List of World Heritage Sites in Europe
Information about List of World Heritage Sites in Europe
This is a list of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Europe.
Sites marked with an asterisk (*) are also included on the List of World Heritage Sites in danger.
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Note: this list includes sites in the British overseas territories
Sites marked with an asterisk (*) are also included on the List of World Heritage Sites in danger.
Transboundary sites
- Belfries of Belgium and France — shared between Belgium (mostly for the former Belfries of Flanders and Wallonia) and France. Besides civic belfries, or buildings such as city halls that rather obviously may serve a similar purpose, the list includes: Cathedral of Our Lady [Notre-Dame], Antwerp; St. Rumbolds Tower, Mechelen; St. Leonard Church, Zoutleeuw — all three in Flanders, Belgium.
- Belovezhskaya Pushcha National Park/Białowieża Forest (1979, 1992) — shared between Belarus and Poland
- Caves of the Aggtelek and Slovenskı kras (Slovak Karst) (1995, 2000) — shared between Hungary and Slovakia
- Cultural Landscape of Fertõ/Neusiedlersee (2001) — shared between Austria and Hungary
- Curonian Spit — shared between Lithuania and the Russian Federation
- Frontiers of the Roman Empire: Upper German & Rhaetian Limes and Hadrian's Wall — shared between Germany and the United Kingdom [ref. whc.unesco.org ID 430bis
- High Coast and Kvarken Archipelago — shared between Sweden and Finland
- Historic Centre of Rome, the Properties of the Holy See in that City Enjoying Extraterritorial Rights (Vatican City) and Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls — shared between the Holy See and Italy
- Muskauer Park/Park Muzakowski on both sides of the Nysa River — shared between Germany and Poland
- Pyrénées/Pirineos: Monte Perdido/Mont Perdu (1997, 1999) — shared between France and Spain
- Struve Geodetic Arc (2005) — shared between Belarus, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Norway, Sweden, the Russian Federation and Ukraine
Sites per country
Albania
- Butrint (1992, 1999)
- Museum-City of Gjirokastra (2005)
- Museum-City of Berat (2006)
Andorra
- Madriu-Claror-Perafita Valley (2004, 2006)
Armenia
- Monasteries of Haghpat and Sanahin (1996, 2000)
- Cathedral and Churches of Echmiatsin and the Archaeological Site of Zvartnots (2000)
- Monastery of Geghard and the Upper Azat Valley (2000)
Austria
- Historic Centre of the City of Salzburg (1996)
- Palace and Gardens of Schönbrunn (1996)
- Hallstatt–Dachstein Salzkammergut Cultural Landscape (1997)
- Semmering Railway (1998)
- Historic Centre of Graz (1999)
- Wachau Cultural Landscape (2000)
- Cultural Landscape of Fertõ/Neusiedlersee (2001) — transboundary property, shared with Hungary
- Historic Centre of Vienna (2001)
Azerbaijan
- Walled City of Baku with the Shirvanshah's Palace and Maiden Tower
- Gobustan Rock Art Cultural Landscape
Belarus
- Belovezhskaya Pushcha National Park (1979, 1992) — transboundary property, shared with Poland where it is known as Białowieża Forest
- Mir Castle Complex (2000)
- Architectural, Residential and Cultural Complex of the Radziwill Family at Nesvizh (2005)
- Struve Geodetic Arc (2005) — transboundary property, shared with Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Norway, Sweden, the Russian Federation and Ukraine
Belgium
| Flemish Beguinages [ref. [1] | 1998 | |
| Grand Place / Grote Markt, Brussels | 1998 | |
| The Four Lifts on the Canal du Centre and their Environs, La Louvière and Le Roeulx (Hainaut) | 1998 | |
| Belfries of Belgium and France, including the former Belfries of Flanders and Wallonia, since 2005 a transboundary property shared with France. Besides civic belfries, or buildings such as city halls that rather obviously may serve a similar purpose, the list includes: Cathedral of Our Lady [Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekathedraal], Antwerp; St. Rumbolds Tower, Mechelen; St. Leonard Church, Zoutleeuw — all three in Flanders, Belgium | 1999, 2005 | |
| Historic Centre of Bruges | 2000 | |
| Major Town Houses of Victor Horta in Brussels (Hôtel Tassel, Hôtel Solvay, Hôtel van Eetvelde, and Maison & Atelier Horta) | 2000 | |
| Neolithic Flint Mines at Spiennes, Mons | 2000 | |
| Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai | 2000 | |
| Plantin-Moretus House–Workshops–Museum Complex | 2000 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina
| Old Bridge Area of the Old City of Mostar | 2005 | |
| Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge in Višegrad | 2007 |
Bulgaria
- Boyana Church (1979)
- Madara Rider (1979)
- Rock-hewn Churches of Ivanovo (1979)
- Thracian Tomb of Kazanlak (1979)
- Ancient City of Nesebar (1983)
- Pirin National Park (1983)
- Rila Monastery (1983)
- Srebarna Nature Reserve (1983)
- Thracian tomb of Sveshtari (1985)
Croatia
| Historic Complex of Split with the Palace of Diocletian | 1979 | |
| Old City of Dubrovnik | 1979, 1998 | |
| Plitvice Lakes National Park | 1979 | |
| Episcopal Complex of the Euphrasian Basilica in the Historic Centre of Poreč | 1997 | |
| Historic City of Trogir | 1997 | |
| Cathedral of St. James in Šibenik | 2000 |
Cyprus
| Choirokoitia | 1998 | |
| Paphos | 1980 | |
| Painted Churches in the Troodos Region | (1985, 2001) |
Czech Republic
- Historic Centre of Českı Krumlov (1992)
- Historic Centre of Prague (1992)
- Historic Centre of Telč (1992)
- Pilgrimage Church of Saint John of Nepomuk at Zelená Hora (1994)
- Kutná Hora: Historical Town Centre (1995)
- Lednice–Valtice Cultural Landscape (1996)
- Gardens and Castle at Kroměříž (1998)
- Holašovice Historical Village Reservation (1998)
- Litomyšl Castle (2000)
- Holy Trinity Column in Olomouc (2000)
- Villa Tugendhat in Brno (2001)
- Jewish Quarter and St Procopius' Basilica in Třebíč (2003)
Denmark
- Jelling Runic Stones, mounds and church (1994)
- Roskilde Cathedral (1995)
- Kronborg Castle (2000)
- Ilulissat Icefjord, Greenland (2004)
Estonia
- Historic Centre (Old Town) of Tallinn (1997)
- Struve Geodetic Arc (2005) — transboundary property, shared with Belarus, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Norway, Sweden, the Russian Federation and Ukraine
Finland
- Fortress of Suomenlinna, near Helsinki (1991)
- Old Rauma, the wooden city centre of Rauma (1991)
- Petäjävesi Old Church (1994)
- Verla Groundwood and Board Mill in Jaala (1996)
- Bronze Age Burial Site of Sammallahdenmäki, in Lappi (1999)
- High Coast and Kvarken Archipelago — transboundary property, shared with Sweden (2000, 2006)
- Struve Geodetic Arc (2005) — transboundary property, shared with Belarus, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Norway, Sweden, the Russian Federation and Ukraine
France
- Chartres Cathedral (1979)
- Decorated Grottoes of the Vézère Valley (1979)
- Mont Saint Michel and its Bay (1979)
- Château and Park of Versailles (1979)
- Vézelay, Church and Hill (1979)
- Cathedral of Amiens (1981)
- Cistercian Abbey of Fontenay (1981)
- Palace and Park of Fontainebleau (1981)
- Roman and Romanesque Monuments of Arles (1981)
- Roman Theatre and its Surroundings and the Triumphal Arch of Orange (1981)
- Royal Saltworks at Arc-et-Senans (1982)
- Cape Girolata, Cape Porto, Scandola Nature Reserve and the Piana Calanches, Corsica (1983)
- Church of Saint-Savin sur Gartempe (1983)
- Place Stanislas, Place de la Carrière, and Place d'Alliance in Nancy (1983)
- Pont du Gard, Roman Aqueduct (1985)
- Strasbourg–Grande Île (1988)
- Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Former Abbey of Saint-Remi and Palace of Tau, Reims (1991)
- Paris, Banks of the Seine (1991)
- Bourges Cathedral (1992)
- Historic Centre of Avignon (1995)
- Canal du Midi (1996)
- Historic Fortified City of Carcassonne (1997)
- Pyrénées: Mont Perdu (1997, 1999) — transboundary property, shared with Spain
- Historic Site of Lyon (1998)
- Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France (1998)
- Jurisdiction of Saint-Emilion (1999)
- The Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes-sur-Loire (2000)
- Provins, Town of Mediæval Fairs (2001)
- Belfries of Belgium and France — transboundary property (2005), shared with Belgium especially for the former Belfries of Flanders and Wallonia (1999)
- Le Havre, the City rebuilt by Auguste Perret (2005)
- City of Bordeaux (2007)
Georgia
- Bagrati Cathedral in Kutaisi and Gelati Monastery
- Historical Monuments of Mtskheta
- Upper Svaneti
Germany
- Aachen Cathedral
- Abbey and Altenmünster of Lorsch
- Bauhaus and its sites in Weimar and Dessau — see Bauhaus Weimar and Bauhaus Dessau
- Castles of Augustusburg and Falkenlust in Brühl (Rhineland)
- Classical Weimar
- Collegiate Church, Castle and old Town of Quedlinburg
- Cologne Cathedral
- Dresden Elbe Valley*
- Frontiers of the Roman Empire: Upper German & Rhaetian Limes — transboundary property, shared with the United Kingdom: Hadrian's Wall
- Garden Kingdom of Dessau-Wörlitz
- Hanseatic City of Lübeck
- Historic Centres of Stralsund and Wismar
- Luther Memorials in Eisleben and Wittenberg
- Maulbronn Monastery Complex
- Messel Pit Fossil site
- Mines of Rammelsberg and Historic Town of Goslar
- Monastic Island of Reichenau
- Museum Island (Museumsinsel), Berlin
- Muskauer Park on both sides of the Neisse River — transboundary property, shared with Poland where it is known as Park Muzakowski
- Old Town of Regensburg with Stadtamhof
- Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin (including Schloß Sanssouci)
- Pilgrimage Church of Wies
- Roman Monuments, Cathedral of St. Peter and Church of Our Lady in Trier
- Speyer Cathedral
- St. Mary's Cathedral and St. Michael's Church at Hildesheim
- Town Hall and Roland on the Marketplace of Bremen
- Town of Bamberg
- Upper Middle Rhine Valley, the Rhine Gorge
- Völklingen Ironworks
- Wartburg Castle
- Würzburg Residence, with the Court Gardens and Residence Square
- Zeche Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex in Essen
Greece
| Temple of Apollo at Bassae | 1986 | |
| Acropolis, Athens | 1987 | |
| Archaeological Site of Delphi | 1987 | |
| Archaeological Site of Epidaurus | 1988 | |
| Medieval City of Rhodes | 1988 | |
| Meteora | 1988 | |
| Mount Athos | 1988 | |
| Palaeochristian and Byzantine Monuments of Thessaloniki | 1988 | |
| Archaeological Site of Olympia | 1989 | |
| Mystras | 1989 | |
| Island of Delos | 1990 | |
| Monasteries of Daphni, Monastery of Hosios Loukas and Nea Moni of Chios | 1990 | |
| Pythagoreion and Heraion of Samos | 1992 | |
| Archaeological Site of Vergina | 1996 | |
| Archaeological Sites of Mycenae and Tiryns | 1999 | |
| Historic Centre (Chorá) with the Monastery of Saint John the Theologian and the Cave of the Apocalypse on the Island of Pátmos | 1999 | |
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Holy See
- Historic Centre of Rome, the Properties of the Holy See in Rome Enjoying Extraterritorial Rights and Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls (1980, 1990) — transboundary property, shared with Italy.
- Vatican City (1984)
Hungary
- Budapest, including the Banks of the Danube, the Buda Castle Quarter, the Andrássy Avenue and the Millennium Underground (1987, 2002)
- Hollókő (1987)
- Caves of the Aggtelek and Slovenskı kras (Slovak Karst) (1995, 2000) — transboundary property, shared with Slovakia
- Millenary Benedictine Monastery of Pannonhalma and its Natural Environment (1996)
- Hortobágy National Park — the Puszta (1999)
- Early Christian Necropolis of Pécs (Sopianæ) (2000)
- Cultural Landscape of Fertõ/Neusiedlersee (2001) — transboundary property, shared with Austria
- Tokaj Wine Region Cultural Landscape (2002)
Iceland
- Şingvellir National Park (2004)
Republic of Ireland
- Archaeological Ensemble of Newgrange (1993)
- Skellig Michael (1996)
Italy
- 18th Century Royal Palace at Caserta with the Park, the Aqueduct of Vanvitelli and the San Leucio Complex
- Archæological Area and the Patriarchal Basilica of Aquileia
- Archæological Area of Agrigento
- Archæological Areas of Pompeii, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata
- Assisi, the Basilica of San Francesco d'Assisi and other Franciscan Sites
- Botanical Garden (Orto Botanico), Padua
- Castel del Monte, Andria (Bari)
- Cathedral, Torre Civica and Piazza Grande, Modena
- Church and Dominican Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie with "The Last Supper" by Leonardo da Vinci
- Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park with the Archæological sites of Pæstum and Velia, and the Certosa di Padula
- City of Verona
- City of Vicenza and the Palladian Villas of the Veneto
- Costiera Amalfitana
- Crespi d'Adda
- Early Christian Monuments of Ravenna
- Etruscan Necropolises of Cerveteri and Tarquinia
- Ferrara, City of the Renaissance and its Po Delta
- Genoa: Le Strade Nuove and the system of the Palazzi dei Rolli
- Historic Centre of the City of Pienza
- Historic Centre of Florence
- Historic Centre of Naples
- Historic Centre of Rome, the Properties of the Holy See in that City Enjoying Extraterritorial Rights, and Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls (1980, 1990) — transboundary property, shared with the Holy See
- Historic Centre of San Gimignano
- Historic Centre of Siena
- Historic Centre of Urbino
- I Sassi di Matera
- Isole Eolie (Aeolian Islands)
- Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto, south-eastern Sicily
- Piazza del Duomo, Pisa
- Portovenere, Cinque Terre, and their Islands (Palmaria, Tino and Tinetto)
- Residences of the Royal House of Savoy (Turin and its province)
- Rock Drawings in Valcamonica
- Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy
- Su Nuraxi di Barumini
- Syracuse and the Rocky Necropolis of Pantalica
- The trulli of Alberobello (Bari)
- Val d'Orcia
- Venice and its Lagoon
- Villa Adriana (Tivoli)
- Villa Romana del Casale
- Villa d'Este, (Tivoli)
Latvia
- Historic Centre of Riga (1997)
- Struve Geodetic Arc (2005) — transboundary property, shared with Belarus, Estonia, Finland, Lithuania, Moldova, Norway, Sweden, the Russian Federation and Ukraine
Lithuania
- Vilnius Historic Centre (Old Town) (1994)
- Curonian Spit (2000) — transboundary property, shared with the Russian Federation
- Kernavė Archeological Site (Cultural Reserve of Kernavė) (2004)
- Struve Geodetic Arc (2005) — transboundary property, shared with Belarus, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Moldova, Norway, Sweden, the Russian Federation and Ukraine
Luxembourg
- City of Luxembourg: its Old Quarters and Fortifications (1994)
Republic of Macedonia
Malta
- City of Valletta (1980)
- Hypogeum of Ħal-Saflieni (1980)
- Megalithic Temples of Malta: Ġgantija, Ħaġar Qim, Mnajdra, and Tarxien Temples (1980, 1992)
Moldova
- Struve Geodetic Arc (2005) — transboundary property, shared with Belarus, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Sweden, the Russian Federation and Ukraine
Montenegro
- Natural and Culturo-Historical Region of Kotor (1979)
- Durmitor National Park (1980, 2005)
The Netherlands
Note: this list includes a site in the Netherlands Antilles- Schokland and Surroundings — in Noordoostpolder (1995)
- Defence Line of Amsterdam — a ring of forts and land that could be flooded around Amsterdam (1996)
- Historic Area of Willemstad, Inner City and Harbour, Netherlands Antilles (1997)
- Mill Network at Kinderdijk–Elshout — in Nieuw-Lekkerland (1997)
- Ir.D.F. Woudagemaal (D.F. Wouda Steam Pumping Station), Lemmer — in Lemsterland (1998)
- Droogmakerij de Beemster (Beemster Polder) (1999)
- Rietveld Schröderhuis (Rietveld Schröder House), Utrecht (2000)
Norway
- Bryggen (1979)
- Urnes Stave Church (1980)
- Røros (1980)
- Rock Drawings at Alta (1985)
- Vegaøyan — the Vega Archipelago (2004)
- Struve Geodetic Arc (2005) — transboundary property, shared with Belarus, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Sweden, the Russian Federation and Ukraine
- West Norwegian Fjords - Geirangerfjord and Nærøyfjord (2005)
Poland
- For more details on this topic, see World Heritage Sites in Poland.
- Kraków's Historical Centre (1978)
- Wieliczka Salt Mine (1978)
- Former Nazi German Concentration Camp Auschwitz-Birkenau, near Oświęcim (1979)
- Białowieża Forest (1979, 1992) — transboundary property, shared with Belarus where it is known as Belovezhskaya Pushcha National Park
- Historical Centre of Warsaw (1980)
- Old City of Zamość (1992)
- Castle of the Teutonic Order in Malbork (1997)
- Medieval Town of Toruń (1997)
- Kalwaria Zebrzydowska: the Mannerist Architectural and Park Landscape Complex and Pilgrimage Park (1999)
- Churches of Peace in Jawor and Świdnica (2001)
- Wooden Churches of Southern Little Poland (2003)
- Park Mużakowski on both sides of the Nysa River (2004) — transboundary property, shared with Germany where it is known as Muskauer Park
- Centennial Hall in Wrocław (2006)
Portugal
- Central Zone of the Town of Angra do Heroísmo on Terceira Island, Azores (1983)
- Convent of Christ in Tomar (1983)
- Monastery of Batalha (1983)
- Monastery of the Hieronymites and Belém Tower in Lisbon (1983)
- Historic Centre of Évora (1986)
- Monastery of Alcobaça (1989)
- Cultural Landscape of Sintra (1995)
- Historic Centre of Oporto (1996)
- Prehistoric Rock-Art Sites in the Côa Valley (1998)
- Laurisilva forests of Madeira (1999)
- Alto Douro Wine Region (2001)
- Historic Centre of Guimarães (2001)
- Landscape of the Pico Island Vineyard Culture (2004)
Romania
- Danube Delta (1991)
- Churches of Moldavia (1993)
- Monastery of Horezu (1993)
- Villages with fortified churches in Transylvania (1993, 1999)
- Dacian Fortresses of the Orăştie Mountains (1999) — see also Sarmizegetusa
- Historic Centre of Sighişoara (1999)
- Wooden Churches of Maramureş (1999)
Russian Federation (European Russia)
See also List of World Heritage Sites in Asian Russia- Architectural Ensemble of the Trinity Sergius Lavra
- Church of the Ascension in Kolomenskoye
- Citadel, Ancient City and Fortress Buildings of Derbent
- Cultural and Historic Ensemble of the Solovetsky Islands
- Curonian Spit — transboundary property, shared with Lithuania
- Ensemble of the Ferapontov Monastery
- Ensemble of the Novodevichy Convent
- Historic and Architectural Complex of the Kazan Kremlin
- Historic Centre of St. Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments — includes Tsarskoe Selo, Peterhof, Pavlovsk Palace, Strelna, Gatchina, Oranienbaum, Ropsha, Pulkovo, Shlisselburg, Kronstadt
- Historic Centre of the City of Yaroslavl
- Historic Monuments of Novgorod and Surroundings
- Kizhi Pogost
- Kremlin and Red Square, Moscow
- Struve Geodetic Arc (2005) — transboundary property, shared with Belarus, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Norway, Sweden and Ukraine
- Virgin Komi Forests
- Western Caucasus
- White Monuments of Vladimir and Suzdal
Serbia
- Culturo-Historical Region of Stari Ras and Sopoćani Monastery (1979)
- Studenica monastery (1986)
- Medieval Monuments in Kosovo: Dečani Monastery, Patriarchate of Peć, Gračanica Monastery, and Our Lady of Ljeviš (2004, 2006)
- Gamzigrad-Romuliana (2007)
Slovakia
- Banská Štiavnica (1993)
- Spišskı hrad (Spiš Castle) and its Associated Cultural Monuments (1993)
- Vlkolínec (1993)
- Caves of the Aggtelek and Slovak Karst (1995, 2000) — transboundary property, shared with Hungary
- Bardejov Town Conservation Reserve (2000)
- Primeval beech forests of the Carpathians (2007) — transboundary property, shared with Ukraine
Slovenia
- Škocjan Caves (1986)
Spain
- Alhambra, Generalife and Albayzín, Granada (1984, 1994)
- Burgos Cathedral (1984)
- Historic Centre of Cordoba (1984, 1994)
- Escorial Monastery and Site of the El Escorial, Madrid (1984)
- Works of Antoni Gaudí (1984, 2005)
- Altamira Cave (1985)
- Monuments of Oviedo and the Kingdom of Asturias (1985, 1998)
- Old Town of Ávila, with its Extra-Muros churches (1985)
- Old Town of Segovia and its Aqueduct (1985)
- Santiago de Compostela (Old Town) (1985)
- Garajonay National Park (1986)
- Historic City of Toledo (1986)
- Mudéjar Architecture of Aragon (1986, 2001)
- Old Town of Cáceres (1986)
- Cathedral, Alcázar and Archivo de Indias in Seville (1987)
- Old City of Salamanca (1988)
- Poblet Monastery (1991)
- Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida (1993)
- Route of Santiago de Compostela (1993)
- Royal Monastery of Santa María de Guadalupe (1993)
- Doñana National Park (1994)
- Historic Walled Town of Cuenca (1996)
- La Lonja de la Seda de Valencia (1996)
- Las Médulas (1997)
- Palau de la Música Catalana and the Hospital de Sant Pau, Barcelona (1997)
- Pyrénées: Mont Perdu (1997, 1999) — transboundary property, shared with France
- San Millán Yuso and Suso Monasteries (1997)
- Rock-Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula (1998)
- University and Historic Precinct of Alcalá de Henares (1998)
- Ibiza, Biodiversity and Culture (1999)
- San Cristóbal de La Laguna (1999)
- Archaeological Ensemble of Tarraco in Tarragona (2000)
- Archaeological Site of Atapuerca (2000)
- Catalan Romanesque Churches of the Vall de Boí (2000)
- Palm tree forest of Elche (2000)
- Roman Walls of Lugo (2000)
- Aranjuez Cultural Landscape (2001)
- Renaissance Monumental Ensembles of Úbeda and Baeza (2003)
- Vizcaya Bridge (2006)
- Teide National Park (2007)
Sweden
- Drottningholm Palace, Theatre, and Royal Domain (1991)
- Birka and Hovgården (on the islands Björkö and Adelsö in Mälaren near Stockholm) (1993)
- Engelsberg Ironworks (1993)
- Rock carvings in Tanumshede (1994)
- Skogskyrkogården (in Stockholm) (1994)
- Hanseatic town of Visby (1995)
- Church Village of Gammelstad, Luleå (1996)
- Laponian area, Swedish Lapland (1996)
- Naval Port of Karlskrona (1998)
- Agricultural Landscape of southern Öland (2000)
- High Coast and Kvarken Archipelago (2000, 2006) — transboundary property, shared with Finland.
- Mining Area of the Great Copper Mountain in Falun (2001)
- Varberg Radio Station at Grimeton (2004)
- Struve Geodetic Arc (2005) — transboundary property, shared with Belarus, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Norway, Sweden, the Russian Federation and Ukraine
Switzerland
- Benedictine Convent of Saint John (Claustra Son Jon) at Müstair (1983)
- Abbey of St. Gall (1983)
- Old Town of Berne (1983)
- Tre Castelli with defensive wall and ramparts in Bellinzona (2000)
- Mountain area of Jungfrau–Aletsch–Bietschhorn (2001)
- Monte San Giorgio (2003)
- Wine-growing area of Lavaux (2007)
the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
- Natural and Cultural Heritage of the Ohrid region (1979, 1980)
Turkey
- Göreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia (1985)
- Great Mosque and Hospital of Divriği (1985)
- Historic Areas of Istanbul (1985)
- Hattusa (1986)
- Nemrut Dağı (1987)
- Hierapolis–Pamukkale (1988)
- Xanthos–Letoon (1988)
- City of Safranbolu (1994)
- Archaeological Site of Troy (1998)
Ukraine
- Kyiv: Saint Sophia Cathedral and Related Monastic Buildings, Kiev Pechersk Lavra (1990)
- L'viv — the Ensemble of the Historic Centre (1998)
- Struve Geodetic Arc (2005) — transboundary property, shared with Belarus, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Moldova and the Russian Federation
- Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians (2007) — transboundary property, shared with Slovakia
United Kingdom
Note: this list includes sites in the British overseas territories
- ''Cultural
- Blaenavon South Wales Industrial Landscape
- Blenheim Palace
- Canterbury Cathedral, St. Augustine's Abbey and St. Martin's Church
- Castles and Town Walls of King Edward I in Gwynedd: Harlech, Beaumaris, Caernarfon and Conwy
- City of Bath
- Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape
- Derwent Valley Mills
- Durham Castle and Durham Cathedral
- Heart of Neolithic Orkney, including Skara Brae
- Historic Town of St George and Related Fortifications, Bermuda
- Frontiers of the Roman Empire: Hadrian's Wall — transboundary property, shared with Germany: Upper German & Rhaetian Limes
- Ironbridge Gorge
- Liverpool - Maritime Mercantile City
- Maritime Greenwich
- New Lanark
- Old Town and New Town of Edinburgh
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
- Saltaire
- Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites
- Studley Royal Park — including the Ruins of Fountains Abbey
- Tower of London
- Westminster Abbey, Palace of Westminster, Westminster School and Saint Margaret's Church
- Mixed
- Natural
- Dorset and East Devon Coast (Jurassic Coast)
- Giant's Causeway and Causeway Coast
- Gough and Inaccessible Islands, located in the South Atlantic Ocean
- Henderson Island, part of the Pitcairn Islands in the South Pacific Ocean
See also
- List of World Heritage Sites in Africa
- List of World Heritage Sites in Asia and Australasia
- List of World Heritage Sites in the Americas
External links
- UNESCO World Heritage Sites — Official site
- UNESCO World Heritage Centre — Official site
- List of UNESCO World Heritage Sites — Official site
- VRheritage.org — documentation of World Heritage Sites
- Worldheritage-Forum — Information and Weblog on World Heritage Issues
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These are thirty sites which the UNESCO World Heritage Committee has decided to include on a list of World Heritage Sites in danger; this list also shows the year in which the World Heritage committee added the site to this list.
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State Party Belgium and France
Type Cultural
Criteria ii, iv
Reference 943
Region Europe and North America
Inscription History
Inscription 1999 (23rd Session)
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Type Cultural
Criteria ii, iv
Reference 943
Region Europe and North America
Inscription History
Inscription 1999 (23rd Session)
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Bell Tower is an office tower in Edmonton, Canada. It stands at 130 metres (426 feet) or 31 stories tall and was completed in 1982. Tenants include Bell Canada, Bishop & McKenzie LLP, & Great-West Life Assurance.
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Anthem
De Vlaamse Leeuw
(The Flemish Lion)
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De Vlaamse Leeuw
(The Flemish Lion)
Location of Belgian Flanders in Europe
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Wallonia (French: Wallonie, German: Wallonien, Walloon: Walonreye, Dutch: Wallonië
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Bell Tower is an office tower in Edmonton, Canada. It stands at 130 metres (426 feet) or 31 stories tall and was completed in 1982. Tenants include Bell Canada, Bishop & McKenzie LLP, & Great-West Life Assurance.
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Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekathedraal, or the Cathedral of Our Lady, Antwerp, was started in 1351 and, although the first stage of construction was ended in 1521, has never been 'completed'. In Gothic style, its architects were Jan and Pieter Appelmans.
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St. Rumbolds Cathedral is the archbishopric cathedral of Mechelen in Belgium.
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Flemish Region (Vlaams Gewest or Vlaanderen in Dutch), a contemporary meaning of 'Flanders', is one of the three official regions of the Kingdom of Belgium – alongside the Walloon Region and the Brussels-Capital Region.
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Aggtelek (sometimes misspelled Agtelek; literally means Old Plot in Hungarian) is a village in the county of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Hungary with vast stalactite caverns, some of them of great height.
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The Slovak Karst (Slovak: Slovenskı kras) is one of the mountain ranges of the Slovenské rudohorie Mountains in the Carpathians in southern Slovakia. It consists of a complex of huge karst plains and plateaus.
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Coordinates
Lake type steppe lake
Primary sources precipitation, Wulka
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Lake type steppe lake
Primary sources precipitation, Wulka
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State Party Lithuania and
Russia
Type Cultural
Criteria v
Reference 994
Region Europe and North America
Inscription History
Inscription 2000 (24th Session)
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Russia
Type Cultural
Criteria v
Reference 994
Region Europe and North America
Inscription History
Inscription 2000 (24th Session)
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State Party
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The Limes Germanicus (Latin for Germanic frontier) was a remarkable line of frontier (limes) forts that bounded the ancient Roman provinces of Germania Superior and Raetia, and divided the Roman Empire and the unsubdued Germanic tribes, from the years 83
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Hadrian's Wall is a stone and turf fortification built by the Roman Empire across the width of modern-day England. It was the second of three such fortifications built across Great Britain, the first being Gask Ridge and the last the Antonine Wall.
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State Party Finland and Sweden
Type Natural
Criteria viii
Reference 898
Region Europe and North America
Inscription History
Inscription 2000 (24th Session)
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Type Natural
Criteria viii
Reference 898
Region Europe and North America
Inscription History
Inscription 2000 (24th Session)
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State Party Finland and Sweden
Type Natural
Criteria viii
Reference 898
Region Europe and North America
Inscription History
Inscription 2000 (24th Session)
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Type Natural
Criteria viii
Reference 898
Region Europe and North America
Inscription History
Inscription 2000 (24th Session)
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Comune di Roma
Flag
Seal
Nickname: "The Eternal City"
Motto: "Senatus Populusque Romanus" (SPQR) (Latin)
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Flag
Seal
Nickname: "The Eternal City"
Motto: "Senatus Populusque Romanus" (SPQR) (Latin)
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Anthem
Inno e Marcia Pontificale (Italian)
Hymn and Pontifical March
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Inno e Marcia Pontificale (Italian)
Hymn and Pontifical March
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State Party Italy and Holy See
Type Cultural
Criteria i, ii, iii, iv, vi
Reference 91
Region Europe and North America
Inscription History
Inscription 1980 (4th Session)
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Type Cultural
Criteria i, ii, iii, iv, vi
Reference 91
Region Europe and North America
Inscription History
Inscription 1980 (4th Session)
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Anthem
Il Canto degli Italiani
(also known as Fratelli d'Italia)
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Il Canto degli Italiani
(also known as Fratelli d'Italia)
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State Party
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Origin Jizera Mountains
Mouth Oder
Basin countries Czech Republic, Poland, Germany
Length 252 km
Basin area 4,297 km² The Lusatian Neisse (Czech: Lužická Nisa
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Mouth Oder
Basin countries Czech Republic, Poland, Germany
Length 252 km
Basin area 4,297 km² The Lusatian Neisse (Czech: Lužická Nisa
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Pyrenees
Spanish: Pirineos
Countries | Spain,France,Andorra
Geology
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Spanish: Pirineos
Countries | Spain,France,Andorra
Geology
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Pyrenees
Spanish: Pirineos
Countries | Spain,France,Andorra
Geology
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Spanish: Pirineos
Countries | Spain,France,Andorra
Geology
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