B - Schloss Schwetzingen

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A) Joint Mission Statement
A - 1.
Extent of Site; Aim of Plan
The management plan is a joint initiative of
the State of Baden-Württemberg and the town
of Schwetzingen as part of the proposed nomination
of ‘Schwetzingen: A Prince Elector’s
Summer Residence’ (comprising the palace
gardens, the palace, and parts of the town of
Schwetzingen) for inscription on the UNESCO
World Heritage List.
The plan applies to the property proposed for
nomination and the surrounding buffer zone
(see annexed map /see map in Appendix X).
Its aim is to establish guidelines for sustainable
action and bring together the existing
plans of diverse authorities into one common
vision.
A - 2.
Management Philosophy
I) The undersigned affirm their joint responsibility
for the material and non-material heritage
entrusted to their care.
II) The authorities involved in the management
of the Schwetzingen World Heritage
property commit themselves to according
priority in all their plans and measures to the
preservation and care of the historic site in its
existing form.
III) All decisions are based on internationally
recognised and proven standards, in particular
those laid down by the Venice Charter (“for
the conservation and restoration of monuments
and sites”, ICOMOS 1964), the Florence
Charter (“on the preservation of historic
gardens”, ICOMOS 1982), the Nara Document
on Authenticity (UNESCO, ICOMOS, ICCROM
1994) and the International Cultural Tourism
Charter (“Managing Tourism at Places of
Heritage Significance”, ICOMOS 1999).
IV) All work carried out in connection with
the heritage site specified in the nomination
is designed to protect the gardens, palace and
town as a historically correct source of information
on historical form, style, materials, use
and function, on the traditions and techniques
of crafts and trades, and as a source of emotional
values.
V) It is the express aim of all involved to promote
sustainable, high-quality tourism and to
communicate the cultural value and significance
of the site to the people of Schwetzingen,
to the inhabitants of the region and to the
site’s visitors.
Signatories:
Ernst Pfister
Minister for Trade and Commerce of the State
of Baden-Württemberg
Willi Stächele
Minister for Finance of the State of Baden-
Württemberg
Dr. René Pöltl
Mayor of Schwetzingen
A - 3.
Management Authorities
State responsibility for the joint management
of “Schwetzingen: A Prince Elector’s Summer
Residence” lies with the Ministry of Trade and
Commerce in its capacity as Baden-Württemberg’s
highest authority for monument protection,
and with Baden-Württemberg’s Ministry
of Finance in its capacity as owner of the palace
and gardens. Municipal responsibility for
joint management lies with Schwetzingen’s
Mayor. The Ministry of Finance of Baden-
Württemberg is financially liable for the
palace and gardens, and the town of Schwetzingen
bears financial liability for the other