KULTÚRNE DEDIČSTVO V MESTSKOM PROSTREDÍ (IDENTIFIKÁCIA, NE/UCHOVÁVANIE, PREZENTÁCIA)

The study deals with the issue of cultural heritage in urban environment in the post-socialist period. It results from the theoretical concept of deindustrialization. The study indicates that the end of the industrialization era left dysfunctional industrial and warehouse buildings (brownfields) in cities – in the periphery and central parts, too. Those are in the centres of attention of developers. However, some examples from abroad signify that it is possible to recover those objects and use in tourism as the cultural heritage. The study shows the negative example of Medený Hámor in Banská Bystrica one of the most important technical heritages of Europe and world as well.