World Heritage in Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Places with World Heritage Sites in Bosnia and Herzegovina

The world heritage in Bosnia and Herzegovina includes (as of 2017) three UNESCO world heritage sites , all of which are world cultural heritage sites. Bosnia and Herzegovina joined the World Heritage Convention in 1993, and the first World Heritage site was added to the World Heritage List in 2005. The last World Heritage site to date was registered in 2016.

World heritage sites

The following table lists the UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Bosnia and Herzegovina in chronological order according to the year of their inclusion in the World Heritage List (K - cultural heritage, N - natural heritage, K / N - mixed, (R) - on the red list of endangered world heritage ) .

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image	designation	year	Type	Ref.	description
	Bridge and Old Town of Mostar ( location )	2005	K	946	The symbolically significant Old Bridge ( Stari most ) in Mostar was from 1556 to 1566 under Suleiman I built. In 1993 it was destroyed in the Bosnian War. In 2004, the reconstruction of the building, co-financed by UNESCO funds, was inaugurated again.
	Mehmed Paša Sokolovic Bridge in Višegrad ( location )	2007	K	1260	The bridge was built from 1571 to 1577/78. It is 180 meters long and six meters wide.
	Stećci - medieval tombstones	2016	K	1504	Stećci (Singular Stećak ) are tombstones in the Balkan region, which are mostly dated to the 14th and 15th centuries. They can be found standing alone or in necropolises. Transnational world heritage site together with Croatia , Montenegro and Serbia . 22 sites from Bosnia and Herzegovina are registered: Radimlja , Grčka glavica in the village of Biskup, Kalufi in Krekovi, Borak in the village of Burati, Maculje , Dugo polje near Blidinje, Gvozno , Grebnice - Radmilovića Dubrava - Baljci, Bijača , Olovci, Mramor in Musici, Kučarin in Hrančići, Stare kuće, Boljuni, Dolovi in ​​the village of Umoljani, Luburića polje, Potkuk in Bitunja, Mramorje, Bečani, Mramor in Vrbica, Čengića Bara and Ravanjska vrata

Tentative list

The sites that are intended for nomination for inclusion in the World Heritage List are entered in the tentative list . As of 2019, eleven sites are entered in the tentative list of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the last entry was in 2019. The following table lists the sites in chronological order according to the year of their inclusion in the tentative list.

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image	designation	year	Type	Ref.	description
	Sarajevo - unique symbol of universal multiculturalism ( location )	1997	K	906
	Vjetrenica cave	2004	N	1975
	The natural and architectural ensemble of Jajce	2006	K / N	2098
	The old town of Počitelj ( location )	2007	K	5092
	The natural and architectural ensemble of Blagaj	2007	K / N	5280
	The natural and architectural ensemble of Blidinje	2007	K / N	5281
	The natural and architectural ensemble of Stolac	2007	K / N	5282
	Strict natural reserve Perućica Primeval Forest	2017	N	6260
	Sarajevo Jewish Cemetery	2018	K	6334
	Primeval beech forests and old beech forests of the Carpathians and other regions of Europe (extension)	2019	N	6393	Expansion of the World Heritage Site of Primeval Beech Forests and Old Beech Forests of the Carpathians and other regions of Europe to include the Prašuma Janj protected area,
	Complex of travertine waterfalls in Martin Brod - Una National Park	2019	N	6400

Web links

Commons : World Heritage Sites in Bosnia and Herzegovina  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Bosnia and Herzegovina on the UNESCO World Heritage Center website.

Individual evidence

1. ^ Bosnia and Herzegovina. In: whc.unesco.org. UNESCO World Heritage Center, accessed July 22, 2017 . 
2. ^ Tentative list of Bosnia and Herzegovina. In: whc.unesco.org. UNESCO World Heritage Center, accessed April 16, 2018 . 

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