Key:heritage

heritage=* should be used on geographical, permanent objects : sites, areas, buildings, parts of buildings, fixed sculpture, fresco. They can't be used on a non static object (heritage steam locomotives still in use...).

How to map

Case: a single object e.g. a building is under protection

Add to the object: heritage=*, heritage:operator=xxx, ref:xxx=* and more see table.

Case: a number of related objects are protected e.g. an ensemble

1. Create a Relation:site by tagging type=site.
2. Add heritage=*. (site:type=heritage was previously suggested here, but this is non-conformal with the standard site=* used in site=parking. It may not be necessary in the first place when heritage=* is already used, when comparing with the practice in power=plant.).
3. Further attributes heritage:operator=xxx, ref:xxx=*, and more see table.
4. All objects are added as a member.

Example 3377386 3377386

Case: a simple area is under protection e.g. Old town, Whole settlement, Nature reserve

Draw the shape of the area and add:

• For historic districts, old towns, or settlements: historic=district heritage=* heritage:operator=* ref:*=* etc.
• For nature reserves: leisure=nature_reserve

An older approach relies on arbitrarily chosen numeric values of protect_class=*:

• boundary=protected_area
• protect_class=22 - National Conservation
• protect_class=98 - World Heritage Convention
• heritage=*, heritage:operator=xxx, ref:xxx=* and more see table.

Example

Case: a complex area is protected, e.g. with inner holes, a complex outline or a number of disjoint related parts

1. Create a Relation:multipolygon by tagging type=multipolygon.
2. Add heritage=*.
3. Further attributes heritage:operator=xxx, ref:xxx=*, and more see table.
4. All areas (outlines and inner holes) are added as a member .

An older approach relies on arbitrarily chosen numeric values of protect_class=*:

• boundary=protected_area
• protect_class=22 - National Conservation
• protect_class=98 - World Heritage Convention
• heritage=*, heritage:operator=xxx, ref:xxx=* and more see table.

Example

Case: more spatially separate objects are under protection

Treat them as individual objects, each with the same characteristics.

Example

Tags to use in combination

Tag	Value	Description
heritage	1-10	according to the admin level
name	name	Name of object
heritage:operator	xxx	see table under abbreviation
ref:xxx	number	Number in the list of monuments
xxx:criteria		Criterion, see table below
heritage:website		Website of the monument list
xxx:inscription_date		Date when the object was added to the preservation list

Tagging organisations

International Heritage Registration Organisations

Worldwide

UNESCO World heritage

UNESCO, World Heritage Centre

abbreviation : whc

• heritage=1
  • heritage:operator=whc
  • ref:whc=<ID>
  • whc:criteria=(i),(ii),(iii)...(ix),(x)
  • whc:inscription_date=1983
• name=*
  • name:ar=* — name in Arabic, official language of the UNESCO
  • name:en=* — name in English, official language of the UNESCO
  • name:es=* — name in Spanish, official language of the UNESCO
  • name:fr=* — name in French, official language of the UNESCO
  • name:ru=* — name in Russian, official language of the UNESCO
  • name:zh=* — name in Chinese, official language of the UNESCO

European Union

This scheme is not yet widely used, please improve the wiki if you start using it

• European Heritage Label

Tag	Value	Description
heritage=*	1	admin_level for European Union
name=*	name	name in the local language, and ideally other languages of the European Union
heritage:operator=ehl		ehl stands for European Heritage Label
ref:ehl=*	none!	No id available as of 2020
heritage:website=*	URL	https://ec.europa.eu/culture/cultural-heritage/initiatives-and-success-stories/european-heritage-label
ehl:inscription_date=*	YYYY	The year where the label was given

Additionally wikidata=*, start_date=*, description=*.

Antarctica

This scheme is not yet widely used, please improve the wiki if you start using it

Historic Sites and Monuments in Antarctica protected under the Antarctic Treaty System

Tag	Value	Description
heritage=*	1	admin level equivalent for an International Treaty ?
name=*	name	Name of the site or monument. Suggested languages : English, French, Russian and Spanish languages : any of the official languages in which the on-site notice should be translated language(s) of the "Original proposing Party" and "Party undertaking management"
heritage:operator=hsmaq		hsmaq stands for Historic Sites and Monuments in Antarctica ("aq" being the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 for Antarctica)
ref:hsmaq=*	number	Number in the latest list of Historic Sites and Monuments
heritage:website=*	URL	specific URL can be found via https://ats.aq/devph/en/apa-database
hsmaq:inscription_date=*	YYYY	Date when the object was added to the preservation list (see wikipedia list)
hsmaq:operator=*	CC	where CC is the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code for the country or countries (values separated by ";") identified as "Party undertaking management"

Additionally wikidata=*, start_date=*, description=*.

Heritage Registration Organisations

Australia

National Heritage List (Australia)

abbreviation: nhla

Queensland Heritage Register

abbreviation: qhr

heritage:operator=qhr

ref:qhr=*

Austria

Bundesdenkmalamt [1]

abbreviation bda

• heritage=2
  • heritage:operator=bda
  • ref:at:bda=*

Belarus

Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Belarus

abbreviation mcrb

• heritage=2
  • heritage:operator=mcrb
  • ref:mcrb=*
  • mcrb:criteria=2
    • mcrb:criteria=0 - inscribed or proposed for inscription on the World Heritage List;
    • mcrb:criteria=1 - otherwise of international significance;
    • mcrb:criteria=2 - of national importance;
    • mcrb:criteria=3 - of regional importance

Belgium

Flanders

Onroerend Erfgoed : [2]

• heritage=4
  • heritage:operator=OnroerendErfgoed
  • ref:OnroerendErfgoed=*
  • OnroerendErfgoed:criteria=AE;AG;BE;BG;LE;LG;VE;VG
  • heritage:website=https://id.erfgoed.net/erfgoedobjecten/12345 (12345 should be changed to the actual reference number)

Abbreviations used as values in the key "OnroerendErfgoed:criteria"

Abbreviation	Dutch
AE	Archeologisch element
AG	Archeologisch geheel
BE	Bouwkundig element
BG	Bouwkundig geheel
LE	Landschappelijk element
LG	Landschappelijk geheel
VE	Varend element
VG	Varend geheel

In the past, Onroerend Erfgoed used to have different reference codes. We updated ref:OnroerendErfgoed=* accordingly in july 2020. You will still see a lot of these old reference codes on objects. For reference purposes, these were the old values: A: Archeology (Archeologie), M: Monument (Bouwkundig Erfgoed), L: Landscape (Landschap), VM: Maritime (Het varend en maritiem erfgoed), DL: Part of Landscape or Shared Landscape (Deel Landschap), S: Sight (Gezicht).

Wallonie

Agence Wallonne du Patrimoine

abbreviation : AWaP, part of Direction générale opérationnelle - Aménagement du territoire, Logement, Patrimoine et Énergie (DG04).

Exceptional heritage is in the list "patrimoine exceptionnel de wallonie", published in a decree fr/nl. There is also a wikipedia page.

Protected heritage is in the list "patrimoine immobilier classé" and on wikipedia.

• heritage=4
  • heritage:operator=clt
  • ref:clt=*
  • clt:exception=yes/no
  • clt:criteria=M;S;ZP;EA;SA
  • clt:inscription_date=*
  • clt:restricted=yes/no

Exception : determines if the location is part of the exceptional.

Criterial :

• M : Monument - Building
• S : Site - Zone
• ZP : Zone de protection - Protected zone
• EA : Ensemble architectural - Architectural group
• SA : Site archéologique - Archeological site

Restricted : if only a restricted part of the building is on the heritage list (reconnaissance ponctuelle du caractère exceptionnel de certains éléments) e.g. only the stairs or only the fireplace.

If the place has a wikipedia page, use the tag wikipedia=*.

Brussels

Monuments et sites -https://monument.heritage.brussels

• heritage=4
  • heritage:operator=Patrimoine.brussels - Erfgoed.brussels
  • ref:urbanbrussels=*
  • urbanbrussels:criteria=P;R;S;SA

It seems that there is no 'exceptional' category in Brussels. P : Protection (for old and/or partially destroyed buildings) R : Restauration (For old building in good shape that must be kept as is) S : Site - Zone SA : Site archéologique - Archeological site

German-speaking Community

Kulturerbe der Deutschsprachigen Gemeinschaft - http://www.ostbelgienkulturerbe.be

• heritage=4
  • heritage:operator=MDG
  • ref:MDG=*
  • MDG:criteria=D;E;L
  • MDG:inscription_date=*

The items are not numbered by Ministerium der Deutschsprachigen Gemeinschaft Belgiens D: Building (German: Denkmal) E: architectural group (German: Ensemble) L: Landscape (Landschaft)

Bosnia and Herzegovina

The commission which designates national monuments at state level established on December 21, 2001, is the Commission to Preserve National Monuments of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( Commission to Preserve National Monuments of Bosnia and Herzegovina); in Serbo-Croatian: Komisija za očuvanje nacionalnih spomenika Bosne i Hercegovine (offical website)); abbreviated KONS or kons for usage in the OSM project; an old website serves as an online registry and documentation archive: old.kons;

• abbreviation: kons

• heritage=2 - National monument(s) - declared and inscribed
  • heritage:operator=kons
  • ref:kons=*— kons listing three or four cyphers-number (xxx or xxxx) embedded into url (web address) of every case decision published online; do not confuse with the procedural session serial number (No.) found next to date location and chairperson signature on the same decision online documents.
• heritage=2 - Provisional list (Tentative list) - is a list of earlier declared and inscribed national monuments by prior institution(s), before December 21, 2001 and establishment of the KONS (kons)
• heritage=2 - List of petitions
• heritage:website=https://kons.gov.ba
  • kons:decision_number=*
  • kons:inscription_date=*

Criteria for inclusion can be seen in its entirety at National Monuments in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Tag it as:

• kons:criteria=*

Brazil

The governmental organization nationally responsible for this matter is the National Institute of Historic and Artistic Heritage (Instituto do Patrimônio Histórico e Artístico Nacional, abbreviated "IPHAN"; official website).

• heritage=2
  • heritage:operator=iphan
  • ref:iphan=* — IPHAN listing process number.
  • iphan:tombo=AEP/H/BA/AA

The books in which the element is listed. There are four:

• AEP - Livro do Tombo Arqueológico, Etnográfico e Paisagístico (archaelogical, ethnographic and landscape heritage)
• H - Livro do Tombo Histórico (historic heritage)
• BA - Livro do Tombo das Belas Artes (fine arts heritage)
• AA - Livro do Tombo das Artes Aplicadas (applied arts heritage)

If listed in more than one book, the values can be separated by semicolons.

• iphan:inscription_date=*

If listed in more than one book and in different dates, each date of inscription can be tagged as in the following examples: iphan:inscription_date:AEP=1974-10, iphan:inscription_date:H=1948-12

• iphan:classification=*

• conj_urbano - “Conjunto Urbano” (urban complex)
• conj_arquitetônico - “Conjunto Arquitetônico” (architectural complex)
• arqueológico - “Sítio Arqueológico” (archaeological site)
• edificação - “Edificação” (building)
• edificação_acervo - “Edificação e Acervo” (building and collection)
• natural - “Patrimônio Natural” (natural heritage)
• infraestrutura - “Infraestrutura ou Equipamento Urbano” (infrastructure or urban equipment)
• jardim - “Jardim Histórico” (historical garden)
• quilombo - “Quilombo”
• ruína - “Ruína” (ruins)

• iphan:status=*

• tombado - “Tombado” (listed)
• provisório - “Tombamento provisório” (provisionally listed)
• anexado - “Anexado” (attached)
• emergencial - “Tombamento emergencial” (emergencial listing)
• rerratificado - “Rerratificado” (ratified)

Bulgaria

National Institute of Immovable Cultural Heritage (NIICH) (Bulgarian: "Национален институт за недвижимо културно наследство")

• heritage=2 (for objects listed in National Register of Immovable Cultural Values)
• heritage=7 (for objects with local importance - municipality level)
• heritage:operator=niich
• ref:niich=* (reference number from National Register)

Canada

Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada

abbreviation hsmbc

• heritage=2
  • heritage:operator=hsmbc
  • ref:hsmbc=* (Id in Directory of Federal Heritage Designations)
• hsmbc:criteria=*
  • hsmbc:criteria=nhs (for National Historic Site)
  • hsmbc:criteria=hrs (for Heritage Railway Station)
  • hsmbc:criteria=hl (for Heritage Lighthouse)

Federal Heritage Buildings Review Office

abbreviation fhbro

• heritage=2 (for Federal Heritage Buildings)
  • heritage:operator=fhbro
  • ref:fhbro=* (Id in Directory of Federal Heritage Designations)

China

• 全国重点文物保护单位/Major Historical and Cultural Site Protected at the National Level
  • heritage=2
  • ref:heritage_site:CN=*
• 省级文物保护单位/Historical and Cultural Sites Protected at the Provincial Level
  • heritage=4
  • ref:heritage_site:CN:<2-digit admin div code>=*
• 设区的市;自治州级文物保护单位/Historical and Cultural Sites Protected at the Level of a City Divided into Districts or at the Level of an Autonomous Prefecture
  • heritage=5
  • ref:heritage_site:CN:<4-digit admin div code>=*
• 县级文物保护单位/Historical and Cultural Sites Protected at the County Level
  • heritage=6
  • ref:heritage_site:CN:<6-digit admin div code>=*
• 第三次全国文物普查编号/The third national heritage site census number
  • ref:heritage_site:CN:census3=*

Hong Kong

114 Declared monuments of Hong Kong

• • heritage=2
  • ref:hk=*

212 Grade I historic buildings in Hong Kong

• • heritage=3
  • ref:hk=*

366 Grade II historic buildings in Hong Kong

• • heritage=4
  • ref:hk=*

576 Grade III historic buildings in Hong Kong

• • heritage=5
  • ref:hk=*

Macau

Monuments

• • heritage=2
  • ref:mo=*

Buildings of Architectural Interest

• • heritage=3
  • ref:mo=*

Classified Complexes

• • heritage=4
  • ref:mo=*

Classified Sites

• • heritage=5
  • ref:mo=*

Croatia

• Uprava za zaštitu kulturne baštine, registar kulturnih dobara : abbreviation : uzkb

• Kulturno dobro od nacionalnog značenja
  • heritage=2
  • ref:hr:uzkb=N-*
  • heritage:operator=uzkb
• Zaštićeno kulturno dobro
  • heritage=3
  • ref:hr:uzkb=Z-*
  • heritage:operator=uzkb
• Preventivno zaštićeno kulturno dobro
  • heritage=4
  • ref:hr:uzkb=P-*
  • heritage:operator=uzkb

Czech Republic

Národní památkový ústav

abreviation npu

• heritage=2 (národní kulturní památka) heritage=3 (kulturní památka)
  • heritage:operator=npu
  • ref:npu=*

France

Monuments historiques et sites

abreviation mhs

• heritage=2 (classé monument historique) heritage=3 (inscrit monument historique)
  • heritage:operator=mhs
  • ref:mhs=* (numéro d'enregistrement dans la base Mérimée)

Plus d'infos sur la page ref:mhs=*

Georgia

National Agency for Cultural Heritage Preservation of Georgia

abbreviation: none established, GE:nachpg proposed

• heritage=2
  • heritage:operator=GE:nachpg

• ref:GE:nachpg=*

There is also a list by Cultural Heritage Protection Agency of Ajara.

Ireland, Republic of

National Monuments

abbreviation IE:nm

• heritage=2
  • heritage:operator=IE:nm

• ref:IE:nm=*

National Monuments Service

Sites and Monuments Records - before 1700 (some of those are National Monuments, but most of them are not)

abbreviation IE:smr

• heritage=2
  • heritage:operator=IE:smr
  • ref:IE:smr=*

National Inventory of Architectural Heritage

Sites and Monuments Records - after 1700

abbreviation IE:niah

• heritage=2
  • heritage:operator=IE:niah
  • ref:IE:niah=*

Historic Environment Viewer red=IE:smr blue=IE:niah

Latvia

Valsts kultūras pieminekļu aizsardzības inspekcija

abreviation vkpai

• heritage=2
  • heritage:operator=vkpai
  • ref:LV:vkpai=*

Luxembourg

Service des sites et monuments nationaux

abreviation ssmn

• heritage=2
  • heritage:operator=ssmn
  • ref:ssmn=*

Administration de la nature et des forêts

abreviation anf

• heritage=2
  • heritage:operator=anf

Netherlands

Rijksmonuments (national)

Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed : abbreviation : rce

• heritage=2
  • heritage:operator=rce
  • ref:rce=*

Provinciale monuments (provincial)

• heritage=4 + heritage:operator=*

Gemeentelijke monuments (municipal)

• heritage=8 + heritage:operator=*

Republic of Korea(ROK)

• Heritage Classification
• Heritage Search in Korea

The heritage grade for South Korea is based on the administrative boundaries of South Korea.

국가지정문화재 (State-designated Heritage)

• Key:heritage/params
• heritage=2
  • heritage:operator=CHA
  • ref:CHA=*

시도지정문화재 (City- or Province-designated Heritage)

• Key:heritage/params
• heritage=2
  • heritage:operator=CHA
  • ref:CHA=*

문화재자료 (Cultural Heritage Material)

There are two types of 'Cultural Heritage Materials': nationally designated materials and local government designated materials. Nationally designated materials should be attributed with 'heritage=2', metropolitan local government designated materials should be attributed with 'heritage=4', and basic local government designated materials should be attributed with 'heritage=6' or 'heritage=7'.

• Key:heritage/params
• heritage=*
  • heritage:operator=CHA
  • ref:CHA=*

국가등록문화재 (Registered Cultural Heritage)

• Key:heritage/params
• heritage=2
  • heritage:operator=CHA
  • ref:CHA=*

비지정문화재 (Undesignated Cultural Heritage)

• Key:heritage/params
• heritage=*
  • heritage:operator=CHA
  • ref:CHA=*

North Korea (DPRK, Democratic People's Republic of Korea)

국보 유물 (National treasure artifacts)

Central Cultural Conservation Union (중앙문화유물보존지도기관) : abbreviation : ccukp

• heritage=2
  • heritage:operator=ccukp
  • ref:ccukp=*

국보 유적 (National historic landmarks)

Central Cultural Conservation Union (중앙문화유물보존지도기관) : abbreviation : ccukp

• heritage=2
  • heritage:operator=ccukp
  • ref:ccukp=*

천연기념물 (Natural monuments)

Korean Natural Conservation Union (국가자연보호연맹) : abbreviation : ncukp

• heritage=*
  • heritage:operator=ncukp
  • ref:ncukp=*

Poland

Narodowy Instytut Dziedzictwa : abbreviation : nid

• heritage=2
  • heritage:operator=nid
  • ref:nid=*

Portugal

The official organization responsible for managing the cultural heritage in Portugal is Património Cultura I.P. (DGPC).

Imóveis de Interesse Nacional (Monumentos Nacionais)

An heritage is considered of national interest when the respective protection and valorization, in whole or in part, represents a cultural value of significance for the Nation, and for real estate classified as of national interest, whether they are monuments, collections or sites, the name "Monumento Nacional" will be adopted.

Etiqueta	Valor	Descrição
heritage=*	2	Valor fixo, que corresponde ao admin_level=* de nível nacional. Se for simultaneamente Património Mundial, usa-se o valor mais elevado, que, nesse caso, seria heritage=1.
name=*	*	Nome oficial do Monumento Nacional
heritage:operator=*	pc	Património Cultural, I.P.
ref:pc=*	xyz	em que xyz é o número/código na lista de monumentos da Património Cultural I.P. Corresponde a https://servicos.dgpc.gov.pt/pesquisapatrimonioimovel/detalhes.php?code=xyz em que xyz é o número na lista de monumentos da Património Cultural, I.P.
protection_title=*	Monumento Nacional	Nome da categoria de proteção em que o património está classificado.
short_protection_title=*	MN	Abreviatura do título de proteção. No caso dos monumentos nacionais, o valor é MN
heritage:website=*	https://...	Website da ficha do monumento em patrimoniocultural.gov.pt
pc:inscription_date=*	AAAA-MM-DD	Data do Diário da República em que foi classificado como Monumento Nacional

Imóveis de Interesse Público

An heritage is considered to be in the public interest when the respective protection and enhancement still represents a cultural value of national importance, but for which the protection regime inherent in the classification as being of national interest proves to be disproportionate.

esproporcionado.

Etiqueta	Valor	Descrição
heritage=*	2	Valor fixo, que corresponde ao admin_level=* de nível nacional
name=*	*	Nome oficial do Monumento, Conjunto ou Sítio de Interesse Público
heritage:operator=*	pc	Património Cultural, I.P.
ref:dgpc=*	xyz	em que xyz é o número/código na lista de monumentos da Património Cultural I.P. Corresponde a https://servicos.dgpc.gov.pt/pesquisapatrimonioimovel/detalhes.php?code=xyz em que xyz é o número na lista de monumentos da Património Cultural, I.P.
protection_title=*	Imóvel, Monumento, Conjunto ou Sítio de Interesse Público	Nome da categoria de proteção em que o património está classificado.
short_protection_title=*	IIP, MIP, CIP, SIP	Abreviatura do título de proteção. No caso dos Imóveis de Interesse Público, os valores podem ser IIP, MIP, CIP ou MIP.
heritage:website=*	https://...	Website da ficha do monumento em patrimoniocultural.gov.pt
pc:inscription_date=*	AAAA-MM-DD	Data do Diário da República em que o imóvel foi classificado

Imóveis de Interesse Municipal

onsideram-se de interesse municipal os bens cuja proteção e valorização, no todo ou em parte, representem um valor cultural de significado predominante para um município.

Etiqueta	Valor	Descrição
heritage=*	7	Valor fixo, que corresponde ao admin_level=* de nível municipal
name=*	*	Nome oficial do Monumento, Conjunto ou Sítio de Interesse Municipal
heritage:operator=*	pc	Património Cultural, I.P.
ref:pc=*	xyz	em que xyz é o número/código na lista de monumentos da Património Cultural I.P. Corresponde a https://servicos.dgpc.gov.pt/pesquisapatrimonioimovel/detalhes.php?code=xyz em que xyz é o número na lista de monumentos da Património Cultural, I.P.
protection_title=*	Monumento, Conjunto ou Sítio de Interesse Municipal	Nome da categoria de proteção em que o imóvel está classificado.
short_protection_title=*	MIM, CIM, SIM	Abreviatura do título de proteção. No caso dos Imóveis de Interesse Municipal, os valores podem ser MIM, CIMou SIM.
heritage:website=*	https://...	Website da ficha do monumento em patrimoniocultural.gov.pt
pc:inscription_date=*	AAAA-MM-DD	Data do Diário da República em que o imóvel foi classificado

For more information, check the Portuguese wiki.

Romania

Monumente istorice

Monument istoric : abbreviation : lmi

• heritage=2
  • heritage:operator=lmi
  • ref:RO:lmi=*

Russia

Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation

Serbia

Reference data is available at https://www.osmsrbija.iz.rs/nkd/.

You can check already entered Serbian Cultural Heritage data at http://editor.osmsrbija.iz.rs/?dataset=srbija%2Fnepokretna-kulturna-dobra. This site also allows you to edit data.

Tutorial for entering data in OSM is available in Serbian language at https://openstreetmap.rs/unos-nepokretnih-kulturnih-dobara-na-mapu-srbije/. For help and discussion about this topic visit forum at https://forum.openstreetmap.org/viewtopic.php?id=73277

Set tags as described further:

• boundary=protected_area
• protect_class=22 - National Conservation
• protect_class=98 - World Heritage Convention

Tag	Value	Description
heritage=*	1,2	1 for World Heritage and 2 for only Serbian National Heritage preservation level.
name=* name:sr=* name:sr-Latn=*	*	Name, according to the naming scheme in Serbia
heritage:operator=*	*	Operator (abbreviation) of the hertage (note that institution in charge for protection does not have to be operator too (and usaly it is not)
ref:RS:nkd=*	XXXnnn	Official Serbian Heritage designation as designated by Institute for the Protection of Cultural Monuments of Serbia
heritage:RS:criteria=*	XXXnnn	Importance level: exceptional, great. Tag sholud not be set if heritage does not belong to these two categories
heritage:website=*	https://...	Website dedicated to the heritage
heritage:RS:inscription_date=*	YYYY-MM-DD	Date when the object was added to the preservation list for Serbian National Heritage preservation.

Institutions in Serbia in charge for protection

• Republički zavod za zaštitu spomenika kulture (Institute for the Protection of Cultural Monuments of Serbia) : abbreviation : rzzsk
• Завод за заштиту споменика културе града Београда : abbreviation : zzskgb
• Покрајински завод за заштиту споменика културе Петроварадин : abbreviation : pkzskp
• Завод за заштиту споменика културе Зрењанин : abbreviation : zzskz
• Завод за заштиту споменика културе Панчево : abbreviation : zzskp
• Завод за заштиту споменика културе Ваљево : abbreviation : zzskv
• Завод за заштиту споменика културе Нови Сад : abbreviation : zzskns
• Завод за заштиту споменика културе Сремска Митровица : abbreviation : zzsksm
• Регионални Завод за заштиту споменика културе Смедерево : abbreviation : rzzsks
• Завод за заштиту споменика културе Краљево : abbreviation : zzskkv
• Завод за заштиту споменика културе Ниш : abbreviation : zzskn
• Завод за заштиту споменика културе Крагујевац : abbreviation : zzskkgv
• Међуопштински завод за заштиту споменика културе Суботица : abbreviation : mzzsks

If any other entity is used for heritage data (like as operator) it should be added to this list and assigned abbreviation.

Institutions should be set as operators (heritage:operator=*) only if there are actually operator. Operator may be somebody else, like museum or other institution or actual owner of the property.

Groups

Monuments are separated in four groups, each using it's own reference ID scheme (difference is in prefix). Those references should be placed in tag ref:RS:nkd=*.

In original documents reference ID contains Cyrillic letters that should be converted to Latin like:

СК -> SK (Example: СК 12 -> CK 12)

ЗМ -> ZM

АН -> AN

ПКИС -> PKIC

Note that in original document reference ID, after letter comes one or more spaces and then numbers. Remove spaces when putting reference into OSM.

• Monument of Culture / Spomenik kulture
  • ref:RS:nkd=SK*
• Landmark / Znamenito mesto
  • ref:RS:nkd=ZM*
• Archeological site / Arheološko nalazište
  • ref:RS:nkd=AN*
• Spatial Cultural-Historical Unit / Prostorna kulturno-istorijska celina
  • ref:RS:nkd=PKIC*

Categories

Some monuments are also categorized in two categories that should be tagged using heritage:RS:criteria=*. Possible values are:

- exceptional - Immovable Cultural Property of Exceptional Importance

- great - Immovable Cultural Property of Great Importance

Not all monuments belong to these categories. For those [[Key:|]]=heritage:RS:criteria should not be set.

Data may be found at http://editor.osmsrbija.iz.rs/?dataset=srbija%2Fnepokretna-kulturna-dobra as column 'importance'.

• Immovable Cultural Property of Exceptional Importance / Nepokretno kulturno dobro od izuzetnog značaja
  • ref:RS:nkd=*
  • heritage:RS:criteria=exceptional

• Immovable Cultural Property of Great Importance / Nepokretno kulturno dobro od velikog značaja
  • ref:RS:nkd=*
  • heritage:RS:criteria=great

Slovakia

• heritage=2 : Pamiatkový úrad Slovenskej republiky (Kultúrne pamiatky)
  • heritage:operator=pusr
  • ref:pusr=*

(See also Zoznam kultúrnych pamiatok na Slovensku (slovak) or Denkmalgeschützte Objekte in der Slowakei (german)

South Africa

Tag	Value	Description
heritage=*	1,2,3	1: UNESCO World Heritage sites; 2: National heritage sites; 3: Provincial heritage sites
heritage:operator=*	sahris	South African Heritage Resources Agency
heritage:website=*	URL	https://sahris.sahra.org.za/sites/XXXX
ref:sahris=*	XXXX	SAHRA heritage site ID

Spain

Historic monuments and sites officially recognized as  Bien de Interés Cultural (also known as BIC) by the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport of the Spanish Government.

• protection_title=Bien de Interés Cultural
• protection_title:category=* (deprecated) The Spanish Government recognizes five categories of BIC. The possible values are:

• Monumento (Monument)
• Complejo histórico (Historic complex)
• Sitio histórico (Historic site)
• Jardín Histórico (Historic garden)
• Zona arqueológica (Archaeological site)

• historic=* To indicate the type of historic object. Please, use a precise value according to the object. See the list of possible values in Taginfo. The most common values are:

• monument (corresponding to Monumento)
• complex (corresponding to Conjunto histórico)
• site (corresponding to Sitio histórico)
• garden (corresponding to Jardín histórico)
• archaeological_site (corresponding to Zona arqueológica)
• Other possible values: castle, church, aqueduct, etc.

• heritage=2 According to the admin level.
  • heritage:operator=ipce Abbrevation of Instituto del Patrimonio Cultural de España (Spanish Cultural Heritage Institute).
  • ref:bic=* Spanish external reference to identify the object. For instance: RI-52-0000019 corresponding to the  Real Jardín Botánico de Madrid.
  • ref:iaph=* Identifier of cultural heritage of Andalusia, historical objects and sites.
  • ref:ipac=* Identifier of cultural heritage of Catalonia, historical objects and sites.

The JOSM preset BIC Spain integrates the tags described above.

Sweden

Riksantikvarieämbetet : abbreviation : raa

• heritage=4
  • heritage:operator=raa
  • ref:raa=*

Ukraine

 State Register of Immovable Landmarks of Ukraine (Ukrainian: Державний реєстр нерухомих пам'яток України) abbreviation - drnpu

• heritage=2 - objects of national importance
• heritage=4 - objects of regional importance
  • heritage:operator=drnpu
  • ref:drnpu=*
  • drnpu:criteria=A;I;OMM;OA;OM;OSPM;L;ONT
  • heritage:website=https://mkip.gov.ua/content/derzhavniy-reestr-neruhomih-pamyatok-ukraini.html

Values for drnpu:criteria=*

Abbreviation	Full name
A	Archeological (Ukrainian: Археологічні)
I	Historic (Ukrainian: Історичні)
OMM	Objects of monumental art (Ukrainian: Об'єкти монументального мистецтва)
OA	Architecture (Ukrainian: Об'єкти архітектури)
OM	Urban planning (Ukrainian: Об'єкти містобудування)
OSPM	Parks and gardens (Ukrainian: Об'єкти садово-паркового мистецтва)
L	Landscape (Ukrainian: Ландшафтні)
ONT	Science and technology (Ukrainian: Об'єкти науки і техніки)

(in accordance with the law on cultural heritage)

United Kingdom

Heritage registration is delegated to the four home countries England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

Discussion on Talk-GB July 7 August 2021 agreed the use of full names for heritage operator, GB namespaced ref tags, and the ref tags namespaced for the actual list used where known (e.g. nhle - National Heritage List for England)

England

Historic England https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/data-downloads/

Abbreviation: he

• heritage=2
• heritage:operator=Historic England
• ref:GB:nhle=* National Heritage List for England

NOTE: listed_status=* is often used instead/together with this tag. Note that given the geography the listing body can be determined by location in the UK.

Note: On 19 July 2020 Taginfo shows abbreviation he was used 261 times and Historic England 5581 times. Historic England is suggested in Key:listed status

Isle of Man

• ref:GB:imher=* Isle of Man Historic Environment Record

Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland Environment Agency

Abbreviation: niea

• heritage=2
• heritage:operator=Northern Ireland Environment Agency
• ref:GB:niea=*

Historic Environment Record of Northern Ireland (HERoNI)

Abbreviation not established as of December 2022, but heroni would be an option, preferably without the "GB", because it's wrong.

• https://www.communities-ni.gov.uk/services/historic-environment-map-viewer

Scotland

Historic Environment Scotland (formerly Historic Scotland).

Abbreviation: hs

• heritage=2
• heritage:operator=Historic Environment Scotland
• ref:GB:hs=*

Wales

Cadw https://cadw.gov.wales/advice-support/cof-cymru/downloads

Abbreviation: cadw

• heritage=2
• heritage:operator=Cadw
• ref:GB:cadw=*

United States

See also: United States/Tags#History

• National Register of Historic Places (heritage:operator=nrhp, nrhp:nhl=*)
• California Office of Historic Preservation (heritage:operator=chisl, heritage:operator=cphi)
• New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission (heritage:operator=lpc)
• Ohio Department of Transportation (heritage:operator=odot)
• Texas Historical Commission (heritage:operator=thc)

Table Heritage Registration Organisation by country

Country	Organisation	Abbreviation	Level	Tags	Icon	Comment
World	UNESCO, World Heritage Centre	whc	1	heritage=1 + heritage:operator=whc + ref:whc=N + whc:criteria=ii,iv + whc:inscription_date=*
Austria	Bundesdenkmalamt	bda	2	heritage=2 + heritage:operator=bda + ref:at:bda=N
Belarus	Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Belarus	mcrb	2	heritage=2 + heritage:operator=mcrb + ref:mcrb=N + mcrb:criteria=0,1,2,3
Belgium - Brussels	Monuments et Sites	aatl	4	heritage=4 + heritage:operator=aatl + ref:aatl=N + aatl:criteria=P,R,S,SA
Belgium - Flanders	Vlaams Instituut van Onroerend Erfgoed	OnroerendErfgoed	4	heritage=4 + heritage:operator=OnroerendErfgoed + ref:OnroerendErfgoed=N + OnroerendErfgoed:criteria=A;M;L;DL;VM;S
Belgium - Wallonia	Agence Wallonne du Patrimoine	clt	4	heritage=4 + heritage:operator=clt + ref:clt=N + clt:exception=Y,N + clt:criteria=M,S,ZP,EA,SA + clt:inscription_date=*
Belgium - German-speeking Community	Ministerium der Deutschsprachigen Gemeinschaft	MDG	4	heritage=4 + heritage:operator=MDG + ref:MDG=N + MDG:criteria=D,E,L + MDG:inscription_date=*
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Commission to Preserve National Monuments of Bosnia and Herzegovina	kons	2	heritage=2 + heritage:operator=kons + ref:kons=N
Brazil	Instituto do Patrimônio Histórico e Artístico Nacional	iphan	2	heritage=2 + heritage:operator=iphan + ref:iphan=N
Canada	National Historic Site	hsmbc	2	heritage=2 + heritage:operator=hsmbc + hsmbc:criteria=nhs + ref:hsmbc=N
Canada	Federal Heritage Building	fhbro	2	heritage=2 + heritage:operator=fhbro + ref:fhbro=N
Croatia	Uprava za zaštitu kulturne baštine	uzkb	2,3,4	heritage=2/heritage=3/heritage=4 + heritage:operator=uzkb + ref:hr:uzkb=*
Czech Republic	Národní památkový ústav	npu	2,3	heritage=2 + heritage:operator=npu + ref:npu=N
France	Monuments historiques et sites	mhs	2, 6	heritage=2 / heritage=3 + heritage:operator=mhs + ref:mhs=N + mhs:inscription_date=*
Georgia	National Agency for Cultural Heritage Preservation of Georgia	nachpg	2	heritage=2 + heritage:operator=nachpg + ref:GE:nachpg=N
Germany - Baden-Württemberg	Landesamt für Denkmalpflege Baden-Württemberg	lda	4	heritage=4 + heritage:operator=lda + ref:lda=N
Germany - Bayern	Bayerisches Landesamt für Denkmalpflege	BLfD	4	heritage=4 + heritage:operator=BLfD + ref:BLfD=N
Germany - Berlin	Landesdenkmalamt Berlin	lda	4	heritage=4 + heritage:operator=lda + ref:lda=N
Germany - Brandenburg	Brandenburgisches Landesamt für Denkmalpflege und Archäologisches Landesmuseum	bldam	4	heritage=4 + heritage:operator=bldam + ref:bldam=N
Germany - Bremen	Landesamt für Denkmalpflege Bremen	lfd	4	heritage=4 + heritage:operator=lfd + ref:lfd=N
Germany - Hamburg	Denkmalschutzamt Hamburg	dsa	4	heritage=4 + heritage:operator=dsa + ref:dsa=N
Germany - Hessen	Landesamt für Denkmalpflege Hessen	LfDH	4	heritage=4 + heritage:operator=LfDH + ref:LfDH=N
Germany - Mecklenburg-Vorpommern	Landesamt für Kultur und Denkmalpflege	LfKD	4	heritage=4 + heritage:operator=LfKH + ref:LfDH=N
Germany - Niedersachsen	Niedersächsisches Landesamt für Denkmalpflege	nld	4	heritage=4 + heritage:operator=nld + ref:nld=N
Germany - Nordrhein-Westfalen	Bezirksregierung für die bundes- und landeseigenen Denkmäler	BezirksRegierung	5	heritage=5 + heritage:operator=BezirksRegierung
Germany - Nordrhein-Westfalen	Untere Denkmalbehörde für alle Baudenkmäler, Institut für Denkmalschutz und Denkmalpflege	Untere Denkmalbehörde	8	heritage=8 + heritage:operator=UntereDenkmalbehörde
Germany - Rheinland-Pfalz	Generaldirektion Kulturelles Erbe Rheinland-Pfalz	gdke	4	heritage=4 + heritage:operator=gdke + ref:gdke=N
Germany - Saarland	Landesdenkmalamt Saarland	lda	4	heritage=4 + heritage:operator=lda + ref:lda=N
Germany - Sachsen	Landesamt für Denkmalpflege Sachsen	lfd	4	heritage=4 + heritage:operator=lfd + ref:lfd=N
Germany - Sachsen-Anhalt	Landesamt für Denkmalpflege und Archäologie Sachsen-Anhalt	lda	4	heritage=4 + heritage:operator=lda + ref:lda=N
Germany - Schleswig-Holstein	Landesamt für Denkmalpflege Schleswig-Holstein	lfd	4	heritage=4 + heritage:operator=lfd + ref:lfd=N
Germany - Schleswig-Holstein	Archäologisches Landesamt Schleswig-Holstein	alsh	4	heritage=4 + heritage:operator=alsh + ref:alsh=N
Germany - Thüringen	Thüringisches Landesamt für Denkmalpflege und Archäologie	tlda	4	heritage=4 + heritage:operator=tlda + ref:tlda=N
Ireland	Tree Council of Ireland / Comhairle Crann na hÉireann	tcoi	2	heritage=2 + heritage:operator=tcoi + ref:ie:tcoi=N
Ireland, Republic of	National Monuments	IE:nm	2	heritage=2 + heritage:operator=IE:nm + ref:IE:nm=N
Ireland, Republic of	National Monuments Service (Sites and Monuments Records) - before 1700	IE:smr	2	heritage=2 + heritage:operator=IE:smr + ref:IE:smr=N
Ireland, Republic of	National Inventory of Architectural Heritage - after 1700	IE:niah	2	heritage=2 + heritage:operator=IE:niah + ref:IE:niah=N
Latvia	Valsts kultūras pieminekļu aizsardzības inspekcija	vkpai	2	heritage=2 + heritage:operator=vkpai + ref:lv:vkpai=N
Luxembourg	Service des sites et monuments nationaux	ssmn	2	heritage=2 + heritage:operator=ssmn + ref:ssmn=N
Netherlands	Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed	rce	2	heritage=2 + heritage:operator=rce + ref:rce=N
Netherlands	Provinciale monuments	Rijksmonuments	4
Poland	Narodowy Instytut Dziedzictwa	nid	2	heritage=2 + heritage:operator=nid + ref:nid=N
Portugal	Direção-Geral do Património Cultural	dgpc	2,7	heritage=2 / heritage=7 + heritage:operator=dgpc + ref:dgpc=N + dgpc:inscription_date=*
Romania	Monument istoric	lmi	2	heritage=2 + heritage:operator=lmi + ref:ro:lmi=N
Russia	Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation
Saudi Arabia	Saudi Commission for Tourism & National Heritage, Ministry of Tourism	sctnh	2	heritage=2 + heritage:operator=sctnh		https://mt.gov.sa/
Slovakia	Pamiatkový úrad Slovenskej republiky	pusr	2	heritage=2 + heritage:operator=pusr + ref:pusr=N
Spain	Instituto del Patrimonio Cultural de España	ipce	2	heritage=2 + heritage:operator=ipce + ref:bic=N + bic:criteria=M;CH;JH;SH;ZA + bic:inscription_date=*
Spain	Instituto Andaluz del Patrimonio Histórico	iaph	2, 4	heritage=4 + heritage:operator=iaph + ref:iaph=N + iaph:inscription_date=*
Spain	Agència Catalana del Patrimoni Cultural	acpc	2, 4, 7, 8	heritage=4 + heritage:operator=acpc + ref:ipac=N + ipac:inscription_date=*
Sweden	Riksantikvarieämbetet	raa	4	heritage=4 + heritage:operator=raa + ref:raa=N
United Kingdom, England	Historic England	he		heritage=2 + heritage:operator=Historic England + ref:GB:nhle=*
United Kingdom, Northern Ireland	Northern Ireland Environment Agency	niea		heritage=2 + heritage:operator=niea + ref:niea=*
United Kingdom, Scotland	Historic Scotland	hs		heritage=2 + heritage:operator=hs + ref:hs=*
United Kingdom, Wales	Cadw	cadw	2	heritage=2 + heritage:operator=cadw + ref:cadw=*
United States	National Historic Landmark	nhl	2	heritage=2 + heritage:operator=nrhp + nrhp:nhl=yes
United States	National Register of Historic Places	nrhp	2	heritage=2 + heritage:operator=nrhp + ref:nrhp=N

Maps

• Historic Place

Preset JOSM

• Heritage properties the tags described above are integrated here