World Heritage in Luxembourg

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World Heritage in Luxembourg (Luxembourg)
Old town of Luxembourg
Old town of Luxembourg
World Heritage Sites in Luxembourg

The world heritage in Luxembourg (status 2019) includes a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Luxembourg ratified the World Heritage Convention in 1983, and the only World Heritage site to date was added to the World Heritage List in 1994.

World heritage sites

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

image designation year Type Ref. description
Old town district and fortresses of Luxembourg
 Old town district and fortresses of Luxembourg
( location ) 		1994 K 699 The city was developed into one of the strongest fortresses in Europe from the 16th century.

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 2017, there are no sites on the tentative list of Luxembourg.

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These sites were previously on the tentative list, but were withdrawn or rejected by UNESCO .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.

image designation year Type Ref. description
Old town and monastery of Echternach
 Old town and monastery of Echternach
( location ) 		1993-2011 K 413 Historic town center of Echternach and the imperial abbey of Echternach
Old town and castle of Vianden
 Old town and castle of Vianden
( location ) 		1993-2014 K 412 Historic city center of Vianden and Vianden Castle

Rejected in 2013 due to lack of authenticity

Web links

Commons : World Heritage Sites in Luxembourg  - Collection of images, videos and audio files
  • Luxembourg on the UNESCO World Heritage Center website.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Luxembourg. In: whc.unesco.org. UNESCO World Heritage Center, accessed July 25, 2017 .
  2. ^ Tentative list of Luxembourg. In: whc.unesco.org. UNESCO World Heritage Center, accessed July 25, 2017 .
  3. ^ Former Tentative Sites of Luxembourg. In: World Heritage Site. Retrieved July 25, 2017 .