European Heritage Site Programme
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Nation Full Name (Short Name in Bold): The Kingdom of Spain
Plot: 42Culture Minister Name: María Soledad
Culture Minister Surname(s): Cruz Guzmán
Culture Minister's Picture: LINKApplying Heritage Site: Sitio de los Dólmenes de Antequera
Natural, Cultural or Historical Site (Choose one): Historical
Location: Antequera
Photo: Click!
Reasons Why It Should Enter the EHSP: The Antequera Dolmens (specially Menga) have a different orientation to the other dolmens in Europe. Moreover, el Torcal has peculiar stones and La Peña de los Enamorados have one of the oldest prehistoric paints in Spain.
Managed By: Autonomous Government of Antequera
Is it Private-owned or State-owned?: Autonomy-owned
Does the site, in your opinion, meet the requirements?: Yes -
I would like to welcome the following applying sites to the European Heritage Site Programme:
- Bourgeon Palace, Montague, Montenbourg.
- Battle of Geaqi Battlefield & Memorial Site, Geaqi, Diamond Heart, Leagio.
- Vatican City, The Holy See
- Saint Dominico's Basilica, Saint Dominico, Inquista.
- Sitio de los Dólmenes de Antequera, Antequera, Spain.
Congratulations to the Culture Ministers which country's applications were successful, and my warm welcome to the big family of the European Heritage Site Programme.
Jean-Claude Juncker
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[OOC: Please correct is Bourgeon Palace, not house. :)]
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Nation Full Name (Short Name in Bold): Realm of Great Ruthund
Plot: 3Culture Minister: Councilor Forlukaz Halfredtukur
Applying Heritage Site: Grand Temple of the Eternal Flame (Romrenoz: Mekolqon Oiwenfenaiz)
Natural, Cultural or Historical Site (Choose one): Cultural Site
Location: Silver Quarter, Old City, City of Kazmurbirha, Ruthund
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Reasons Why It Should Enter the EHSP: It is the holiest site in the Zdadrin faith, the dominant faith in Ruthund, and is one of the defining cultural sites within Ruthund. The cultural site to this day still plays an important role in religious and cultural activities, such the hosting site of the year year flame. The Temple also holds the resting place of most of the Monarchs of Ruthund since King Halazdhannaz.
Managed By: The Zdadrin Grand Temple in coordination of the City of Kazmurbirha.
Is it Private-owned or State-owned?: State-owned
Does the site, in your opinion, meet the requirements?: Yes. -
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Kingdom of Reitzmag
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Per the request of the Ministry of Culture of Ineland, applications to this programme are opened until 23:59 GMT on 25 April 2022. The criteria are as follows, as well as the form; unchanged from the previous application period:
Cultural or Historical Site:
I. Represents a masterpiece of human creative genius.
II. Bears a unique or exceptional testimony to a cultural tradition or to a civilization which is living or which has disappeared.
III. Is an outstanding example of a type of building, architectural, or technological ensemble or landscape which illustrates a significant stage in human history.
IV Is an outstanding example of a traditional human settlement, land-use, or sea-use which is representative of a culture, or human interaction with the environment especially when it has become vulnerable under the impact of irreversible change.
V. Is directly or tangibly associated with events or living traditions, with ideas, or with beliefs, with artistic and literary works of outstanding universal significance.
VI. Holds a relevant paper in an important or decisive event in human history.Natural Site:
I. Contains superlative natural phenomena or areas of exceptional natural beauty and aesthetic importance.
II. Is an outstanding example representing significant on-going ecological and biological processes in the evolution and development of terrestrial, fresh water, coastal and marine ecosystems, and communities of plants and animals.
III. Contains the most important and significant natural habitats for in-situ conservation of biological diversity, including those containing threatened species of outstanding universal value from the point of view of science or conservation.
Application Form
Nation Full Name (Short Name in Bold): Plot: Culture Minister Name: Culture Minister Surname(s): Applying Heritage Site: Natural, Cultural or Historical Site (Choose one): Location: Photo: Reasons Why It Should Enter the EHSP: Managed By: Is it Private-owned or State-owned?: Does the site, in your opinion, meet the requirements?:Ilmaras Kalessed
Internal Affairs Commissioner -
Nation Name: Gallorum
Plot: 11
Culture minister name: Francois Fillon
Applying site: Palais Valiant
State and Private owned
Managed by: The Orleans estate
Yes to requirementsThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
William V Rex
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer
Councillor Caroline LucasThe Commonwealth of California
Prime Minister Kamala Harris
Councilor Snoop Dogg -
Nation Full Name (Short Name in Bold):
Plot:Culture Minister Name:Leonard Hudson
Culture Minister Surname(s):HudsonApplying Heritage Site:Cair Paravel
Natural, Cultural or Historical Site (Choose one):Historical and Cultural
Location:Cair Para
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Reasons Why It Should Enter the EHSP:Over its 900+ year history the Castle has played host to most of the major events of the Duchies and particuarly Cair Paras history and been marveled at for its grand architechure and wonder. The Castle was host to signing of the formation of the Duchies and has served as the parliament with the Imperial Senate and House of Duchies being hosted. It also has hosted all coronations of the High Dukes and held many religious events in its history. It is a symbol of the city dominating the city and plays host to the government as well as a gallery on the history of the democracy of the country and parliament.
Managed By:Government of United Duchies
Is it Private-owned or State-owned?:State Owned
Does the site, in your opinion, meet the requirements?:Yes -
Nation Full Name (Short Name in Bold): United Principalities of Ineland
Plot: 10
Culture Minister Name: Sophie
Culture Minister Surname(s): JACOBY
Applying Heritage Site: Parc national du forêt de Casogne (Casogne Forest National Park)
Natural, Cultural or Historical Site (Choose one): Natural Site
Location: Margraviate of Casogne, Côte Carniellaise region
Reasons Why It Should Enter the EHSP: Casogne Forest is the last remaining part of the large primeval forest that covered most of current-day Ineland for millennia. This forest is home to a wide variety of endemic species that are long gone in the rest of the country such as the bison, the wooly Casogne hare and the Carniellaise ibex. It was designated a national park in 1936, having remained so ever since. Tight regulatory control has allowed for the forest to remain free of farming and industrial activity.
Managed By: Federal Agency for the Management of Natural and Heritage Areas (AGeNeM, Agence pour la Géstion des espaces Naturels et de Memoire)
Is it Private-owned or State-owned?: State-owned
Does the site, in your opinion, meet the requirements?: Yes, it fullfils criteria 1, 2 and 3 for natural site designation.
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The following sites are added to the European Heritage Site Programme:
- Grand Temple of the Eternal Flame, Kazmurbirha, Ruthund
- Cair Paravel, Cair Para, United Duchies
- Parc national du forêt de Casogne, Margraviate of Casogne, Côte Carniellaise region, Ineland
Ilmaras Kalessed
Internal Affairs Commissioner -
As the United Duchies government we would like to ask why applications are taking so long. This sort of inefficiency is holding up the unleashing of the power of the union.
The Kingdom of Spain
