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SEFRAK

SEFRAK is the national register of cultural heritage in the form of older buildings, and it is the primary source for finding out whether a property contains a building from before 1900 (before 1945 in parts of northern Norway). The abbreviation stands for Sekretariatet For Registrering Av Faste Kulturminne (the secretariat for the registration of fixed cultural heritage), and the survey work itself ran from 1975 to around 1995. The result is about half a million registered buildings, managed by Riksantikvaren (the Directorate for Cultural Heritage) and distributed as an open dataset through Geonorge. Each entry links a building in the matrikkel to information about age, building traditions, environmental context and assessed heritage value.

SEFRAK is not a protection register. Buildings listed in SEFRAK have no automatic legal protection status, and they are not on a par with consideration zones under the Planning and Building Act. Even so, the entry does trigger one concrete legal effect: for buildings erected before 1850, section 25 of the Cultural Heritage Act requires the municipality to send any application for demolition or substantial alteration to Riksantikvaren or the county authority at least four weeks before the application is decided, so that the cultural heritage authority can consider protection before work starts. Newer SEFRAK buildings carry no such duty, but the entry is still a clear signal to the municipality during building application processing.

Each entry has a heritage value assessment on three levels: A for high heritage value, B for medium and C for some heritage value. The assessment is advisory, not legally binding, but it is used both by the municipality's building case officers and by the city heritage officers as the basis for yellow lists of objects with heritage value. SEFRAK is also an established part of appraisal (takst) and valuation in property transactions: a SEFRAK listed building can mean both added value (authenticity, grant options) and extra work (requirements for choice of materials, longer processing times). Section 3-7 of the Sale of Property Act requires the seller to disclose such matters when buying and selling.

The dataset is no longer maintained at the same level as when the survey was running, and parts of the material are around 30 years old. Buildings that have been demolished, burnt down or moved may still appear in the register, and new entries are usually only made in connection with specific protection cases or municipal projects. Riksantikvaren still offers both public access through Kulturminnesøk and a dedicated SEFRAK portal where you can look up recorded text, photos and heritage value for each building. The relationship to the city heritage officer's yellow lists is that SEFRAK supplies the national factual basis, while the yellow lists represent the municipality's own priorities for which objects to follow up in building cases and in the zoning process.

In Placepoint, SEFRAK buildings are shown as part of the map layer Cultural heritage, and they can also be looked up in the building panel when you click a specific building in the map, so that the entry becomes visible alongside the other information from the matrikkel.

How the dataset appears in the map​

The dataset is part of the map layer Property as Cultural heritage - Askeladden WMS:

SEFRAK in Placepoint

From Placepoint's dictionary: SEFRAK

More information: Riksantikvaren: SEFRAK, Geonorge: Kulturminner - SEFRAK-bygninger, Lovdata: section 25 of the Cultural Heritage Act, Store norske leksikon: SEFRAK, Byggstart: SEFRAK-registrert bygning

English: SEFRAK is the Norwegian national survey of pre-1900 buildings of cultural-heritage interest (Norwegian-specific).

Frequently asked questions​

What is SEFRAK?​

SEFRAK is a national register of cultural heritage in the form of older buildings, mainly erected before 1900. The survey was carried out between 1975 and 1995 and is managed by Riksantikvaren.

Is a SEFRAK building automatically protected?​

No. Being listed in SEFRAK gives no automatic legal protection status. For buildings erected before 1850, however, section 25 of the Cultural Heritage Act requires the municipality to forward the demolition or alteration application to Riksantikvaren or the county authority before a decision is made, so that the cultural heritage authority can consider protection.

What do heritage values A, B and C mean?​

Riksantikvaren classifies SEFRAK buildings on three levels: A (high heritage value), B (medium) and C (some heritage value). The valuation is advisory and is used, among other things, in the city heritage officer's yellow lists.

What does a SEFRAK entry mean for a property transaction?​

A SEFRAK entry is a matter subject to disclosure under section 3-7 of the Sale of Property Act, and it affects the valuation, building applications and requirements for choice of materials during restoration.

Where do I find SEFRAK data?​

Riksantikvaren offers open access through Kulturminnesøk, and the dataset is published on Geonorge. Placepoint integrates the data in the map layer Cultural heritage and in the building panel.

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