Sites of Memory - memory of the site, defining and rules of protection in Lodz planning documents

Some places hold our collective memory in a particular way, they are a material carrier of our history and identity. One of the possibilities of the protection and exposure of such places are the arrangements of planning documents. They reveal not only memorial sites of national rank but also others. The categorization of memory places is also important from the point of view of their protection. In Lodz, the currently developed study document highlights: 1) places of battles and martyrdom, 2) graves and war graves, 3) monuments and stone obelisks, 4) cemeteries (including forgotten cemeteries), 5) demolished synagogues, 6) memorial plaques.
Sites of Memory are a difficult, multi-threaded subject, often affecting delicate issues, such as human feelings, memory, these are also places with which they bind painful and sad memories. All the more, we need to point out the need for great care and diligence at every stage of their recognition, defining or formulating the principles of protection or allowing for any transformation. Passing the memory of the place through the preservation of Sites of Memory is a huge collective responsibility and a challenge.