection. Project proposal will be forwarded to the UNESCO.

Is there a crafts training institute, teaching traditional building skills?

Craft skills are subjected to the schools for fine arts (mostly relating to metal and in stone crafts)

14.0    Education

Do the official institutes and organisations responsible for historic buildings and sites have an educational role; are they involved with reaching the wider community through exhibitions, publications, explaining the significance of the historic environment in the media?

Yes.

E.g. cultural manifestations as European Heritage Days organised by the Federal Ministry for Culture. The Commission organized exhibition on heritage at risk followed with the catalogue, institutions organize thematic exhibitions, issue publications, etc…

How could the responsible authorities gain wider public support through educational initiatives; how can they reach schoolchildren to help form the opinions of the next generation?

Through the courses, workshops and seminars in schools. Thematic competitions for the best children’s’ work have been already performed.

How will this proposed programme of identification and prioritised intervention be sold to the public; how will they be persuaded of its value and therefore give it their support?

Inclusion through workshops and seminars, also inclusion of religious communities.

15.0    Recording Programme

Do you have full access to the existing documentation?

Yes.

Do you have staff trained in recording and documentation?

Commission and the institutes dealing with heritage have competent staff

Is there expertise at local level, which can supplement a national initiative?

Yes.

Are there experts in particular building types who can be called upon to assist?

Yes.

Are there representatives of different ethnic communities who can be involved in the programme?

Yes.

Do you have access to planning information and expertise, which could influence prioritisation of buildings and sites?

Yes.

Do you have access to structural expertise enabling the assessment of damage and the costing of repairs?

Yes.

Is there provision for entering the material onto a database?

Yes.

Do you have adequate photographic equipment?

Yes.

Who will hold the material once it is compiled?       

Commission has brought the Rules on Use of Documentation of the Commission– documentation is publicly available.

Primarily the Commission itself, together with various local, Entity, national and international institutions and bodies directly or indirectly dealing with the cultural and historical heritage in Bosnia and Herzegovina.  At the state level these institutions are the Commission to Preserve National Monuments, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry for Social Affairs and the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations.  At the entities levels – Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Republika Srpska, the institutions are: Ministry of Education and  Science, Ministry for Culture and Sport,  Ministry of Regional Planning and Environment, the Finance Ministries, the Ministry of Transport and Communications of both Entities, and the Government of Brcko District of Bosnia and Herzegovina – Department for Urban Planning, Property and Economic Relations. Further  institutes responsible for heritage issues in Bosnia and Herzegovina, museums, archives, galleries, and institutions such as universities and others, non-governmental organizations, etc.

Other target groups are institutions outside Bosnia and Herzegovina. The compiled material, backed up by the presentation and publication of part of the archived material via the Internet, will facilitate cooperation and communication between these and other interested parties.

16.0    Any Further Comments:

17.0    Bibliography:

Please indicate the list of documents consulted, copies or collection of documents, their location (please provide the complete address) where these documents are kept and can be consulted.

§                      The Spatial plan of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Phase “B”-Valorization, The Institute for Architecture, Urbanism and Spatial Planning of Faculty of Architecture, Sarajevo, 1980.

§                      Cultural-Historical and Natural Heritage, Amra Hadžimuhamedović, The strategy of spatial planning-Phase I, Federal Ministry for Spatial Planning and Environment, 1996

§                      Destruction as a part of Heritage of Bosnia and Herzegovina – with special focus on the period 1991-1995, Amra Hadžimuhamedović, master degree work, Sarajevo, 1998.

§                      Development of a Planned Space Utilization within the Post-War Reconstruction/Development Trends, The I Counseling Conference of Urbanizes of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bihać, 1998

§                      The General Framework Agreement for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Annex 8 – Agreement on the Commission to Preserve National Monuments; 1995.

§                      Decision of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina on Commission to Preserve National Monuments, from 2001 (Official Gazette of BiH, no. 1/02 and 10/02)

§                      Rule on Activities of the Commission to Preserve National Monuments on International Cooperation, from 2002 (Official Gazette of BiH, no. 29/02)

§                      Criteria for Designation of the Property as National Monuments, from 2002 / 2003 (Official Gazette of BiH, no. 33/02 and 15/03; Official Gazette of Federation BiH, no. 59/02; Official Gazette of RS, no. 79/02)

§                      Law on the Implementation of Decisions of the Commission to Preserve National Monuments Established Pursuant to Annex 8, from 2002, Federation of BiH (Official Gazette of Federation BiH, no. 2/02 and 27/02)

§                      Low on the Spatial Arrangement, 2002, Federation of BiH (Official Gazette of Federation BiH, no. 52/02)

§                      Law on the Implementation of Decisions of the Commission to Preserve National Monuments Established Pursuant to Annex 8, from2002; Republika Srpska (Official Gazette of RS, no. 9/02

§                      Low on the Spatial Arrangement, 2002, Republika Srpska (Official Gazette of RS, no. 79/02)

§                      Law on the Implementation of Decisions of the Commission to Preserve National Monuments Established Pursuant to Annex 8, from 2002; Brcko District (Official Gazette of BD, no. 2/02)

§                      Heritage at Risk, catalogue, Commission to Preserve National Monuments, Sarajevo, 2003.

§                      Documentation of the Commission to Preserve National Monuments.

§                      Technical Co-operation and Consultancy programme related to the integrated conservation of cultural heritage; Specific Action Plan for Bosnia-Herzegovina, Preliminary Phase, cultural Heritage Committee, Strasbourg 1999.

§                      Information provided by the Republic Institute for Protection of Cultural-Historical and Natural Heritage of Republika Srpska

Signed:

Mirela Mulalić Handan

Executive Officer

Commission to Preserve National Monuments

Date: 13. October 2003.