Heimatpfleger Test PAge

Heritage custodians are mostly volunteers and officially appointed persons who are involved in heritage preservation and similar areas in their area of responsibility. They advise and support districts and independent towns, municipalities, museums, associations, schools, churches and private individuals. They can be members of specialist committees of public administrations and often run a heritage association themselves. The term "Heimatpfleger" was established by Otto Merkt.

A general distinction is made between full-time district heritage officers and honorary district heritage officers, town or local heritage officers. The respective guidelines for local historians differ depending on the federal state.