Westerwaldkreis Monument Zones: Historical Parks and Gardens

Cultural monuments and monument zones from the official list for the Westerwaldkreis district in Germany. The dataset specifically includes historical parks, gardens, and cemeteries designated as independent works of horticultural art. It is provided by the Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie and was last updated on February 2, 2026.

Use Cases

• Map the distribution of protected historical gardens based on monument zone designations.
• Analyze the spatial relationship between different types of cultural monuments within the Westerwaldkreis.
• Identify and study independent works of horticultural art listed as protected sites.
• Support regional planning and heritage conservation efforts using geospatial monument data.

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie.
• Focuses on a specific, culturally significant category: historical parks and gardens as works of art.
• Last updated date is explicitly provided as 2026-02-02.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie

Freshness

Last updated 2026-02-02 00:00:00; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Westerwaldkreis district, Germany