List of World Heritage Sites in Europe
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This is a list of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Europe.
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Albania
Andorra
Austria
- City of Graz; Historic Centre
- Hallstatt-Dachstein Salzkammergut Cultural Landscape
- Historic Centre of Vienna
- Historic Centre of the City of Salzburg
- Palace and Gardens of Schönbrunn
- Semmering Railway
- Wachau Cultural Landscape
Austria/Hungary
- Cultural Landscape of Fertő/Neusiedlersee
Belarus
- Belovezhskaya Pushcha National Park - transboundary property, together with Poland
- Mir Castle Complex
Belgium
- Belfries of Flanders and Wallonia
- Flemish Béguinages
- Grand Place, Brussels
- Historic Centre of Bruges
- Major Town Houses of the Architect Victor Horta (Brussels): Htel Tassel, Htel Solvay, Htel van Eetvelde, Maison and Atelier Horta
- Neolithic Flint Mines at Spiennes (Mons)
- Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai
- The Four Lifts on the Canal du Centre and their Environs, La Louvière and Le Roeulx (Hainault)
Bulgaria
- Ancient City of Nessebar
- Boyana Church
- Madara Rider
- Pirin National Park
- Rila Monastery
- Rock-hewn Churches of Ivanovo
- Srebarna Nature Reserve
- Thracian Tomb of Kazanlak
- Thracian tomb of Sveshtari
Croatia
- Cathedral of St. James in ibenik
- Episcopal Complex of the Euphrasian Basilica in the Historic Centre of Poreč
- Historic City of Trogir
- Historic Complex of Split with the Palace of Diocletian
- Old City of Dubrovnik
- Plitvice Lakes National Park
Czech Republic
- Gardens and Castle at Kroměř
- Historic Centre of Česk Krumlov
- Historic Centre of Prague
- Historic Centre of Telč
- Holaovice Historical Village Reservation
- Holy Trinity Column in Olomouc
- Kutná Hora: Historical Town Centre with the Church of Saint Barbara and the Cathedral of our Lady at Sedlec
- Lednice-Valtice Cultural Landscape
- Litomyl Castle
- Pilgrimage Church of St. John of Nepomuk at Zelena Hora
- Villa Tugendhat in Brno
- The Jewish Quarter and St Procopius' Basilica in Třebč
Cyprus
Denmark
- Ilulissat Icefjord
- Jelling Runic Stones, mounds, and church
- Kronborg Castle
- Roskilde Cathedral
Estonia
- Historic Centre (Old Town) of Tallinn
Finland
- Bronze Age Burial Site of Sammallahdenmäki - in Lappi
- Fortress of Suomenlinna - near Helsinki
- Old Rauma - wooden city center of Rauma
- Petäjävesi Old Church
- Verla Groundwood and Board Mill - in Jaala
France
- Mont Saint Michel and its Bay (1979)
- Chartres Cathedral (1979)
- Palace and Park of Versailles (1979)
- Vzelay, Church and Hill (1979)
- Decorated Grottoes of the Vzre Valley (1979)
- Palace and Park of Fontainebleau (1981)
- Amiens Cathedral (1981)
- Roman Theatre and its Surroundings and the "Triumphal Arch" of Orange (1981)
- Roman and Romanesque Monuments of Arles (1981)
- Cistercian Abbey of Fontenay (1981)
- Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans (1982)
- Place Stanislas, Place de la Carrire, and Place d'Alliance in Nancy (1983)
- Church of Saint-Savin sur Gartempe (1983)
- Cape Girolata, Cape Porto, Scandola Nature Reserve and the Piana Calanches in Corsica (1983)
- Pont du Gard (Roman Aqueduct) (1985)
- Strasbourg-Grande le (1988)
- Paris, Banks of the Seine (1991)
- Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Former Abbey of Saint-Remi and Palace of Tau, Reims (1991)
- Bourges Cathedral (1992)
- Historic Centre of Avignon (1995)
- Canal du Midi (1996)
- Historic Fortified City of Carcassonne (1997)
- Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France (1998)
- Historic Site of Lyon (1998)
- Jurisdiction of Saint-Emilion (1999)
- The Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes (2000)
- Provins, Town of Medieval Fairs (2001)
France/Spain
Germany
- Aachen Cathedral
- Abbey and Altenmünster of Lorsch
- Bauhaus and its Sites in Weimar and Dessau
- The palaces Augustusburg and Falkenlust in Brühl (Rhineland)
- Classical Weimar
- Collegiate Church, Castle, and old Town of Quedlinburg
- Cologne cathedral
- Dresden Elbe Valley
- Garden Realm 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
- Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin
- 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 of Bamberg
- Town Hall and Roland on the Marketplace of Bremen
- Upper Middle Rhine Valley
- Vlklingen Ironworks
- Wrzburg Residence, with the Court Gardens and Residence Square
- Wartburg Castle
- Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex in Essen
Germany/Poland
Greece
- Acropolis, Athens
- Archaeological Site of Delphi
- Archaeological Site of Epidaurus
- Archaeological Site of Olympia
- Archaeological Site of Vergina
- Archaeological Sites of Mycenae and Tiryns
- Delos
- Historic Centre (Chorá) with the Monastery of Saint John "the Theologian" and the Cave of the Apocalypse on the Island of Pátmos
- Medieval City of Rhodes
- Meteora
- Monasteries of Daphni, Hossios Luckas and Nea Moni of Chios
- Mount Athos
- Mystras
- Paleochristian and Byzantine Monuments of Thessaloniki
- Pythagoreion and Heraion of Samos
- Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae
Holy See
Hungary
- Budapest:
- the Banks of the Danube and the Buda Castle Quarter
- Andrssy Avenue and the Millennium Underground (including Heroes' Square)
- Hollkő
- Hortobgy National Park
- Millenary Benedictine Monastery of Pannonhalma and its Natural Environment
- Pcs (Sopianae) Early Christian Cemetery
- Tokaji Wine Region Cultural Landscape
- See also the sites at Austria/Hungary and Hungary/Slovakia.
Hungary/Slovakia
- Caves of the Aggtelek and Slovensk kras (Slovak Karst)
Iceland
- ingvellir National Park
Ireland
- Archaeological Ensemble of the Bend of the Boyne
- Skellig Michael
Italy
- 18th-Century Royal Palace at Caserta with the Park, the Aqueduct of Vanvitelli and the San Leucio Complex
- Archaeological Area and the Patriarchal Basilica of Aquileia
- Archaeological Area of Agrigento
- Archaeological Areas of Pompeii, Herculaneum, and Torre Annunziata
- Assisi, the Basilica of San Francesco 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 Archeological sites of Paestum 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
- Historic Centre of Florence
- Historic Centre of Naples
- Historic Centre of San Gimignano
- Historic Centre of Siena
- Historic Centre of Urbino
- Historic Centre of the City of Pienza
- I Sassi di Matera
- Isole Eolie (Aeolian Islands)
- The Landscape of Val d’Orcia
- Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto (South-eastern Sicily)
- Piazza del Duomo, Pisa
- Portovenere, Cinque Terre, and the Islands (Palmaria, Tino and Tinetto)
- Residences of the Royal House of Savoy
- Rock Drawings in Valcamonica
- Su Nuraxi di Barumini
- The trulli of Alberobello, (Bari)
- Val d'Orcia
- Venice and its Lagoon
- Villa Adriana (Tivoli)
- Villa Romana del Casale
- Villa d'Este, Tivoli
- Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy
Italy/Holy See
- Historic Centre of Rome, the Properties of the Holy See in that City Enjoying Extraterritorial Rights, and Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls
Latvia
- Historic Centre of Riga
Lithuania
Lithuania/Russian Federation
Luxembourg
- City of Luxemburg: its Old Quarters and Fortifications
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
- Ohrid Region with its Cultural and Historic Aspect and its Natural Environment
Malta
- City of Valletta
- Hal Saflieni Hypogeum
- Megalithic Temples of Malta
The Netherlands
- Stelling van Amsterdam, a ring of forts and land that could be flooded around Amsterdam
- Droogmakerij de Beemster (Beemster Polder)
- Ir.D.F. Woudagemaal (D.F. Wouda Steam Pumping Station), Lemmer (mun. Lemsterland)
- Mill Network at Kinderdijk-Elshout (mun. Nieuw-Lekkerland)
- Rietveld Schröderhuis (Rietveld Schröder House), Utrecht (city)
- Schokland and Surroundings (mun. Noordoostpolder)
Norway
- Bryggen in Bergen
- Rros
- Rock carvings at Alta
- Urnes Stave Church
- Vega Islands (Vegayane) in North Norway
Poland
- Auschwitz Concentration Camp
- Bialowieza Forest - transboundary property, together with Belarus
- Castle of the Teutonic Order in Malbork
- Churches of Peace in Jawor and Swidnica
- Cracow's Historic Center
- Historic Center of Warsaw
- Kalwaria Zebrzydowska: the Mannerist Architectural and Park Landscape Complex and Pilgrimage Park
- Medieval Town of Torun
- Old City of Zamosc
- Wieliczka Salt Mine
- Wooden Churches of Southern Little Poland
- Park Mużakowski on both sides of the Nysa river - transboundary property, together with Germany
Portugal
- Alto Douro Wine Region
- Central Zone of the Town of Angra do Herosmo on Terceira Island, Azores
- Convent of Christ in Tomar
- Cultural Landscape of Sintra
- Historic Centre of vora
- Historic Centre of Guimares
- Historic Centre of Oporto
- Landscape of the Pico Island Vineyard Culture
- Laurisilva forests of Madeira
- Monastery of Alcobaça
- Monastery of Batalha
- Monastery of the Hieronymites and Tower of Belem in Lisbon
- Prehistoric Rock-Art Sites in the Côa Valley
Romania
- Churches of Moldavia
- Dacian Fortresses of the Orastie Mountains (see also Sarmizegetusa)
- Danube Delta
- Historic Centre of Sighisoara
- Monastery of Horezu
- Villages with fortified churches in Transylvania
- Wooden Churches of Maramures
Russian Federation, Europe part
- Architectural Ensemble of the Trinity Sergius Lavra in Sergiyev Posad
- Church of the Ascension (http://img.photosight.ru/2002/12/10/127579.jpg), Kolomenskoye
- Cultural and Historic Ensemble of the Solovetsky Islands
- Curonian Spit (shared with Lithuania)
- Ensemble of the Ferapontov Monastery
- Ensemble of the Novodevichy Convent
- Historic Center of St. Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments (Tsarskoe Selo, Peterhof, Pavlovsk)
- Historic Monuments of Novgorod and Surroundings
- Historic and Architectural Complex of the Kazan Kremlin
- Kizhi Pogost
- Kremlin and Red Square, Moscow
- Virgin Komi Forests, northern Ural Mountains.
- Western Caucasus
- White Monuments of Vladimir and Suzdal
- Citadel, Ancient City and Fortress Buildings of Derbent
See also in List of World Heritage Sites in Asia.
Serbia and Montenegro
- Decani Monastery (2004)
- Studenica Monastery (1986)
- Durmitor National Park (1980)
- Natural and Culturo-Historical Region of Kotor (1979)
- Culturo-Historical Region of Stari Ras and Sopocani Monastery (1979)
Slovakia
- Bansk tiavnica
- Bardejov Town Conservation Reserve
- Spisk hrad (Spis Castle) and its Associated Cultural Monuments
- Vlkolnec
- see also under the heading Hungary/Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
- Alhambra, Generalife and Albayzin, Granada
- Altamira Cave
- Aranjuez Cultural Landscape
- Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida
- Archaeological Ensemble of Tárraco in Tarragona, Catalonia
- Archaeological Site of Atapuerca
- Burgos Cathedral
- Catalan Romanesque Churches of the Vall de Boí, Catalonia
- Cathedral, Alcazar and Archivo de Indias in Seville
- Doñana National Park
- Garajonay National Park
- Historic Centre of Cordoba
- Historic City of Toledo
- Historic Walled Town of Cuenca
- Ibiza, Biodiversity and Culture
- La Lonja de la Seda de Valencia
- Las Médulas
- Monastery and Site of the El Escorial, Madrid
- Monuments of Oviedo and the Kingdom of the Asturias
- Mudejar Architecture of Aragon
- Old City of Salamanca
- Old Town of Ávila, with its Extra-Muros churches
- Old Town of Cceres
- Old Town of Segovia and its Aqueduct
- Palm tree forest of Elche
- Parc Güell, Palau Güell and Casa Milà in Barcelona, Catalonia
- Poblet Monastery, Catalonia
- Rock-Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula
- Roman Walls of Lugo
- Route of Santiago de Compostela
- Royal Monastery of Santa Maria de Guadalupe
- San Cristóbal de La Laguna
- San Millán Yuso and Suso Monasteries
- Santiago de Compostela (Old Town)
- The Palau de la Música Catalana and the Hospital de Sant Pau, Barcelona, Catalonia
- University and Historic Precinct of Alcalá de Henares
- beda–Baeza: Urban duality, cultural unity
Sweden
- The Agricultural Landscape of Southern land
- Birka and Hovgrden on the islands Bjrk and Adels in Mlaren
- The Church Village of Gammelstad, Lule
- Drottningholm Palace, Theatre, and Royal Domain
- Engelsberg Ironworks
- The Hanseatic town of Visby
- The "High Coast" of Angermannia
- Laponian area
- The Mining Area of the Great Copper Mountain in Falun
- The Naval Port of Karlskrona
- Rock Carvings in Tanum
- Skogskyrkogrden in Stockholm
- Varberg Radio Station
Switzerland
- Benedictine Convent of St. John at Mstair
- Convent of St. Gall
- Jungfrau-Aletsch-Bietschhorn
- Old City of Berne
- Three Castles, Defensive Wall and Ramparts of the Market-town of Bellinzone
- Monte San Giorgio
Turkey
- Archaeological Site of Troy
- City of Safranbolu
- Göreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia
- Great Mosque and Hospital of Divrigi
- Hattusha
- Hierapolis-Pamukkale
- Historic Areas of Istanbul
- Nemrud Dagi
- Xanthos-Letoon
Ukraine
- Kyiv: Saint Sophia Cathedral and Related Monastic Buildings, Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra
- L'viv - the Ensemble of the Historic Center
United Kingdom
- England
- Blenheim Palace
- Canterbury Cathedral, St. Augustine's Abbey and St. Martin's Church
- City of Bath
- Derwent Valley Mills
- Jurassic Coast (the Dorset and East Devon Coast)
- Durham Castle and Durham Cathedral (Palace Green)
- Hadrian's Wall
- Ironbridge Gorge
- Kew Gardens
- Liverpool Maritime Mercantile City
- Maritime Greenwich
- Saltaire
- Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites
- Studley Royal Park including the ruins of Fountains Abbey
- Tower of London
- Westminster Abbey, Palace of Westminster and Saint Margaret's Church
- Wales
- Blaenavon Industrial Landscape
- Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Harlech, Beaumaris, Caernarfon and Conwy (Gwynedd)
- Scotland
- Skara Brae Orkney
- New Lanark
- Old and New Towns of Edinburgh
- Saint Kilda
- Northern Ireland
- Overseas Territories
- Gough and Inaccessible Islands (Wildlife Reserve located in the South Atlantic Ocean)
- Henderson Island (part of the Pitcairn island group 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 (http://www.unesco.org/whc) - Official site
- UNESCO World Heritage Centre (http://whc.unesco.org/pg.cfm?cid=31) - Official site
- List of UNESCO World Heritage Sites (http://whc.unesco.org/heritage.htm) - Official site
- VRheritage.org (http://www.vrheritage.org) - documentation of World Heritage Sites
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