SUMMARY OF Management plan 2012 2022, Levoča - as a part of associated cultural monuments Levoča, Spišský hrad, town of Levoča, 2011, 135 pages Complete document in Slovak language is available on http://www.levoca.sk/index.php?id_menu=93579 1
Preamble Town of Levoča has been known since ancient times as a town with a high spirit reflecting work and traces of many generations of international importance. It was a free royal town with its historic and cultural heritage. The town's monument reserve was as an associated cultural monuments of Levoča, Spišský hrad inscribed on the World Heritage list UNESCO in the world known with the Work of Master Paul. In the favour of further comprehensive development and improvement of quality of life as well as in the spirit of municipal decisions and liberal decisions of inhabitants the town of Levoča declares the will to protect and develop the ancestor's heritage, property and territory of the town for common good of all inhabitants in the favour of the sustainable development and prosperity for further generations. STATUE of the town of L e v o č a 2
Management plan 2012 2022 Levoča as a part of the site Associated cultural monuments Levoča, Spišský hrad Elaborator: Town of Levoča, Námestie Majstra Pavla 4, 054 01 Levoča Studio J+J, s. r. o., Levoča, Vysoká 65, 054 01 Levoča Author: Magdaléna Janovská Collaboration: Ľubica Pinčíková, Antónia Jacková, Ivan Dunčko, Alžbeta Pitoráková, Jaroslav Lizák, Milan Dzurilla, further on see cooperation in the framework of analytic part elaboration I/2010 Photos: Magdaléna Janovská, Ľubica Pinčíková, Štefan Péchy, Ladislav Bušta, Mária Čutková, Ivan Janovský Graphical elaboration and provision of maps documents: Studio J+J, s.r.o., Levoča orthophoto map provided by Eurosense, s.r.o. Bratislava Management Plan (further on MP ) has been elaborated for town of Levoča about the extended territory of the original inscription of World Heritage site (further on SD list) from 27.6.2009 http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/620 and resolves relations to the original in scripted site. MP OF THE COMPLETE SITE CONSISTS OF TWO PARTS 1. Management Plan 2012 2022 Levoča as a part of the site Associated cultural monuments of Levoča, Spišský hrad and monuments of its surrounding 2. Control Plan of UNESCO site - Spišský hrad and associated monuments, Academia Istropolitana Nova, Svätý Jur 2008 - Both complete parts of the Management Plan are published in Slovak language on http://www.levoca.sk/index.php?id_menu=93579 MP TARGETS: - Support of the site coordination in order to protect and develop the values continually. - Collaboration and connection of the complete site. - Clear vision of the quality, importance and aspects of potential of the extended protected area. - Sustainable development of the site and its surrounding. 3
BRIEF REASONING OF THE WORLD HERITAGE LIST INSCRIPTION Site Spišský hrad and associated monuments was inscribed on the SD list Nr.620 in the year 1993 based on following defined values (criteria (iv)): - It is one of the most extensive castles in Europe interesting by its Romanesque and Gothic architecture, thank to which is the castle comparable with contemporary castles in France and in British Isles more than with the castles in Central and Eastern Europe as most of these castles since the time of their construction have considerably been adjusted. - Spišská Kapitula is ensemble of church subjects fortified in the unique art, - Spišské Podhradie is a very good example of medieval town allocation with some well preserved old buildings, - The Church in Žehra is a remarkable church with extraordinary wall paintings. Spišský hrad Spišská Kapitula Church of the saint Spirit in Žehra Monuments of the site could not had been inscribed on the World Heritage list individually. The aspiration is remarkably reinforced as a group, which consists of unusually complete and partially preserved strongly interconnected collection of military, political, religious and social components. Above quoted declaration about extraordinary universal value form the year 1993 was adjusted after the extension of the town of Levoča in the year 2009 as following: Criterion (iv): Levoča, Spišský Hrad and the associated cultural monuments of Spišské Podhradie, Spišska Kapitula, and Zehra, extended to Levoča and the works of Master Paul in Spiš, constitute an outstanding example of a remarkably well preserved and authentic group of buildings which is characteristic of medieval settlement in Eastern Europe, in its military, political, religious, mercantile, and cultural functions. See http://whc.unesco.org/en/decisions/1980 Values of the town of Levoča, as far as the value of the site importance concerns are following: - Regular form of the town and well preserved urban structure, which is now the evidence of medieval development of urban settlements in the Spiš region from fortified castle (Spišský hrad) till the free royal town of (Levoča), - Its original urban interconnections to medieval trade and pilgrim routes (preserved original entrance gates into the town), - One of the most developed and best preserved town's fortification systems, 4
- Silhouette of the dense roof area with clear urban dominants of the sacral and public objects, - Architectonical and artistic values of single objects (presenting its typological diversity as well as the diversity in development through its form), - Intact form of the monument reserve (PR), undisturbed, without redevelopment. MP Target Main principle and role for protection, maintenance and presentation of the site is its long term utilization according to the protection of its unique world value as well as its proper protection for contemporary and future generations. According to values indication, analyses of the actual conditions and through its evaluation the main MP target is to set a future vision of the World Heritage site and to set important priorities for the realisation of indicated problems, needs and threads in a short, middle and long term plan (till the year 2022). MP focuses not only on targets setting but also on the realisation, concrete realisation team and time period. Time period and MP targets in particular time horizons: - short-term 0-2 years 2012-2013 - middle-term 3 5 years 2013 2016 - long-term 6 10 years 2016 2022 MP Vision - Levoča as a World Heritage site will serve as a best example in adequate condition, in its integrity and total concept, in its design and individual parts, with all belonging aspects, with protection of unique values and with its improved condition appropriate for its presentation. - The site will be accessible to everybody in order to learn its value, for further education and for its sustainable use as well as a source of the local identity and inspiration for neighbouring territories. - Increased understanding and acquaintance of the site values used as a tool for contemporary management and for all decisions related to its development and protection. - Adequate protection from any kind of threads prevention measures and system of regular monitoring. - Reaching of conditions for sustainable and acceptable life of the local community/inhabitants of the town. 5
MP form the point of view of tourism - Required aim is the creation of condition for so called cultural tourism, for prolonged staying over several days and not only for transit tourism. - It is important that increased tourism will not endanger values of the locality (through monitoring, prevention measurements and through the satisfactory allocation of visitors) - Preference of demanding visitors with the aim of knowing the values of the site instead of mass tourism - Finishing of information and hygiene infrastructure for tourists as well as adequate connected services. Transport organisation - exclusion of transport from the main square through the creation of pedestrian zones in historical corn, - deflection of a transport from the road E50/ I. class Nr.18 apart of PR, form its surrounding - construction of: - individual pedestrian pavements in places which connects main sources and aims of pedestrians - residential district - centre railway and bus station industrial zone - parking places interconnected with an historic centre, respectively with the pilgrimage church on Mary's hill - construction of available parking and storing areas. SITE MANAGEMENT Tasks of the management group: - coordination of all activities on the territory of the site and its protected area influencing the maintenance of universal value of the entire site, - management of the site in order to protect values and to improve conditions, - coordination of all interested parts for the common procedure in solving some issues concerning the state obligations, special state authority, self-governing regions as well as concerning the needs of the site, - coordination of the common and integrated procedure during the monitory process, - directly according to the monitoring process results immediate actions for correction for avoiding some threads of endangering an universal value of the site and prevention of threads in a middle term and long term context, - common initiatives in legislation field, - increase of public awareness of the site importance, - sustainable development of the site and its surrounding, - development of sustainable tourism as a cultural tourism in the area, - common procedure in the field of education and site presentation, - elaboration of common regional projects on the level of grant programmes and structural funds, - common information interconnection towards the site and outwards the site and so on. Actual management of the site Associated cultural monuments Levoča, Spišský hrad see Appendix Nr. 1 Management scheme Provision of site management see Appendix Nr. 2 Management tools 6
DELIMITATION OF THE WORLD CULTURAL HERITAGE BORDER ASSOCIATED CULTURAL MONUMENTS LEVOCČA, SPIŠKÝ HRAD A LLOCATION OF PARTS FOR MP NEEDS Part 1 (Levoča as a part of (associated cultural monuments Levoča, Spišský hrad): - Red colour border of the territory delimitation of the territory part town of Levoča (extension of the inscription on the World Heritage list from 27.6.2009) - Turquoise colour protected area, part of the town of Levoča Part 2 associated cultural monuments Spišský hrad : - Yellow colour originally in scripted territory of the site associated cultural monuments Spišský hrad (inscription on the World Heritage list on 11. 12.1993) Dark blue protected territory associated cultural monuments Spišský hrad Remark.: This management plan is subject of the part 1 7
Closer delimitation of the World Heritage territory Levoča Source: Orthophoto map: Eurosense, s.r.o. Bratislava Levoča (extension of the World Heritage territory is marked with a red line) 8
CONTENT OF THE ELABORATED MP (part 1 - Levoča) I/Introduction 1.1 Introduction into the problematic 1.2 Targets and subject of the solution II. Definition of the solution subject Description of the reasons of inscription of the site, its history, specific features as well as definition of its values and protected area declaration. A/ Broader relations A/1 originally in scripted site Associated cultural monuments Spišský hrad A/2 extension by Levoča with new name Associated cultural monuments Levoča, Spišský hrad B/ Description of the town of Levoča B/1.1 Geographical locality B/1.2 History B/1.3 Description of Levoča site - present situation B/1.3.1 Urbanism B/1.3.2 Architecture real monuments B/1.3.3 Important objects creating part of the real monuments Interior equipment B/1.4 Protected area C/ Site values C/1 Exceptional world value C/2 Criteria of the World Heritage list inscription (UNESCO) C/3 Broader territory potential, protection III. Analytical part This part is aimed to the evaluation of the present conditions, its protecting area according to which some specific problems, needs and threads definition in the final part in following division can be found: A/ Actual present condition of site Levoča and its protected area preservation A/1 Physical site condition and preservation A1.1 Architectural structure A1.2 Constructional technical condition of objects A1.3 Condition of movables of objects A1.4 Transport infrastructure A1.5 Technical infrastructure A1.6 Environmental quality A/2 Physical protected area condition A2.1 Architectural structure A2.2 Constructional technical condition of objects A2.3 Transport infrastructure with an orientation to road communications and parking as well as storing areas, pedestrian communications and areas, transport accessibility of the town for visitors. 9
A/3 Identification and threads examination A3.1 Usage of objects, intensity and locality function A3.2 Demographical structure of the inhabitants A3.3 Proprietary relations in the site, human resources A3.4 Press coursed by visitors/ tourism A3.5 Natural, risk factors Remark.: In the locality does not exist flood danger, there is a danger of gust winds. Apart of this also the climate condition have been reviewed: climate, climatic changes in the air, temperature, rain fall, surface water danger, seismic activity, radioactivity, fire danger and special incidents. B/ Protection condition legislative frame B/1 Locality B/2 Protected area B/3 Legislative C/ Present condition of the site management and existed Management Plans C/1 Proprietary relations C/2 Present management Associated cultural monuments Levoča, Spišský hrad see Appendix Nr. 1,Management scheme C/3 Analyses and management see Appendix Nr. 2 Management tools C/4 Existing Management Plans C/5 Actualised and prepared Management Plans D/ Resources and financing level of the site E/ Education, promotion and public activity, professional resources E/I Education E/2 Promotion and public activity E/3 Professional (human) resources F/ Aspects of sustainable site tourism F/1 Information system F/2 Broader potential of the territory exploitable in the sustainable tourism - From the point of view of cultural environment, museums, churches on the territory of Levoča, recreation and tourism - Tourist paths and cycling routs, sport facility, skiing centres - Cross border cooperation. F/3 Tourism management G/ Monitoring of site preservation present condition IV. Management Plan and proposals A/ Core target of management plan B/ Vision what do we want to achieve? 10
C/ Plans for reaching the target C/1 Urgent and intermediate plans and tasks C/2 Act of Commission SD Nr. 33 COM 8B.36 C/3 Plans in the field of site and its protected area preservation D / Measures in the field of legislative protection E / Plans in the field of site management F / Plans in the field of resources and site financing level G/ Plans in the field of education, promotion, public activity and professional resources G/1 Education G/2 Promotion and public activity G /3 Professional resources H/ Plans in the field of sustainable site tourism H /1 Information system H/2 Broader potential of the territory (apart of the site values) exploitable in the sustainable tourism I/ Plans in the field of monitoring of site preservation J/ Plans in the field of natural catastrophes site protection K/ Recommendations V/ Management plan implementation VI/ Conclusion VII/ Documents and bibliography, explanations Remarks.: This management Plan is based on nominate project: Extension of the Location of Spišský Hrad and its Associated Cultural Monuments with Levoča and the Work of Master Paul in Spiš, Modification to the boundaries of the property already on the World Heritage List, Slovak republic, Levoča 2006 COMPLETE TEXT OF MP IN SLOVAK LANGUAGE OF BOTH PARTS OF THE SITE CAN BE FOUND ON: http://www.levoca.sk/index.php?id_menu=93579 APPENDIX: Appendix Nr.1 Management scheme Appendix Nr.2 Management tools Appendix Nr.3 Photo gallery: Elaborators: Ing. arch. Ľubica Pinčíková, The Monuments Board SR Ing. arch. Magdaléna Janovská, Studio J+J, s. r. o. Mgr. Zuzana Beregházyová, Town of Levoča 11
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Appendix Nr. 3 PHOTOGALLERY Towns' fortification system Fortification system south east side Fortification system north east side Fortification system - west side Churches Lutheran Church Church of St. James in Levoča With Master Paul's work Old Franciscan Church of St. Ladislav with monastery New Franciscan Church of St. Spirit with monastery 14
Master Paul's Square Most visited objects by tourists Bell tower Fountain in a park Cage of shame Thurzo's house County house Town's theatre House Nr. 43 Arcadia yard Burger's houses Building of a Cinema Panorama of Lavoča s mountain 15
Regular events organized in the town's park on the square International cultural festival MASTER PAUL'S DAYS 16
Lectures in the Spiš Museum in Levoča Handcraft's markets Concert in the St. James s Church in Levoča 17