List of UNESCO World Heritage in Europe

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On this page, the UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the continent of Europe are listed by country. More detailed representations with a brief description and pictures of the world heritage sites can be found in the linked overview articles on the world heritage of the individual states.

  • The number at the beginning of each line indicates the year the site was added to the World Heritage List.
  • Sites of the world cultural heritage are marked with " K ", sites of the world natural heritage with " N ", mixed sites with " K / N ".
  • World Heritage sites that UNESCO has classified as particularly endangered and entered on the Red List of World Heritage in Danger are also marked with an " R ".

Albania

Andorra

Belgium

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bulgaria

Fortress walls of Nessebar

Denmark

Kronborg Castle

Denmark also has World Heritage Sites on Greenland in America .

Germany

Aachen Cathedral
Fossil discovery from the Messel pit
Katz Castle in the Upper Middle Rhine Valley
Corvey Westwork

The Dresden Elbe Valley (K) cultural landscape, which was included in the World Heritage List in 2004 , was deleted in 2009.

Estonia

Finland

Old Church of Petäjävesi

France

Cave painting from the Lascaux cave in the Vézère valley
Pont du Gard
Mont Perdu
Notre-Dame-du-Haut in Ronchamp

Other world heritage sites from France are located overseas.

Greece

Acropolis of Athens
Mount Athos

Ireland

Newgrange burial chamber in the Bend of the Boyne

Iceland

Italy

Colosseum in the old town of Rome
Palazzo dei Diamanti in Ferrara
Concordia temple in Agrigento
The Three Peaks in the Dolomites
Arab-Norman Church of San Cataldo in Palermo

Croatia

Old town of Dubrovnik
Plitvice Lakes National Park

Latvia

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Malta

Megalithic temple Ta 'Ħaġrat

Moldova

  • 2005 - Struve-Bogen (K, transnational with 9 other countries)

Montenegro

View over Kotor and the bay

Netherlands

Herengracht in Amsterdam

The Kingdom of the Netherlands also has a World Heritage Site in the Caribbean.

North Macedonia

  • 1979 - Natural and cultural heritage of the Ohrid region (K / N)

Norway

Urnes stave church

Austria

Schönbrunn Castle

Poland

Primeval forest in the Białowieża National Park

Portugal

Alcobaça Monastery

Portugal also has world heritage sites outside of Europe.

Romania

Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve

Russia

Moscow Kremlin

(European part)

Other World Heritage Sites in Russia are in Asia.

San Marino

Sweden

Alsnöhus ruins on Hovgården

Switzerland

Circular viaduct of the Bernina Railway

Serbia

Sopoćani Monastery

Since Kosovo is not a signatory to the World Heritage Convention, the World Heritage Sites in Kosovo are included in the UNESCO list under Serbia.

Slovakia

Vilkolinec

Slovenia

Spain

Entrance area of ​​Parc Güell by Antoni Gaudí
Laurel forest in the Garajonay National Park
The interior of the Palau de la Música Catalana
Dolmen in Antequera

Spain also has World Heritage Sites in Africa.

Czech Republic

Zelená Hora pilgrimage church

Turkey

Hagia Sophia in Istanbul

(European part)

Other world heritage sites in Turkey are in Asia.

Ukraine

Main building of the Kiev Cathedral of St. Sophia

Hungary

Baradla Cave in Aggtelek

Vatican

St. Peter's Square and St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican City

United Kingdom

Stonehenge
Tower of London
Engine houses of the "Crown Mine" in Cornwall Cornwall

Other UK World Heritage Sites are located overseas.

Belarus

Castle me

See also

For states from Europe that do not yet have a World Heritage Site but have already submitted a tentative list , see:

Web links

  • UNESCO database with extensive descriptions of the individual sites ( English , French )