Preliminary communication
https://doi.org/10.21857/m8vqrtg1e9
CULTURAL HERITAGE - TESTIMONY OF THE MAN AND NATURE CO-EXISTENCE
MLADEN OBAD ŠĆITAROCI
orcid.org/0000-0003-0656-386X
Abstract
The topic of cultural heritage is being investigated in the area that will be covered
by the protection boundaries of the Nature Park Ivanščica, Strahinščica, Maceljska
gora and Ravna gora. The nature park is viewed in the context of cultural
heritage (building and landscape), architecture, urban planning and landscape
architecture. At the same time, cultural heritage is being investigated in the context
of the nature park - in what way it can contribute to the improvement of
scientific, cultural, educational and recreational purposes. The goal is to point out
the possibilities of active but careful use of cultural-historical, anthropogenic and
landscape heritage. Appropriate models of cultural heritage inclusion in the life of
the nature park are questioned, pointing to the coexistence of man and nature,
with an emphasis on architectural heritage and cultural landscape.
The planned nature park is viewed from three points of view: the nature
park in the context of landscape and space; cultural and historical presentation
of the nature park; and active use of cultural heritage. The following main landscape
types are recognized: forest landscape, agricultural landscape, rural/village
landscape, castle and manor landscape, and archaeological landscape. The nature
park was analysed in the context of the Law on nature protection, the Law on
the protection and preservation of cultural heritage and the European landscape
convention. The presence of man in the planned nature park is considered in the
context of architectural heritage, especially with regard to manors and curias as
well as parks and gardens.
The protection of architectural heritage, as well as other cultural assets, is
not an end in itself, because administrative protection does not solve the problem
of heritage preservation. It is precisely the cultural heritage that indicates
the coexistence of man and nature during the past, the result of which
is the cultural landscape and architectural heritage that we recognize today
as a value in space, and that is why we protect it. If heritage is used and lived,
then it is preserved and passed on to future generations. However, if it is not
used then it decays and disappears. Therefore, the question is how to ensure
the life of the heritage in order to be able to live with the heritage, to be able
to live from the heritage and thereby ensure the sustainability of the cultural/
building heritage. In the context of the nature park, the importance of heritage
for the sustainable use and improvement of the nature park is emphasized.
The approach/method of Heritage Urbanism (HERU) is indicated, where the goal is to establish urban and spatial models for the revival and improvement of
cultural heritage.
An active approach to the use of cultural heritage in general, as well as
in the nature park, implies living with heritage and in heritage, including heritage in
everyday life, connecting it with natural heritage and with all other contemporary
activities in the space. The active approach includes the application of the model
of restoration, revival/revitalization and improvement of cultural heritage in order
to preserve and affirm the inherited with the obligation to transfer the heritage to
the future for new generations. An important topic is the use of historic buildingsthat
have no purpose and have not been renovated. The nature park and its needs
for the accommodation of various contents is an opportunity to restore old and
neglected buildings and bring them to the purposes that are needed in the nature
park.
K ey Words: natural park; cultural landscape; cultural heritage; heritage urbanism;
architectural heritage.
The use of cultural heritage in the planned nature park is classified into several
conceptual models:
- Cultural paths of heritage – linear connection of individual points in space,
thematic connection;
- Cultural networks of heritage - territorial connection of all types of cultural
heritage;
- Cultural and natural paths and networks - connection/networking of all natural
and cultural values, distinctiveness, uniqueness and rarity with the aim
of accessibility, presentation and meeting the purpose of the nature park as a
territory in which the characteristics of biodiversity and geodiversity are recognized
with ecological, landscape and cultural-historical values.
Keywords
natural park; cultural landscape; cultural heritage; heritage urbanism; architectural heritage.
Hrčak ID:
289566
URI
Publication date:
28.12.2022.
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