With the intervention and principled position of the Zolochiv District Prosecutor’s Office, the municipal institution concluded a protection agreement for the cultural heritage site.
We are talking about the archaeological monument of national importance of the VIII-XIII centuries – the “Settlement of the Chronicle City of Plisnesk”, which is an integral part of the complex of archaeological monuments of the Ancient Plisnesk Historical and Cultural Reserve (Zolochiv district) and a unique monument of the early medieval period.
Many years of archaeological research have shown that the site was originally a settlement of Trypillian culture, and later a settlement of the Scythian period.
The chronicle settlement of Plisnesk is one of the largest ancient Russian settlements in terms of territory and complexity of the defence system, which skilfully combined elements of natural relief with the construction of artificial fortifications.
It has been established that the archaeological site was registered with the state in 1965. In order to preserve and rationally use the monument, a municipal institution was established, which is authorised, in particular, to take measures to protect and preserve the objects of the historical and cultural reserve.
However, within 3 years from the date of approval of the boundaries and regime of use of the territory and protection zones of the historical and cultural reserve, the authorised body failed to enter into a protection agreement with the Department of Architecture and Urban Development of the Lviv Regional State Administration.
Due to the failure to conclude a protection agreement, the objects located on the territory of the reserve are effectively deprived of proper legal protection and are at risk of destruction or distortion.
The preservation of cultural heritage sites, including archaeological monuments, is one of the priority tasks and responsibilities of state authorities and local governments.
The identification and protection of cultural heritage sites is of significant public interest, as it is an important area of the state’s humanitarian policy, where the state’s involvement is the greatest and its responsibility the highest.
The aforementioned violations were the reason for the prosecutors of the Zolochiv District Prosecutor’s Office to file a lawsuit.
During the consideration of the claim, the defendants in the case eliminated the violations of monument protection legislation by concluding a protection agreement with the Department of the Lviv Regional State Administration.
The Department of Information Policy
of the Lviv Regional Prosecutor’s Office