Listed monuments and historic buildings; region (2024), 1965-2023

Listed monuments and historic buildings; region (2024), 1965-2023

Type of monument Regions Periods Listed monuments and historic buildings (number)
Listed monuments total The Netherlands 2023 63,195
Archaeology The Netherlands 2023 1,466
Administr., court, government buildings The Netherlands 2023 722
Farms, mills and businesses The Netherlands 2023 9,898
Culture, health and science The Netherlands 2023 1,330
Commercial, storage, transport buildings The Netherlands 2023 2,208
Castles, country houses and parks The Netherlands 2023 5,531
Religious buildings The Netherlands 2023 4,354
Sport, recreat., associat., hospitality The Netherlands 2023 538
Funeral homes and cemeteries The Netherlands 2023 929
Defenses and military buildings The Netherlands 2023 2,465
Objects in squares and the like The Netherlands 2023 1,242
Road and hydraulic works The Netherlands 2023 969
Housing and housing complexes The Netherlands 2023 31,543
Source: CBS.
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Table explanation


This table contains figures on the number of listed monuments and historic buildings in the Netherlands on 31 December of the year in question for the years 1965-2023. Provincial and municipal monuments are not included in this table. All figures in this table are based on the Dutch National Register of Monuments and Historic Buildings which is compiled by the Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands. The regional classification is based on the municipal classification of January 1, 2024 for all years. The figures are not only broken down by type of monument, but also by part of the country, province and municipality.

Data available from 1965 to 2023 according to the municipal classification of 2024
Tables containing the listed monuments using the regional classifications from the years 2016 and onward can be found in the data archive, see the link in paragraph 3.

Status of the figures:
The figures in this table are final.

Changes as of 14 June 2024:
None, the table has been discontinued.

When will new figures be published?
The figures from 1965 to 2024 according to the municipal classification of 2025 will be available in the second quarter of 2025 in a new table.

Description topics

Listed monuments and historic buildings
Monuments listed in the Dutch National Register of Monuments and Historic Buildings are buildings or other objects of general (national) interest which have been selected for their beauty or historical value to the country. They have been designated protected monuments by the national government as specified in legislation on cultural heritage (Erfgoedwet).