World heritage in Croatia

Dubrovnik Split Plitvice Lakes National Park Poreč Trogir Šibenik Cathedral Stari Grad Plain Stećci- Crljivica Stećci- Dubravka B. B. B. Zadar St. Nicholas fortress

World Heritage Sites in Croatia yellow = world cultural heritage, green = world natural heritage B = primeval beech forests and old beech forests of the Carpathians and other regions of Europe

The world heritage in Croatia (as of 2018) includes ten UNESCO world heritage sites , including eight world cultural heritage sites and two world natural heritage sites. The first three World Heritage Sites were added to the World Heritage List in 1979, when Croatia was still one of the six republics of Yugoslavia . After gaining independence in 1991, Croatia ratified the World Heritage Convention in 1992 and in 1997 received its first two World Heritage sites. The last World Heritage site to date was registered in 2017.

World heritage sites

The following table lists the UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Croatia 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 World Heritage in Danger ).

 Map with all coordinates of the World Heritage Sites: OSM

image	designation	year	Type	Ref.	description
(more pictures)	Old town of Dubrovnik ( location )	1979	K	95	The old town of Dubrovnik , a former sea power, is protected by a city wall, the length of which is almost two kilometers.
(more pictures)	Historical complex of Split with Diocletian's Palace ( location )	1979	K	97	The Diocletian's Palace , built in the 4th century, was converted into a habitable fortress after Roman times, which was subsequently adapted to different cultural influences.
(more pictures)	Plitvice Lakes National Park ( location )	1979	N	98	The national park is world-famous for its cascading lakes, 16 of which are currently visible on the surface.
(more pictures)	Episcopal complex of the Euphrasian basilica in the old town of Poreč ( location )	1997	K	809	One of the most important examples of late antique and early Byzantine art in the entire Adriatic region.
	Old town of Trogir ( location )	1997	K	810	Trogir was already in the 3rd century BC. Known as the Greek settlement Tragurion. The place is considered an outstanding example of urban continuity in Europe.
(more pictures)	Cathedral of St. Jacob in Sibenik ( location )	2000	K	963	The structural features of St. Jacob's Cathedral in Šibenik make it a unique sacred building in which Gothic and Renaissance forms have been successfully mixed and united.
	Stari Grad Plain ( location )	2008	K	1240	The Stari Grad plain has been used for agriculture since ancient times . Back then, Hvar was already known for its wine. The historic old town, built between the 16th and 19th centuries, is also part of the award-winning site.
(more pictures)	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. Two sites have been declared World Heritage in Croatia: Velika i Mala Crljivica ( Lage ) and St. Barbara in Dubravka ( Lage ) . Other sites are in Montenegro , Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia .
	Old beech forests and primeval beech forests of the Carpathian Mountains and other regions of Europe	2017	N	1133	Transnational World Heritage with Albania, Belgium, Bulgaria, Germany, Italy, Austria, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia, Spain and Ukraine. In Croatia, these include the Paklenica National Park ( Lage ) , the Hajdučki i Rožanski kukovi ( Lage ) nature reserve and the Northern Velebit National Park ( Lage ) .
	Venetian defense system from the 16th to 17th centuries	2017	K	1533	In Croatia, this includes the defense system of Zadar ( Lage ) and the fortress of St. Nicholas in Šibenik ( Lage ) . Other sites are in Montenegro and Italy .

Tentative list

The sites that are intended for nomination for inclusion in the World Heritage List are entered in the tentative list .

Current World Heritage candidates

As of 2020, 15 sites are entered in the tentative list of Croatia, the last entry was made in 2020. The following table lists the sites in chronological order according to the year of their inclusion in the tentative list.

 Map with all coordinates of current World Heritage candidates: OSM

image	designation	year	Type	Ref.	description
St. Donatus	Episcopal Complex of Zadar	2005	K	157	The proposal in the center of the historical core of the city of Zadar includes the Roman Forum with the remains of a temple, the Episcopal Complex with the Cathedral of St. Anastasia , the Archbishop's Palace, the Church of St. Donatus and the Zmajevic Seminary, the Orthodox Church of St. Elias, the Benedictine monastery with the Church of St. Mary and the Archaeological Museum. Resubmission of a previous proposal. The proposal was nominated for inclusion in the World Heritage List in 2016, but was rejected by UNESCO.
(more pictures)	Urban-historical ensemble of Ston ( Lage )	2005	K	160	with Mali Ston, connecting walls , the nature reserve Bay of Mali Ston , Stonsko Polje and the saltworks Resubmission of a previous proposal
(more pictures)	Urban-historical ensemble of the fortress Tvrđa in Osijek ( location )	2005	K	161	Tvrđa is a baroque fortress in Osijek and also forms its old town. Resubmission of a previous proposal
Town hall and market square (further pictures)	Historical core and old town (castle) of Varaždin ( location )	2005	K	162	Resubmission of a previous proposal
(more pictures)	Veliki Tabor Castle ( location )	2005	K	1167	Resubmission of a previous proposal
(more pictures)	Lonjsko Polje Nature Park ( location )	2005	K / N	2012
(more pictures)	Velebit ( location )	2005	N	2013
Diocletian's Aqueduct	Diocletian's Palace and the historic core of Split	2005	K	2015	Planned expansion of the World Heritage Site Historical Complex of Split with the Diocletian's Palace from 1979 (Ref. 97 ) to include other sites in Split and the surrounding area, including the Diocletian Aqueduct
(more pictures)	Lubenice on Cres	2005	K	2017	Village on the Adriatic island of Cres
	Primošten vineyards ( location )	2007	K	5102	Bucavac Veliki wine-growing area of around 18 hectares for the native Babic grape variety in the south of the municipality of Primošten
	Hermitage Blaca	2007	K	5103
	Motovun	2007	K	5104
	Korčula old town	2007	K	5105
Kornati island of Levrnaka	Kornati National Park and Telašćica Nature Park	2007	N	5106	consists of the Kornati National Park ( Lage ), which includes part of the Kornati archipelago , and the Telašćica ( Lage ) nature park adjoining it to the north on the southeastern tip of the island of Dugi Otok
	Borders of the Roman Empire - The Danube Limes (Croatia)	2020	K	6476	Planned expansion of the World Heritage site borders of the Roman Empire to include sites of the Limes Pannonicus in Croatia, contains 23 components, replaces the nomination from 2005.

Former World Heritage candidates

These sites were previously on the tentative list, but were withdrawn or rejected by UNESCO. Sites that are included in other entries on the tentative list or that are part of world heritage sites are not taken into account here.

 Map with all coordinates of former World Heritage candidates: OSM

image	designation	year	Type	Ref.	description
	Brijuni National Park ( location )	1986-1986	K / N
	Roman amphitheater Pula ( location )	1997-1997	K	808	In 1997 the decision was postponed to call for further studies.
	Kopački rit Nature Park ( location )	2000-2000	N	964	In 2000 the nomination was rejected by UNESCO because of a lack of integrity.
	Venetian defense system from the 15th to 17th centuries	2013-2017	K	5846	The original proposal also included Šibenik , Hvar and Korčula from Croatia , but these were not included in the transnational World Heritage Site (Ref. 1533 ) in 2017 .

Web links

Commons : World Heritage Sites in Croatia  - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

• Croatia on the UNESCO World Heritage Center website.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Croatia. In: whc.unesco.org. UNESCO World Heritage Center, accessed March 3, 2018 . 
2. ^ Tentative list of Croatia. In: whc.unesco.org. UNESCO World Heritage Center, accessed March 3, 2018 . 
3. ^ Former Tentative Sites of Croatia. In: World Heritage Site. Retrieved March 3, 2018 . 

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