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| Deutsche Gesellschaft für Kulturhistorische Landschaftspflege | |
|---|---|
| Name | Deutsche Gesellschaft für Kulturhistorische Landschaftspflege |
| Formation | 1989 |
| Type | Non-profit |
| Location | Bonn, Germany |
| Region served | Germany, Europe |
| Leader title | Vorsitzende |
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Kulturhistorische Landschaftspflege is a German association dedicated to the conservation, research and promotion of cultural-historical landscapes across Germany and Central Europe. The society engages with heritage institutions, academic centres and local communities to document, restore and interpret historical land-use patterns, historic garden sites and traditional agricultural systems. It operates at the intersection of conservation practice, regional planning and cultural studies, linking field projects with scholarly publication and policy advice.
The society emerged in the late 20th century amid debates involving Bundesrepublik Deutschland, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, Bundesamt für Naturschutz, Europäische Union, and regional bodies such as Nordrhein-Westfalen authorities, responding to transformations following the Wiedervereinigung. Early milestones included collaboration with the Deutscher Verband für Landschaftspflege, Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz, Landesdenkmalpflege Bayern and municipal partners in cities like Bonn, Berlin, Hamburg and München. Influential figures from institutions such as the Technische Universität Berlin, Universität Göttingen, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and Universität Freiburg shaped methodological frameworks, drawing on precedents from International Council on Monuments and Sites, ICOMOS and comparative models in United Kingdom, France and Poland. The organisation’s development intersected with EU programmes including LIFE Programme, European Landscape Convention initiatives and transnational projects with Österreich and Schweiz partners.
The society promotes preservation strategies linking casework at sites like the Harz, Schwäbische Alb, Spreewald, Lüneburger Heide and Oderbruch with scholarship in institutions such as Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität, Universität Köln and Universität Leipzig. It advocates for practices informed by historic documentation from archives like the Bundesarchiv, the collections of the Bayerisches Hauptstaatsarchiv and inventories maintained by Landesämter für Denkmalpflege. Core tasks include advisory roles to authorities like Landesregierung Nordrhein-Westfalen, capacity-building with organisations such as NaturStiftung David, and public outreach alongside museums like the Deutsches Historisches Museum, Museum für Naturkunde and sites managed by the Deutsche Stiftung Denkmalschutz.
Governance reflects models used by Stiftung Zukunftsfonds, Deutsche UNESCO-Kommission, and non-profits such as Bund für Umwelt und Naturschutz Deutschland and Naturschutzbund Deutschland. Leadership bodies include an executive board with representatives from universities like Technische Universität Dresden, Universität Hohenheim, research centres such as Leibniz-Gemeinschaft institutes, and stakeholders from regional NGOs including Heimatverein associations, municipal preservation offices in Düsseldorf and Stuttgart, and private foundations like Kulturstiftung der Länder. Membership integrates professionals from the Deutscher Verband für Landschaftspflege, volunteer groups active in the Bayerischer Wald, and international affiliates linked to Europa Nostra and the Council of Europe.
Field projects encompass restoration of historic terraces in the Rheinland-Pfalz vineyards, meadow management in the Allgäu, and hedgerow reestablishment in the Emsland, often partnered with universities including Universität Rostock and Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg. Activities feature workshops at heritage sites such as Sanssouci, community-led surveys in towns like Weimar and Quedlinburg, and training for caretakers working with organisations like Förderverein Klosterlandschaft and municipal bodies in Potsdam. The society has run pilot studies connected to EU projects involving Interreg cooperation with Niederlande, Tschechien and Belgien partners, and collaborated with conservation networks such as Naturfreundejugend.
Research outputs follow scholarly standards used by publishers such as Springer, Böhlau Verlag and journals including Die Kulturpflanze, Landesgeschichte and Vierteljahrshefte für Zeitgeschichte. The organisation coordinates thematic volumes with editors from Universität Mannheim, Freie Universität Berlin and Universität Tübingen, and contributes case studies to compilations involving the Max-Planck-Gesellschaft and the Deutsches Historisches Institut. It curates databases drawing on archival material from the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin, mapping projects developed with Geographisches Institut Leipzig and GIS collaborations with Leibniz-Institut für Länderkunde.
Collaborative networks include partnerships with the Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft consortia, regional offices such as Landesamt für Denkmalpflege Baden-Württemberg, and transnational ties to Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, National Trust (United Kingdom), Polish Academy of Sciences and Austrian Academy of Sciences. The society engages with EU bodies such as the European Commission and initiatives like Horizon 2020, and liaises with cultural institutions including Staatliche Museen zu Berlin and Residenz München to integrate heritage conservation within broader cultural policy forums such as those hosted by the Kulturstiftung des Bundes.
The society’s impact is assessed through benchmarks similar to awards administered by Europa Nostra Awards, German Sustainability Award, and recognition from institutions like the Bundesumweltministerium and Deutscher Naturschutzring. Project evaluation employs metrics aligned with standards used by UNESCO World Heritage Centre assessments and reporting mechanisms in European Landscape Convention monitoring, and has led to case-based commendations from bodies such as Landesdenkmalpflege Nordrhein-Westfalen and civic prizes in municipalities including Heidelberg and Freiburg im Breisgau.
Category:Kulturpflege in Deutschland Category:Naturschutzorganisationen (Deutschland)