Palivec
29 Sep 2011
History / Resettlement after ww2 (old German houses and buildings still in Poland) [28]
No, but as i said I work on transboundary projects, and one project is to develop contacts in the border triangle GER/PL/CZ. In one study the state of the castles and manors in Upper Lusatia, the eastern part is now part of Poland, was examined. Result: 40% in Poland are in such a bad condition that they cannot be saved, 70% of all are in a bad state, but can be saved. Result in Germany: 10/20. No results for Northern Bohemia though (not part of *this* study), but my feeling is something like 10/30.
Maybe you are too young? This is a nice page to find out:
wroclaw.hydral.com.pl/
Another study compared the state of the rural architecture in this border triangle. They have some very distinctive houses there, a mix of German half-timbered houses and Slavic blockhouses. These houses can be found in all three countries there. In Germany are 6.472 houses, 95% of them are listed. In Czechia are ~12.000, the majority is listed, but the monument protection service didn't know the exact number. In Poland are ~1.000 houses, most of them aren't listed. The monument protection service had no clue about these houses.... to put it mild.
What I want to say: the monument protection service can only be as strong as the will of the society to save the cultural heritage is. And this will differs considerably between people who always lived there and people without roots in the region. The majority of the old rural houses in Silesia aren't listed (don't know the Situation in Inner Poland), and even when they are listed the monument protection service has no power to influence the owners.
are you sure it's exactly Polish culture to blame and not the communism?? - ever heard of the fate of palaces in central Poland?
No, but as i said I work on transboundary projects, and one project is to develop contacts in the border triangle GER/PL/CZ. In one study the state of the castles and manors in Upper Lusatia, the eastern part is now part of Poland, was examined. Result: 40% in Poland are in such a bad condition that they cannot be saved, 70% of all are in a bad state, but can be saved. Result in Germany: 10/20. No results for Northern Bohemia though (not part of *this* study), but my feeling is something like 10/30.
two churches per village - nah - not in the areas i'm familiar with (in towns yes - and yes some protestant churches have fallen into disuse and neglect (and actual ruin) - I know one example)
Maybe you are too young? This is a nice page to find out:
wroclaw.hydral.com.pl/
you don't list half ruins of simple country houses - is it difficult to grasp?
Another study compared the state of the rural architecture in this border triangle. They have some very distinctive houses there, a mix of German half-timbered houses and Slavic blockhouses. These houses can be found in all three countries there. In Germany are 6.472 houses, 95% of them are listed. In Czechia are ~12.000, the majority is listed, but the monument protection service didn't know the exact number. In Poland are ~1.000 houses, most of them aren't listed. The monument protection service had no clue about these houses.... to put it mild.
What I want to say: the monument protection service can only be as strong as the will of the society to save the cultural heritage is. And this will differs considerably between people who always lived there and people without roots in the region. The majority of the old rural houses in Silesia aren't listed (don't know the Situation in Inner Poland), and even when they are listed the monument protection service has no power to influence the owners.
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