Financial aid for small monuments in the Steinfurt district in 2025!

Financial aid for small monuments in the Steinfurt district in 2025!

In the Steinfurt district there will be attractive funding opportunities for owners of small monuments in 2025. This support aims to secure the structural substance of monuments such as chapels, wayside shrines and boundary stones. How Press service reported, up to 4,000 euros can be applied for for renovation or maintenance measures. The “Preserve Small Monuments” funding program was launched to promote the region’s cultural heritage and actively support the preservation of small monuments.

The funding pot is well filled: The Steinfurt district will cover up to 50 percent of the total costs, up to a maximum of 2,000 euros, while the state of North Rhine-Westphalia will also contribute up to 2,000 euros. Applications for funding can be sent digitally by email to the district's higher monument authority. It is important to include a monument permit and a company offer.

Exemplary renovation projects

A current example of the successful implementation of this funding is the path chapel in Altenberge, where roofing and carpentry work was recently carried out. Such projects highlight how important it is to preserve these historic buildings - not only for aesthetic reasons, but also to preserve the region's cultural heritage.

The initiators of the program are aware of the importance of the small monuments. The local clubs and institutions, such as the Monument Preservation Werkhof e.V., are actively working on the reuse of historical building materials and the preservation of old buildings. The Werkhof specializes in the recovery and processing of intact historical building materials in order to take ecological, monument preservation and social concerns into account during restoration.

Strengthen monument protection nationwide

The importance of monument protection is also repeatedly emphasized at a supra-regional level. The initiative Minister of State for Culture emphasizes that funds from special programs not only benefit medium-sized construction and craft businesses, but are also distributed throughout Germany. These funding projects are crucial to preserving the cultural landscape and creating the necessary financial scope for various renovation measures. Despite the restrictions currently in force when applying for programs, the topic of monument protection remains highly popular.

For all owners of small monuments in the Steinfurt district, 2025 is a promising year. It is important to use the opportunity to preserve valuable witnesses to history and give them a new life.