Article 2: Basic terms
(1) The term ”monuments and historic sites” shall mean a set of movable and immovable property declared according to this Act as national cultural heritage monuments (hereinafter referred to as ”cultural heritage monuments”), historic reserves and historic zones. Property or objects in relation to which proceedings have been initiated for their declaration as cultural heritage monuments, historic reserves and historic zones, shall also be considered as monuments and historic sites.
(2) The term ”cultural heritage value” shall mean the aggregate value of important historic, social, rural, urban, architectonic, scientific, technical, visual art, artistic and craft values for which the property or objects are subject to individual or territorial protection.
(3) Pursuant to this Act, the term ”cultural heritage monument” shall mean a movable object or immovable property of cultural heritage value which has been declared a cultural heritage monument for reason of its protection. In cases of archaeological finds, a non-uncovered movable object or non-uncovered immovable property discovered using methods and technologies of archaeological research may also be considered a cultural heritage monument.
(4) The term ”historic site” shall mean a residential territorial unit or rural territorial unit of concentrated historic monument values or archaeological finds and archaeological sites declared as a historic reserve or historic zone for reason of their protection according to this Act.
(5) The term ”archaeological find” shall mean any movable object or immovable property which provides evidence of the life of mankind and related activities from the oldest era to modern times and is usually located in the earth, on the ground or under the water.
(6) The term ”archaeological site” shall mean a topographically definable unit with uncovered or non-uncovered archaeological finds in their original archaeological settings.
(7) The term ”protection of monuments and historic sites” shall mean the summary of activities and measures aimed at the identification, research, documentation, conservation, renovation, restoration, regeneration, use and presentation of cultural heritage monuments and historic sites.
