New inclusions in the UNESCO cultural and natural heritage 2019

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In 2019 , the new admissions listed below in chronological order took place in the UNESCO cultural and natural heritage . In addition to the new entries, changes and deletions are also listed.

Biosphere reserves

On June 19, 2019, the International Council of the UNESCO program “Man and the Biosphere” (MAB) recognized 18 new biosphere reserves and 8 existing reserves were expanded.

Newly recognized as a biosphere reserve:

Extensions and name changes:

World heritage sites

World Heritage List

For the 43rd session of the World Heritage Committee from June 30 to July 10, 2019 in Baku , Azerbaijan , 35 sites were nominated for inclusion in UNESCO World Heritage , including 28 cultural sites, 6 natural sites and one mixed site. another mixed site was nominated for significant changes to its boundaries. During the session, 29 new sites were added to the World Heritage List, including 24 cultural heritage sites (K), four natural heritage sites (N) and one mixed site (K / N).

The following sites have been added to the World Heritage List :

Contracting State designation Type Ref. Remarks
AzerbaijanAzerbaijan Azerbaijan Old town of Sheki with Khan Palace
( 41 ° 12 ′ 15 ″ N, 47 ° 11 ′ 54 ″ E )
K 1549 includes the Old Town of Sheki and the Khan Palace
AustraliaAustralia Australia Budj Bim cultural landscape
( 38 ° 4 ′ 0 ″ S, 141 ° 55 ′ 0 ″ E )
K 1577 Protected landscape areas with significant Aboriginal cultural evidence
BahrainBahrain Bahrain Dilmun burial mound
( 26 ° 8 ′ 59 ″ N, 50 ° 30 ′ 46 ″ E )
K 1542 includes 21 archaeological sites from the period between 2050 and 1750 BC Chr.
BrazilBrazil Brazil Paraty and Ilha Grande - Culture and Biodiversity
( 23 ° 1 ′ 7 ″ S, 44 ° 41 ′ 7 ″ W )
K / N 1308 includes the old town of Paraty , one of the best preserved coastal cities in Brazil, and four nature reserves of the Mata Atlântica .
Burkina FasoBurkina Faso Burkina Faso Historic iron smelting sites
( 12 ° 35 ′ 16 ″ N, 3 ° 19 ′ 44 ″ W )
K 1602 includes u. a. the sites of Ronguin , Tiwega , Yamané , Kindbo , Békuy and Douroula
China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China People's Republic of China Liangzhu City Archaeological Ruins
( 30 ° 23 ′ 44 ″ N, 119 ° 59 ′ 27 ″ E )
K 1592 archaeological ruins of the Liangzhu culture
Migratory bird sanctuaries along the coast of the Yellow Sea - Gulf of Bohai (Phase I)
( 32 ° 55 ′ 55 ″ N, 121 ° 1 ′ 1 ″ E )
N 1606
GermanyGermany Germany Augsburg water management system
( 48 ° 21 ′ 36 ″ N, 10 ° 54 ′ 12 ″ E )
K 1580
FranceFrance France French Southern Territories and Seas ( 45 ° 42 ′ 0 ″ S, 66 ° 37 ′ 12 ″ E )
N 1603
IndiaIndia India Old City of Jaipur
( 26 ° 55 ′ 34 ″ N, 75 ° 49 ′ 25 ″ E )
K 1605
IndonesiaIndonesia Indonesia Mining legacy of the Ombilin colliery in Sawahlunto
( 0 ° 46 ′ 0 ″ N, 100 ° 44 ′ 16 ″ E )
K 1610
IraqIraq Iraq Babylon
( 32 ° 32 ′ 32 ″ N, 44 ° 25 ′ 16 ″ E )
K 278
IranIran Iran Hyrcanic Forests
( 37 ° 25 ′ 17 ″ N, 55 ° 43 ′ 27 ″ E )
N 1584 Mountain forest on the south bank of the Caspian Sea.
IcelandIceland Iceland Vatnajökull National Park
( 64 ° 30 ′ 0 ″ N, 17 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ W )
N 1604 the dynamic nature of fire and ice.
ItalyItaly Italy The Prosecco Hills between Conegliano and Valdobbiadene
( 45 ° 57 ′ 11 ″ N, 12 ° 13 ′ 34 ″ E )
K 1571
JapanJapan Japan Kofun group of Mozu-Furuichi ( 34 ° 33 ′ 44 ″ N, 135 ° 36 ′ 34 ″ E )
K 1593 Barrows from ancient Japan.
CanadaCanada Canada Writing-on-Stone / Áísínai'pi
( 49 ° 4 ′ 30 ″ N, 111 ° 38 ′ 0 ″ W )
K / N 1597
LaosLaos Laos Megalithic jugs in Xieng Khouang
( 19 ° 25 ′ 52 ″ N, 103 ° 9 ′ 8 ″ E )
K 1587 Level of stone jugs.
MyanmarMyanmar Myanmar Bagan
( 21 ° 10 ′ 20 ″ N, 94 ° 51 ′ 37 ″ E )
K 1588 historical royal city from the 9th to 13th centuries with over two thousand preserved sacred buildings made of brick
PolandPoland Poland Krzemionki
( 50 ° 58 ′ 22 ″ N, 21 ° 29 ′ 39 ″ E )
K 1599 four sites in the mining region with prehistoric extraction of banded flint
PortugalPortugal Portugal Mafra Royal Building Complex
( 38 ° 56 ′ 12 ″ N, 9 ° 19 ′ 35 ″ W )
K 1573 Palace, basilica, monastery, Cerco garden and hunting ground (Tapada)
Pilgrimage Church of Bom Jesus do Monte
( 41 ° 33 ′ 17 ″ N, 8 ° 22 ′ 39 ″ W )
K 1590 Mountain sanctuary near Braga.
RussiaRussia Russia Churches of the Pskov School of Architecture
( 57 ° 48 ′ 26 ″ N, 28 ° 19 ′ 43 ″ E )
K 1523 includes ten churches or cathedrals in the city of Pskow in the far west of Russia
SpainSpain Spain Risco Caído
( 28 ° 2 ′ 40 ″ N, 15 ° 39 ′ 40 ″ W )
K 1578 Risco Caído and the cultural landscape of the sacred mountains of Gran Canaria (Spain)
Korea SouthSouth Korea South Korea Seowon, Korean Neoconfucian Academies
( 36 ° 43 ′ 38 ″ N, 128 ° 50 ′ 36 ″ E )
K 1498 includes nine seowon
Czech RepublicCzech Republic Czech Republic Kladruby nad Labem
( 50 ° 3 ′ 26 ″ N, 15 ° 29 ′ 3 ″ E )
K 1589 Landscape for the breeding and dressage of ceremonial chariot horses
United KingdomUnited Kingdom United Kingdom Jodrell Bank Observatory
( 53 ° 14 ′ 11 ″ N, 2 ° 18 ′ 31 ″ W )
K 1594
United StatesUnited States United States 20th Century Architecture by Frank Lloyd Wright
( 39 ° 54 ′ 20 ″ N, 79 ° 27 ′ 59 ″ W )
K 1496 comprises eight buildings by the American architect Frank Lloyd Wright
transnational : Germany , Czech Republic
GermanyGermany 
Czech RepublicCzech Republic 
Ore Mountains / Krušnohoří mining region
( 50 ° 27 ′ 46 ″ N, 12 ° 57 ′ 10 ″ E )
K 1478 Mining landscape in the Ore Mountains with original technical monuments

Significant changes have been made to their boundaries for the following World Heritage Sites:

Contracting State designation Type Ref. Remarks
AlbaniaAlbania Albania Natural and cultural heritage of the Ohrid region K / N 99 Expansion of the 1979 world heritage site for what was then Yugoslavia (now for North Macedonia) to include the Albanian sea portion

The following nominations were not included in the World Heritage List:

Red List

Six sites were proposed for inclusion in the Red List of World Heritage in Danger, and two for deletion. Only one of the proposed sites was actually put on the red list, the deletions were carried out as proposed.

The following was added to the red list:

Not included in the red list:

The following were deleted from the red list:

Individual evidence

  1. 18 New sites join UNESCO's World Network of Biosphere Reserves , UNESCO News, June 19, 2019, accessed July 15, 2019.
  2. New UNESCO Biosphere Reserves 2019 , German UNESCO Commission, accessed on July 15, 2019.
  3. ^ A b World Heritage Committee in Manama (Bahrain) to examine new nominations to the World Heritage List. In: whc.unesco.org. UNESCO World Heritage Center, June 14, 2018, accessed June 25, 2018 .
  4. ^ New Inscribed Properties (2019). In: whc.unesco.org. UNESCO World Heritage Center, accessed July 13, 2019 . New World Heritage Sites 2019. In: unesco.de. German UNESCO Commission, accessed on July 11, 2019 .
  5. The official names are in English and French, the German translation follows the World Heritage List. In: unesco.de. German UNESCO Commission, accessed on July 11, 2019 .