List of World Heritage Sites in Europe
This is a specific list of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Europe. Cyprus, Israel, Turkey, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Armenia and the Caucasian and Siberian parts of Russia are included both in this list and in the list of sites in Asia. Overseas sites of France, the Netherlands, UK and Denmark are included here, but are also repeated in the geographically relevant lists. Kazakhstan, despite having a small portion lying in Europe is to be found under Asia, where both its world heritage sites are listed.
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. — 1999, 2005
- Belovezhskaya Pushcha National Park/Białowieża Forest — shared between Poland and Belarus — 1979, 1992
- Caves of Aggtelek and Slovak Karst (Slovenský Kras) — shared between Hungary and Slovakia — 1995, 2000
- Cultural Landscape of Fertő/Neusiedlersee — shared between # Austria and Hungary — 2001
- Curonian Spit — shared between Lithuania and the Russian Federation — 2000
- Frontiers of the Roman Empire: Upper German & Rhætian Limes, Hadrian's Wall and the Antonine Wall — shared between Germany and the United Kingdom — 2005
- High Coast and Kvarken Archipelago — shared between Sweden and Finland — 2000, 2006
- Historic Centre of Rome, the Properties of the Holy See in that City Enjoying Extraterritorial Rights and Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls — shared between the Holy See and Italy — 1980, 1990
- Muskauer Park/Park Muzakowski on both sides of the Nysa/Neisse River — shared between Germany and Poland — 2004
- Pyrénées/Pirineos: Monte Perdido/Mont Perdu — shared between France and Spain — 1997, 1999
- Struve Geodetic Arc — shared between Belarus, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Norway, Sweden, the Russian Federation and Ukraine — 2005
- Rhaetian Railway in the Albula / Bernina Landscapes - shared between Italy and Switzerland — 2008
- Waddenzee - coastal tidal region in the Netherlands, Germany and Denmark, though only parts of the sea in the Netherlands and Germany are on the list — 2009
- Monte San Giorgio, shared between Switzerland and Italy — 2003, 2010
Sites by country
Albania
Location of UNESCO World Heritage Sites within Albania
- Butrint — 1992
- Historic Centres of Berat and Gjirokastra — 2005 and 2008
Andorra
- Madriu-Claror-Perafita Valley — 2004
Armenia
Location of UNESCO World Heritage Sites within Armenia
also listed under Asia
- Monasteries of Haghpat and Sanahin — 1996
- Cathedral and Churches of Echmiadzin and the Archaeological Site of Zvartnots — 2000
- Monastery of Geghard and the Upper Azat Valley — 2000
Austria
Hallstatt – Dachstein Salzkammergut
Location of UNESCO World Heritage Sites within Austria
- Historic Centre of Salzburg — 1996
- Schönbrunn Palace — 1996
- Hallstatt–Dachstein Salzkammergut Cultural Landscape — 1997
- Semmering Railway — 1998
- Historic Centre of Graz and Schloss Eggenberg — 1999 (extended in 2010)
- Wachau Cultural Landscape — 2000
- Historic Centre of Vienna — 2001
- Lake Neusiedl — 2001
Azerbaijan
Location of UNESCO World Heritage Sites within Azerbaijan
also listed under Asia
- Walled City of Baku with the Shirvanshahs' Palace and Maiden Tower — 2000
- Gobustan Rock Art Cultural Landscape — 2007
Belarus
Location of UNESCO World Heritage Sites within Belarus
- Belovezhskaya Pushcha National Park — transboundary property, shared with Poland where it is known as Białowieża Forest — 1979, 1992
- Mir Castle Complex — 2000
- Niasvizh Castle — 2005
- Struve Geodetic Arc — transboundary property, shared with Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Norway, Sweden, the Russian Federation and Ukraine — 2005
Belgium
Location of World Heritage Sites within Belgium
- Flemish Beguinages — 1998
- La Grand-Place, Brussels — 1998
- The Four Lifts on the Canal du Centre and their Environs, La Louvière and Le Roeulx (Hainault) — 1998
- Belfries of Belgium and France — transboundary property, shared with France. Extension of the former Belfries of Flanders and Wallonia — 1999, 2005
- Historic Centre of Bruges — 2000
- Major Town Houses of the Architect Victor Horta (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 — 2005
- Stoclet Palace in Brussels — 2009
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Location of UNESCO World Heritage Sites within Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Old Bridge and the surrounding area of the Old City of Mostar — 2005
- Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge in Višegrad — 2007
Bulgaria
Location of World Heritage Sites within 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
Location of UNESCO World Heritage Sites within 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
- Stari Grad Plain on the Adriatic island of Hvar — 2008
Cyprus
Location of World Heritage Sites within Cyprus
also listed under Asia
- Paphos — 1980
- Painted Churches in the Troodos Region — 1985, 2001
- Choirokoitia — 1998
Czech Republic
Location of World Heritage Sites within Czech Republic
- Historic Centre of Český 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
Location of World Heritage Sites within Greenland
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Location of World Heritage Sites within Denmark
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- Jelling Runic Stones — 1994
- Roskilde Cathedral — 1995
- Kronborg Castle, Helsingør — 2000
- Ilulissat Icefjord, Greenland — 2004, located in Greenland
Estonia
- Historic Centre (Old Town) of Tallinn — 1997
- Struve Geodetic Arc — transboundary property, shared with Belarus, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Norway, Sweden, the Russian Federation and Ukraine — 2005
Finland
Location of UNESCO World Heritage Sites within 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 — transboundary property, shared with Belarus, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Norway, Sweden, the Russian Federation and Ukraine — 2005
France
Abbey of Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe
Location of World Heritage Sites within France
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Location of World Heritage Sites within Réunion
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- Vézelay, Church and Hill — 1979
- Palace and Park of Versailles — 1979
- Prehistoric Sites and Decorated Caves of the Vézère Valley — 1979
- Chartres Cathedral — 1979
- Mont Saint Michel and its Bay — 1979
- Palace and Park of Fontainebleau — 1981
- Cistercian Abbey of Fontenay — 1981
- Amiens Cathedral — 1981
- Arles, Roman and Romanesque Monuments — 1981
- Roman Theatre and its Surroundings and the "Triumphal Arch" of Orange — 1981
- Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans — 1982
- Gulf of Porto: Calanche of Piana, Gulf of Girolata, Scandola Reserve, Corsica — 1983
- Abbey 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
- Canal du Midi — 1996
- Historic Centre of Avignon: Papal Palace, Episcopal Ensemble and Avignon Bridge — 1995
- Historic Fortified City of Carcassonne — 1997
- Pyrénées: Mont Perdu — transboundary property, shared with Spain — 1997, 1999
- Historic Site of Lyon — 1998
- Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France — 1998
- Jurisdiction of Saint-Émilion — 1999
- Belfries of Belgium and France — transboundary property, shared with Belgium. Extension of the former Belfries of Flanders and Wallonia — 1999, 2005
- The Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes-sur-Loire — 2000
- Provins, Town of Medieval Fairs — 2001
- Le Havre, the City rebuilt by Auguste Perret — 2005
- Bordeaux, Port of the Moon — 2007
- Fortifications of Vauban — 2008
- Lagoons of New Caledonia — 2008, located in New Caledonia
- Episcopal City of Albi — 2010
- The Pitons, Cirques and Remparts of Réunion - 2010, located in Réunion.
Georgia
Location of World Heritage Sites within Georgia
also listed under Asia
- Bagrati Cathedral and Gelati Monastery — 1994
- Historical Monuments of Mtskheta — 1994
- Upper Svaneti — 1996
Germany
Location of UNESCO World Heritage Sites within Germany
- Aachen Cathedral — 1978
- Speyer Cathedral — 1981
- Würzburg Residence, with the Court Gardens and Residence Square — 1981
- Pilgrimage Church of Wies — 1983
- Castles of Augustusburg and Falkenlust in Brühl (Rhineland) — 1984
- St. Mary's Cathedral and St. Michael's Church at Hildesheim — 1985
- Roman monuments, Cathedral of St Peter and Church of Our Lady in Trier. — 1986
- Hanseatic City of Lübeck — 1987
- Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin (including Schloß Sanssouci) — 1990, 1992, 1999
- Abbey and Altenmünster of Lorsch — 1991
- Mines of Rammelsberg and Historic Town of Goslar — 1992; extended to include Upper Harz Water Regale — 2010
- Town of Bamberg — 1993
- Maulbronn Monastery Complex — 1993
- Collegiate Church, Castle and old Town of Quedlinburg — 1994
- Völklingen Ironworks — 1994
- Messel Pit Fossil site — 1995
- Bauhaus and its sites in Weimar and Dessau: see Bauhaus Weimar and Bauhaus Dessau — 1996
- Cologne Cathedral — 1996
- Luther Memorials in Eisleben and Wittenberg — 1996
- Classical Weimar — 1998
- Museum Island (Museumsinsel), Berlin — 1999
- Wartburg Castle — 1999
- Garden Kingdom of Dessau-Wörlitz — 2000
- Monastic Island of Reichenau — 2000
- Zeche Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex in Essen — 2001
- Historic Centres of Stralsund and Wismar — 2002
- Upper Middle Rhine Valley, the Rhine Gorge — 2002
- Town Hall and Bremen Roland on the Marketplace of Bremen — 2004
- Muskauer Park on both sides of the Neisse River — transboundary property, shared with Poland where it is known as Park Muzakowski — 2004
- Frontiers of the Roman Empire: Upper German & Rhaetian Limes — transboundary property, shared with the United Kingdom: Hadrian's Wall — 2005
- Old Town of Regensburg with Stadtamhof — 2006
- Modernist Housing Estates in Berlin — 2008
- Wadden Sea — 2009
Greece
Location of UNESCO World Heritage Sites within 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
- Byzantine City of Mystras — 1989
- Island of Delos — 1990
- Monasteries of Daphni (Athens), Monastery of Hosios Loukas (Beotia) 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
- Old Town of Corfu — 2007
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 - transboundary property, shared with Italy — 1980, 1990
- Vatican City — 1984
Hungary
Location of UNESCO World Heritage Sites within 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 Aggtelek Karst - transboundary property, shared with Slovakia — 1995
- 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 Lake Fertõ — transboundary property, shared with Austria — 2001
- Tokaj Wine Region Cultural Landscape — 2002
Iceland
Location of UNESCO World Heritage Sites within Iceland
- Þingvellir National Park — 2004
- Surtsey — 2008
Ireland
Location of UNESCO World Heritage Sites within Ireland
- Archaeological Ensemble of the Bend of the Boyne (Brú na Bóinne) — 1993
- Skellig Michael — 1996
Italy
Location of World Heritage Sites within Italy
- Rock Drawings in Valcamonica — 1979
- Church and Dominican Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie, Milan with "The Last Supper" by Leonardo da Vinci — 1980
- Historic Centre of Rome, the Properties of the Holy See in that City enjoying extraterritorial rights, and Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls; transboundary property, shared with the Holy See — 1980,1990
- Historic Centre of Florence — 1982
- Piazza del Duomo, Pisa — 1987, 2007
- Venice and its lagoon — 1987
- Historic Centre of San Gimignano — 1990
- The Sassi and the Park of the Rupestrian Churches of Matera — 1993
- City of Vicenza and the Palladian Villas of the Veneto — 1994, 1996
- Crespi d'Adda — 1995
- Ferrara, City of the Renaissance, and its Po Delta — 1995, 1999
- Historic Centre of Naples — 1995
- Historic Centre of Siena — 1995
- Castel del Monte, Andria (Bari) — 1994
- Early Christian Monuments of Ravenna — 1996
- Historic Centre of the City of Pienza — 1996
- The Trulli of Alberobello — 1996
- 18th Century Royal Palace at Caserta with the Park, the Aqueduct of Vanvitelli and the San Leucio Complex — 1997
- Archaeological Area of Agrigento, Sicily — 1997
- Archaeological Areas of Pompeii, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata — 1997
- Botanical Garden (Orto Botanico di Padova), Padua — 1997
- Cathedral, Torre Civica and Piazza Grande, Modena — 1997
- Amalfi Coast — 1997
- Portovenere, Cinque Terre, and their Islands (Palmaria, Tino and Tinetto) — 1997
- Residences of the Royal House of Savoy (Turin and its province) — 1997
- Su Nuraxi di Barumini, Sardinia — 1997
- Villa Romana del Casale, Piazza Armerina, Sicily — 1997
- Archaeological Area and the Patriarchal Basilica of Aquileia, Friuli-Venezia Giulia — 1998
- Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park with the Archæological sites of Pæstum and Velia, and the Certosa di Padula — 1998
- Historic Centre of Urbino — 1998
- Villa Adriana (Tivoli) — 1999
- Assisi, the Basilica of San Francesco d'Assisi and other Franciscan Sites — 2000
- City of Verona — 2000
- Isole Eolie (Aeolian Islands), Sicily — 2000
- Villa d'Este, Tivoli — 2001
- Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto; eight towns in South-Eastern Sicily: Caltagirone, Militello in Val di Catania, Catania, Modica, Noto, Palazzolo Acreide, Ragusa and Scicli — 2002
- Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy — 2003
- Etruscan Necropolises of Cerveteri and Tarquinia — 2004
- Val d'Orcia — 2004
- Syracuse and the Rocky Necropolis of Pantalica, Sicily — 2005
- Genoa, Le Strade Nuove and the system of the Palazzi dei Rolli — 2006
- Rhaetian Railway in the Albula / Bernina Landscapes, shared with Switzerland — 2008
- Mantua and Sabbioneta — 2008
- The Dolomites — 2009
- Monte San Giorgio,shared with Switzerland — 2010
Jerusalem
Also listed under the Arab States
- Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls — 1981 (Nominated by Jordan and under Israeli control, no state party is named by UNESCO)
Latvia
- Historic Centre of Riga — 1997
- Struve Geodetic Arc — transboundary property, shared with Belarus, Estonia, Finland, Lithuania, Moldova, Norway, Sweden, the Russian Federation and Ukraine — 2005
Lithuania
Location of World Heritage Sites within Lithuania
- Vilnius Historic Centre (Old Town) — 1994
- Curonian Spit — transboundary property shared with the Russian Federation — 2000
- Kernavė Archeological Site (Cultural Reserve of Kernavė) — 2004
- Struve Geodetic Arc — transboundary property, shared with Belarus, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Moldova, Norway, Sweden, the Russian Federation and Ukraine — 2005
Luxembourg
- City of Luxembourg: its Old Quarters and Fortifications — 1994
Macedonia
(Referred to by UNESCO as "the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia".)
Location of World Heritage Sites within the Republic of Macedonia
- Natural and Cultural Heritage of the Ohrid region — 1979, 1980
Malta
Location of UNESCO World Heritage Sites within 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 — transboundary property, shared with Belarus, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Sweden, the Russian Federation and Ukraine — 2005
Montenegro
Location of World Heritage Sites within Montenegro
- Natural and Culturo-Historical Region of Kotor — 1979
- Durmitor National Park — 1980, 2005
Netherlands
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Location of World Heritage Sites within the Netherlands
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- Schokland and Surroundings – 1995
- Defence Line of Amsterdam – 1996
- Historic Area of Willemstad – 1997
- Mill Network at Kinderdijk-Elshout – 1997
- D.F. Wouda Steam Pumping Station – 1998
- Beemster Polder – 1999
- Rietveld Schröder House – 2000
- The Wadden Sea – 2009
- Canals of Amsterdam – 2010
Norway
Location of UNESCO World Heritage Sites within Norway
- Bryggen — 1979
- Urnes Stave Church — 1979
- Røros — 1980
- Rock Drawings at Alta — 1985
- Vegaøyan — the Vega Archipelago — 2004
- Struve Geodetic Arc — transboundary property, shared with Belarus, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Sweden, the Russian Federation and Ukraine — 2005
- West Norwegian Fjords - Geirangerfjord and Nærøyfjord — 2005
Poland
Location of World Heritage Sites within Poland
- Kraków's Historical Centre — 1978
- Wieliczka Salt Mine — 1978
- Former Nazi German Concentration Camp Auschwitz-Birkenau, near Oświęcim — 1979
- Białowieża Forest — transboundary property, shared with Belarus where it is known as Belovezhskaya Pushcha National Park — 1979, 1992
- 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 — transboundary property, shared with Germany where it is known as Muskauer Park — 2004
- Centennial Hall in Wrocław — 2006
Portugal
Pico Island Vineyard Culture
Location of World Heritage Sites within Azores
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Location of World Heritage Sites within Portugal
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Location of World Heritage Sites within Madeira
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- 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 Porto — 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, Azores — 2004
Romania
- Danube Delta — 1991
- Churches of Moldavia (7) — 1993
- Monastery of Horezu — 1993
- Villages with fortified churches in Transylvania (7) — 1993, 1999
- Dacian Fortresses of the Orăştie Mountains (6) — 1999
- Historic Centre of Sighişoara — 1999
- Wooden Churches of Maramureş (8) — 1999
Russia
- Architectural Ensemble of the Trinity Sergius Lavra — 1993
- Church of the Ascension in Kolomenskoye — 1994
- Citadel, Ancient City and Fortress Buildings of Derbent, Dagestan — 2003, located in Asia
- Cultural and Historic Ensemble of the Solovetsky Islands — 1992
- Curonian Spit — transboundary property, shared with Lithuania — 2000
- Ensemble of the Ferapontov Monastery — 2000
- Ensemble of the Novodevichy Convent — 2004
- Historic and Architectural Complex of the Kazan Kremlin (including Qol-Sharif mosque and Orthodox cathedral), Tatarstan — 2000
- Historic Centre of St. Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments — includes Tsarskoe Selo, Peterhof, Pavlovsk Palace, Strelna, Gatchina, Oranienbaum, Ropsha, Pulkovo, Shlisselburg, Kronstadt — 1990
- Historic Centre of the City of Yaroslavl — 2005
- Historic Monuments of Novgorod and Surroundings — 1992
- Kizhi Pogost, Karelia — 1990
- Moscow Kremlin and Red Square, Moscow — 1990
- Struve Geodetic Arc — transboundary property, shared with Belarus, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Norway, Sweden and Ukraine — 2005
- Virgin Komi Forests, Komi — 1995
- Western Caucasus — 1999, located in Asia
- White Monuments of Vladimir and Suzdal — 1992
- Central Sikhote-Alin — 2001, located in Asia
- Golden Mountains of Altai — 1998, located in Asia
- Lake Baikal, Buryatia — 1998, located in Asia
- Natural System of Wrangel Island Reserve, Chukotka — 2004, located in Asia
- Uvs Nuur Basin, Tuva, shared with Mongolia — 2003, located in Asia
- Volcanoes of Kamchatka — 1996, located in Asia
- Putorana Plateau - 2010
San Marino
- San Marino Historic Centre and Monte Titano — 2008
Serbia
Location of UNESCO World Heritage Sites within Serbia
- Cultural-Historical Region of Stari Ras and Sopoćani Monastery — 1979
- Studenica monastery — 1986
- Medieval Monuments in Kosovo — 2004, 2006, includes: Dečani Monastery, Patriarchate of Peć, Gračanica Monastery, Our Lady of Ljeviš
- Gamzigrad-Romuliana — 2007
Slovakia
Location of World Heritage Sites within Slovakia

- Caves of Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst

- Carpathian Wooden Churches
- Banská Štiavnica — 1993
- Levoča, Spiš Castle and associated cultural monuments — 1993, 2009
- Vlkolínec — 1993
- Caves of Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst — transboundary property shared with Hungary — 1995, 2000
- Bardejov — 2000
- Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians — transboundary property shared with Ukraine — 2007
- Carpathian Wooden Churches — 2008
Slovenia
Location of UNESCO World Heritage Sites within Slovenia
- Škocjan Caves — 1986
Spain
Location of World Heritage Sites within Spain
San Cristóbal de La Laguna
- Alhambra, Generalife and Albayzín, Granada — 1984, 1994
- Burgos Cathedral — 1984
- Historic Centre of Córdoba — 1984, 1994
- Escorial Monastery and Site of the El Escorial, Madrid — 1984
- Works of Antoni Gaudí — 1984, 2005
- Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain — 1985, 2008
- 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 (Canaries) — 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— transboundary property, shared with France — 1997, 1999
- 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 (Canaries) — 1999
- Archaeological Ensemble of Tarraco in Tarragona — 2000
- Archaeological Site of Atapuerca (Burgos) — 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 (Canaries) — 2007
- Tower of Hercules, in A Coruña — 2009
Sweden
Location of World Heritage Sites within Sweden
- Drottningholm Palace, Theatre — 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 — transboundary property, shared with Finland — 2000, 2006
- Mining Area of the Great Copper Mountain in Falun — 2001
- Varberg Radio Station at Grimeton — 2004
- Struve Geodetic Arc — transboundary property, shared with Belarus, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Norway, the Russian Federation and Ukraine — 2005
Switzerland
Location of World Heritage Sites within Switzerland
- Benedictine Convent of Saint John (Claustra Son Jon) at Müstair — 1983
- Abbey of St. Gall — 1983
- Old City of Bern — 1983
- Tre Castelli with defensive wall and ramparts in Bellinzona — 2000
- Jungfrau-Aletsch Protected Area — 2001
- Monte San Giorgio — 2003
- Wine-growing area of Lavaux — 2007
- Sardona Tectonic Area — 2008
- Rhaetian Railway in the Albula / Bernina Landscapes (shared with Italy) — 2008
- La Chaux-de-Fonds and Le Locle, architectural heritage of a watchmaking area - 2009
Turkey
Location of World Heritage Sites within Turkey
also listed under Asia
- Göreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia — 1985
- Great Mosque and Hospital of Divriği — 1985
- Historic Areas of Istanbul — 1985
- Hattusha: the Hittite Capital — 1986
- Nemrut Dağ — 1987
- Hierapolis–Pamukkale — 1988
- Xanthos–Letoon — 1988
- City of Safranbolu — 1994
- Archaeological Site of Troy — 1998
Ukraine
Location of World Heritage Sites within Ukraine
- Saint Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv — 1990
- Kyiv Pechersk Lavra — 1990
- Old Town (Lviv) — 1998
- Struve Geodetic Arc — 1998
- Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians — 2007
United Kingdom
Location of World Heritage Sites in England
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Heart of Neolithic Orkney
Location of World Heritage Sites within Scotland
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Location of World Heritage Sites within Wales
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Note: this list includes sites in the British overseas territories
- Blaenavon Industrial Landscape, Wales — 2000
- Blenheim Palace — 1987
- Canterbury Cathedral, St Augustine's Abbey and St Martin's Church — 1988
- Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd: Beaumaris, Caernarfon, Conwy and Harlech, Wales — 1986
- City of Bath — 1987
- Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape — 2006
- Derwent Valley Mills — 2001
- Durham Castle and Durham Cathedral — 1986
- Frontiers of the Roman Empire: Hadrian's Wall — 1987
- Giant's Causeway, Northern Ireland — 1986
- Gough and Inaccessible Island (Saint Helena) — 1995
- Heart of Neolithic Orkney, Scotland — 1999
- Henderson Island (Pitcairn Islands) — 1988
- Historic Town of St. George's, Bermuda — 2000
- Ironbridge Gorge — 1986
- Jurassic Coast — 2001
- Liverpool - Maritime Mercantile City — 2004
- Maritime Greenwich — 1997
- New Lanark, Scotland — 2001
- Old Town and New Town of Edinburgh, Scotland — 1995
- Pontcysyllte Aqueduct Near Wrexham,Clwyd, Wales — 2009
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew — 2003
- St Kilda, Scotland — 1986
- Saltaire — 2001
- Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites — 1986
- Studley Royal Park including the Ruins of Fountains Abbey — 1986
- Tower of London — 1988
- Westminster Abbey, Palace of Westminster, Westminster School and St. Margaret's Church — 1987
References
External links
- 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