Susanne Hauer (OWHC)

│ Planning and Building Division | World Heritage Management │

The OWHC and the Regional Secretariat North West Europe

Susanne Hauer, Project Manager, World Heritage Coordination City of Regensburg

Agenda

I. About Regensburg & World Heritage >> 4

II. About OWHC >> 16

III. Objectives and Working Fields of the Regional Secretariat >> 29

Seite 2 Irgendwann im Januar World Heritage Old Town of Regensburg with Stadtamhof RVI /61/WE

Regensburg’s Approach to an Integrated Management Plan

The City of Regensburg

Location: Federal Republic of Germany, Land: Bavaria/ At the northernmost point of the River Danube

Other World Heritage Sites in Bavaria: Würzburger Residenz und Hofgarten (seit 1981); Wallfahrtskirche Die
Wies (seit 1983), Altstadt von Bamberg (seit 1993); Grenzen des Römischen Reiches: Obergermanisch-raetischer
Limes (seit 2005); Altstadt von Regensburg mit Stadtamhof (seit 2006).


I. World Heritage Site

Boundaries of
Heritage zone

Old Stone
Bridge

Visitor´s Center
Old Town Hall

Cathedral

Thurn &
Taxis castle

4

I. Characteristics
In 2006 July 13th the Old Town of Regensburg with Stadtamhof has
been inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List

•Regensburg is the 32nd UNESCO World Heritage site in Germany

•The whole ensemble is about 183 hectares in size and includes
almost 1000 monuments. “Additional protection zone”: 776 hectares.

•Approximately 15.000 people live in Regensburg’s historic city centre

•Total area in historic city centre: approx. 80.000 sqm

24. November 2007
Inscription document was
committed at
24th. November 2007

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I. Heritage because…

>> Criterion (ii)
Interchange of human values
The architecture of Regensburg represents the city's
role as a medieval trading centre and its influence in
the region north of the Alps.

Regensburg was an important transition point on continental trade routes to Italy, Bohemia, Russia
and Byzantium. It also had multiple connections with the transcontinental Silk Roads.

As such, the city exhibits an important interchange of cultural and architectural influences, which have
shaped its urban landscape.



Criterion (iii)
>>
exceptional testimony to cultural
tradition
The Old Town of Regensburg bears an exceptional
testimony to cultural traditions especially in the Holy
Roman Empire .

In the 12th century Regensburg was an Imperial Free City and hosted
assemblies of the Empire.

Regensburg also significantly contributed to more recent European history being the seat of the
Imperial Diet from the 1663 to 1806.

As a testimony to these functions, there are the remains of two imperial palatine palaces from the
9th century, and a large number of other well preserved historic buildings, which are testimony to
the wealth and political importance of the community.


>> Criterion (iv)
outstanding example

The Old Town of Regensburg is an outstanding example
of a central-European medieval trading town, which has
well preserved its historical stages of development.

The Old Town is an exceptional illustration to the development of commerce particularly from the
11th to 14th centuries.


I. About Regensburg & World Heritage


I.Application

>> 1989
constant efforts to become World Heritage

2002
Submission of letter of application

2004/05
Necessary supplements were added to application

2005
Conference of the World Heritage Committee consults on application

July 2006
The Old Town of Regensburg with Stadtamhof has been inscribed on the
UNESCO World Heritage List

Urheber: Stolz-Luftbild Regensburg, 2005

I. World Heritage Site

Boundaries of
Heritage zone

Old Stone
Bridge

Visitor´s Center
Old Town Hall

Cathedral

Thurn &
Taxis castle

4

II. About OWHC


What is OWHC? - Introduction

• The Organization of World Heritage Cities (OWHC) was founded on
September 8, 1993 in Fez, Morocco.

• The Organization is composed of 238 cities in which are located sites included
on the UNESCO World Heritage List. These 238 World Heritage Cities have a
combined population of over 130 million.

• Within the Organization, these cities are represented by their Mayors with the
active participation of their heritage management specialists.

• The OWHC's headquarters are located in Québec City, which hosted the First
International Symposium of World Heritage Cities in July 1991.


What is OWHC? - Objectives

• favor the implementation of the World Heritage Convention,

• encourage co-operation and the exchange of information and expertise on
matters of conservation and management

• develop a sense of solidarity among its member cities.

• OWHC organizes World Congresses, conferences, seminars and workshops
dealing with the challenges to be met in the realm of management and
strategies pertaining to the preservation and development of historic cities.


What is OWHC? – Structure

The General Secretariat is
Secretary
General Denis directed by the Secretary
Ricard General, appointed by the
General Assembly, who
oversees the execution of
mandates adopted by the
members, the day-to-day
administration of the
Organization, personnel
management and hiring

Certain Percentage of the city´s
product (affordable for smaller
cities)



The members of the Board of Directors

Mr. Harry Brinkman Mr. Eduardo Rivera
Mayor of Beemster (Netherlands) and Mayor of Puebla (Mexico)
President of the OWHC Vice-President of the OWHC

Mr. Jorge Castro Munoz Mr. Augusto Barerra
Mayor of Valparaíso (Chile) Mayor of Quito (Ecuador)
Vice-President of the OWHC and Treasurer Vice-President of the OWHC

Mr. Alain Juppé M. Fernando Roboredo Seara
Mayor of Bordeaux (France) Mayor of Sintra (Portugal)
Vice-President of the OWHC Vice-president of the OWHC

Mr. José Antonio Nieto Ballesteros M. Michael Häupl
Mayor of Cordoba (Spain) Mayor of Vienna (Austria)
Vice-President of the OWHC Vice-president of the OWHC

In accordance with the General By Laws, the Secretary General, Mr. Denis Ricard,
attends meetings of the Board of Directors without being entitled to vote


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Seven Regional Secretariats


III. The Regional Secretariat North-West Europe



The Role of the Regional Secretariats
The Regional Secretariats play an important role in the OWHC structure and processes: They

•serve as a link between the member cities of their particular region and the General
Secretariat;
•assist the General Secretariat in producing documents intended for members, data collection
and the organization of relevant events;
•represent, when necessary, the General Secretariat at events in which the latter is invited to
participate;
•organize in their regions activities intended to promote the Organization‘s values and
objectives;



Member Cities
Bamberg, Germany Potsdam, Germany

Bath, United Kingdom Quedlinburg, Germany

Beemster, Netherlands Rauma, Finland

Bergen. Norway Regensburg, Germany

Berlin, Germany Røros, Norway

Bern, Switzerland Stralsund, Germany

Bremen, Germany Visby, Sweden

Brugge, Belgium Weimar, Germany

Edinburgh, United Kingdom Wismar, Germany

Goslar, Germany Wien, Austria

Karlskrona, Sweden

Liverpool, United Kingdom
plus:
Lübeck, Germany
Warsaw, Salzburg, Cesky
Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Krumlov



Application
• Regensburg applied for the Secretariat during a preliminary
meeting on September the 30th 2011.

• On 21st of November the OWHC´s Board of Directors
decided to entrust the City of Regensburg with the
management of the Regional Secretariat North West Europe.

• The Working Programme which refers to the application
paper was appreciated by the member cities in March 2012.

• The working Programme will be specified at the Regional
Conference in Beemster from 12th -14th of September 2012.



Working Programme



Next Steps

• Next Edition Newsletter
• Beemster Regional
Conference
• Exhibition and
Publication


Thank you!

Any Questions ?

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welterbe@regensburg.de
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Susanne Hauer (OWHC)

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