This paper research and describes the forms of records and protection of cultural heritage of the city of Split conducted by the Conservation Department of the Ministry of Culture and Media of the Republic of Croatia. The theoretical part of the paper defines cultural heritage and types of cultural heritage, including material and non-material cultural heritage. In addition, the paper describes the purpose and manner of listing cultural heritage in the Register of Cultural heritage of the Republic of Croatia. Examples of protected cultural heritage in Croatia, especially in the city of Split, are described and cited in particular. The research conducted in this paper seeks to show the ways in which cultural heritage is protected and recorded in the Republic of Croatia, on the example of the records of cultural heritage of the city of Split. The research was conducted using the method of an interview, conducted online with a representative of the Conservation Department of the Ministry of culture and Media of the Republic of Croatia in Split.