The Ministry of Culture amends the list of state-protected cultural monuments

The Ministry of Culture, with two new orders — No. 2.5-1-132 and No. 2.5-1-133 — amends the list of state-protected cultural monuments. Both amendments refer to Order No. 128 of October 29, 1998, “On the List of State-Protected Cultural Monuments” and were published in the official edition of Latvijas Vēstnesis No. 163 of August 26, 2026 (OP 2026/163).

Legal Basis of the Amendments

The amendments were issued as orders of the Ministry of Culture, which supplement or change the list of state-protected cultural monuments approved in 1998. The list is the fundamental document that determines which objects in Latvia are under state protection and which owners are subject to specific obligations regarding them.

• Order No. 2.5-1-132 — the first amendment to the list.
• Order No. 2.5-1-133 — the second amendment to the list.
• Both were published in the same issue of Latvijas Vēstnesis, No. 163.

Impact on Owners and Heritage

Inclusion in or exclusion from the list of state-protected cultural monuments directly affects the rights and obligations of the owner. Protected objects are subject to restrictions on construction, reconstruction, and other activities, as well as the obligation to preserve their cultural-historical value.

The amendments are part of the state heritage protection policy implemented by the Ministry of Culture in accordance with the regulatory acts on the protection of cultural monuments. The precise content of the amendments — the specific monuments and their status — can be found in the official publication.

Official Source

• Latvijas Vēstnesis, issue No. 163 of August 26, 2026 (OP 2026/163).
• Ministry of Culture Order No. 2.5-1-132 “Amendment to the Ministry of Culture Order No. 128 of October 29, 1998 ‘On the List of State-Protected Cultural Monuments’”.
• Ministry of Culture Order No. 2.5-1-133 “Amendment to the Ministry of Culture Order No. 128 of October 29, 1998 ‘On the List of State-Protected Cultural Monuments’”.
• The publication is available on the official Latvijas Vēstnesis website www.vestnesis.lv.