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Frontiers of the Roman Empire – Ripa Pannonica in Hungary (RPH) Nomination statement
Contents
1. Identification of the Property. ..................................................... 7
Brief Summary .................................................................. 8
Summary of Universal Value ....................................................... 8
Latitude and Longitude, or UTM Coordinates: ......................................... 9
1.a Country .................................................................... 9
1.b State, Province or Region ..................................................... 9
1.c Name of Property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
1.d Geographical Coordinates .................................................... 15
1.e Maps and Plans, Showing the Boundaries of the Nominated Property and the Buffer Zone .. 21
1.f Area of Nominated Property (ha.) and Proposed Buffer Zone (ha.). ..................... 21
2. Description .................................................................. 27
2.a Description of Property ...................................................... 27
2.a.1 The Danube Valley in Hungary – An Introduction to the Site .................... 27
2.a.2 Description of Property ................................................. 29
2.b History and Development .................................................... 31
2.b.1 Historical Summary .................................................... 31
2.b.2 The Subsequent Survival of the Ripa Pannonica ............................... 34
2.b.3 The Description and Development of the Ripa Pannonica. ....................... 35
3. Justification for inscription ...................................................... 43
3.a Criteria Under Which Inscription is Proposed (and justification for inscription
under these criteria). ........................................................ 43
3.b Proposed Statement of Outstanding Universal Value ................................ 47
3.b.1 Outstanding Universal Value ............................................. 47
3.b.2 Outstanding Archaeological Value ......................................... 49
3.c Comparative Analysis. ....................................................... 51
3.d Integrity and/or Authenticity .................................................. 52
4. State of Conservation and Factors Affecting the Property ............................... 55
4.a Present State of Conservation. ................................................. 55
4.a.1 Present State of Conservation of Individual Sites. .............................. 55
4.a.2 Legal Framework for Protection ........................................... 60
4.b Factors Affecting the Property ................................................. 61
(i) Development Pressures, Encroachment, Agriculture, Mining ....................... 61
(ii) Environmental Pressures, Pollution, Climate Change. ............................ 62
(iii) Natural Disasters (earthquakes, floods, fires). .................................. 63
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