The Heritage Agency of Denmark is a body under the Danish Ministry of Culture. The Heritage Agency has the regulatory responsibility for sites and monuments, listed buildings and state-subsidised museums.
All ancient sites and monuments in Denmark are protected by law.
Denmark has approx. 120 state-owned or state-subsidised museums.
Denmark has approx. 9,000 listed buildings of national significance.
Cultural heritage must be protected in the local planning.
Denmark has three sites on the UNESCO World Heritage List, and Greenland, which is part of the Kingdom of Denmark, has one site on the List.