Reconstruction and revitalization of the Castle Lipová

There is no doubt that the Czech Republic is one of the important bearers of European, and therefore world, cultural heritage. Nevertheless, a number of monuments that would be a point of pride in other countries are falling apart in our country thanks to a number of influences, baroque trusses are falling through the vaults to the ground floor, baroque parquet floors are even drowning, and castle parks are inhospitable jungles.

Fate has been relatively kind to our homeland, and both world wars spared most of the more than 40,000 rare immovable cultural monuments. We can best compare this state with, for example, neighboring Germany and the state of historical buildings there. Foreign visitors are amazed at the originals of historical buildings, and when traveling through the Czech countryside, they are also often amazed at their often desperate state and cannot understand that what failed during the war, is now succeeding successfully.

The enormous cultural wealth of Europe, the legacy of our ancestors, the rare and irreplaceable witnesses of the continuity of our national history, we are incredibly carelessly erasing from the map of our memory. Although the Czech Republic has committed itself to international treaties - e.g. signed the Convention on the Protection of the Architectural Heritage of Europe - it does not fulfill these contracts in the long term, or certainly not to the extent that it would be necessary. This reality is perceived by all interested parties, including our association in recent years.

The unique cultural potential of the Ústí Region has been growing for centuries and has always been based on the cultural connection between the Czech and German elements. Everything positive that we can present from this spirit of cooperation can also serve as the best example of cooperation in the new Europe. We try not only to show the history of this region, but we consciously create a place that enables its citizens to be actively involved in cultural events. Prague is the natural and established cultural center of our country for centuries. This is completely logical, but it in no way means that top culture should not have its natural place in the regions.

We are not only concerned with the repair and maintenance of monuments, but equally with the presentation of living culture. We are aware that culture and the protection of immovable cultural heritage in particular is an important part of the life of the region, a condition for its competitiveness and sustainable development. As an important factor in the development of competitiveness, culture and the protection of cultural heritage are linked both to the inhabitants of the region and to its visitors. It also naturally has an economic dimension – it not only needs funds, but also brings them. Cultural memory is great. As good stewards, we want to take care of its preservation and continuation. We are glad that regional and state institutions have already joined us, starting with the Ministry of Culture. It is necessary for this institution to take care not only of the state monument fund, especially of large and already famous buildings, but also of the smaller and less well-known ones that contribute to the character of our picturesque landscape. They need our attention above all, before they disappear forever. At the same time, we want to co-create a cultural space and a personal relationship with the place where people live. It is common in the civilized world that cultural events are not concentrated only in the capital and large centers. We therefore want to be an example in organizing cultural events even on the outskirts of the North Bohemian region and show that this path is the right one.

One of the public interests of the Czech Republic is the interest in its tangible cultural heritage, i.e. the historically created cultural values ​​that form part of the life environment of current and future society. An important segment of tangible cultural heritage is the monument fund, which also includes landscape compositions as part of the cultural landscape

The memorial fund, whose historical, artistic, aesthetic-emotional, utility and numerous other values ​​are by nature irreplaceable and clearly form one of the most important components of the national cultural wealth - the national cultural treasure of the Czech Republic. We want to do our little bit to ensure that this cultural treasure is not impoverished. Monuments tell not only about what was, but also a lot about the present and thus the future of the nation.