The cultural heritage of Slovakia is protected and promoted in accordance with the Law on the protection of monuments and historic sites (2002).^[1][2] Article 2 defines monuments and historic sites as those movable and immovable cultural properties that have been declared as national Cultural Heritage Monuments (Slovak: Národná kultúrna pamiatka (NKP)).^[1] Cultural Heritage Monuments are declared by the Ministry of Culture after proposal by the Monuments Board (Article 15).^[1] A central register is kept by the Monuments Board, comprising a register of (1) movable cultural heritage monuments; (2) immovable cultural heritage monuments (Register nehnuteľných NKP); (3) protected historic reserves (Register Pamiatkových rezervácií); (4) protected historic zones (Register Pamiatkových zón) (Article 22).^[1] As of 31 December 2010, 14,818 cultural monuments have been declared.^[3] In addition, as of January 2003, 2,828 town reserves and 757 folk architecture reserves have been declared.^[4]