World Heritage in Ukraine

St. Sophia Cathedral and Pechersk Lavra in Kiev Old town of Lviv Struve arch Primeval beech forests of the Carpathian Mountains Metropolitan residence in Chernivtsi Ancient city of Chersonese Wooden churches of the Carpathian region

World Heritage Sites in Ukraine . yellow = world cultural heritage, green = world natural heritage

The world heritage in Ukraine (as of 2018) includes seven UNESCO world heritage sites , including six world cultural heritage sites and one world natural heritage site. The Ukraine has ratified the World Heritage Convention in 1988, the first World Heritage site was inscribed on the World Heritage List 1990th The last World Heritage site to date was registered in 2013, and an existing World Heritage site was expanded in 2017.

World heritage sites

The following table lists the UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Ukraine in chronological order according to the year of their inclusion on 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
	St. Sophia Cathedral and Lavra Pechersk Pechersk Lavra in Kiev	1990	K	527	The world heritage includes the sites of the Berestovo Church of the Savior ( Lage ) , the St. Sophia Cathedral ( Lage ) and the Lavra Pechersk Pechersk Monastery ( Lage ) in Kiev.
(more pictures)	Historical center of Lviv (Lemberg) ( Location )	1998	K	865
(more pictures)	Struve arch	2005	K	1187	Includes 34 specially marked geodetic measuring points along the Struve Arch in Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Norway, Russia, Sweden, Ukraine and Belarus. In Ukraine: Kateryniwka ( location ) , Felschtyn ( location ) , Baranivka ( location ) and Stara Nekrasiwka ( location ) .
	Old beech forests and primeval beech forests of the Carpathian Mountains and other regions of Europe	2007	N	1133	Transnational World Heritage with Albania, Belgium, Bulgaria, Germany, Italy, Croatia, Austria, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia and Spain. There are 6 protected areas in Ukraine: Chornohora ( location ) , Kusij -Trybushany ( location ) , Maramures Mountains ( location ) , Uholka-Schyrokyj Luh ( location ) , Svyivets ( location ) and Stuschyzja-Ushok ( location ) . 2017 expanded by 5 protected areas: Roztochya ( Lage ) , Gorgany ( Lage ) , Satanivska Dacha im Podilski Tovtry ( Lage ) , Synevyr ( Lage ) and Zacharovanyi Krai ( Lage )
(more pictures)	Residence of the Orthodox Metropolitans of Bukovina and Dalmatia ( location )	2011	K	1330	The ensemble of buildings designed by Josef Hlávka is now the seat of the National University of Chernivtsi .
(more pictures)	Ancient city in the Tauride Chersonese and its Chora ( location )	2013	K	1411	Six archaeological sites in and around the ancient city of Chersonese
(more pictures)	Wooden churches of the Carpathian region in Poland and Ukraine	2013	K	1424	Transnational World Heritage with Poland. Eight wooden churches from the 16th to 19th centuries in the Ukraine: Potelytsch ( location ) , Matkiv ( location ) , Schowkwa ( location ) , Drohobytsch ( location ) , Rohatyn ( location ) , Nyschnij Verbish ( location ) , Yassinja ( location ) and Ushok ( Location ) .

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 2019, 17 sites are entered in the tentative list of Ukraine, the last entry was made in 2019. 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
(more pictures)	Historic Center of Chernihiv, 9. – 13. century	1989	K	668
Kamianets-Podilskyi Castle (more pictures)	Cultural landscape of the Kamianets-Podilskyi gorge ( location )	1989	K	670	includes the castle and the historical center of the town of Kamianets-Podilskyi , which is surrounded almost all around by a gorge of the Smotrych river cut into the limestone about 60 m deep .
(more pictures)	Taras Shevchenko tomb and memorial ( location )	1989	K / N	672
(more pictures)	National steppe biosphere reserve "Askanija-Nowa"	1989	N	673
(more pictures)	Dendrological Park "Sofijiwka" ( location )	2000	K / N	674
(more pictures)	Bakhchysarai Palace of the Khans of Crimea ( location )	2003	K	1820	Palace of the Khans of the Khanate of Crimea in the city of Bakhchysarai
	Archaeological site "Stone Grave"	2006	K	5075	Sandstone rocks with petroglyphs
	Nikolayev Observatory	2007	K	5116
(more pictures)	Structural complex of the Sudak fortress from the 6th - 16th centuries century	2007	K	5117
Nautschnyj observatory (further pictures)	Astronomical Observatories of Ukraine	2008	K	5267	comprises four observatories: the already 2,007 individually proposed Mykolaiv Observatory (Ref. 5116 in the city) Mykolaiv , the observatory Kiev the University of Kiev , the observatory Odessa the Odessa University and the Observatory Nautschnyj the Crimean Observatory .
Odessa Opera House	Historic center of the port city of Odessa	2009	K	5412
St. Andrew's Church	Kiev: St. Sophia Cathedral, St. Kyrill and St. Andreas Churches and Lavra Pechersk Pechersk Monastery	2009	K	5423	Planned expansion of the World Heritage Site of St. Sophia Cathedral and Lavra Pechersk Pechersk Monastery in Kiev from 1990 (Ref. 527 ) to include the Church of St. Andrew and the Church of St. Cyril in Kiev
Fortress in Theodosia	Trading posts and fortresses on Genoese trade routes from the Mediterranean to the Black Sea	2010	K	5575	The planned transnational nomination of Genoese colonies in the former Genoese territory between the Mediterranean and the Black Sea includes in the Ukraine u. a. the Sudak fortress, which was proposed individually in 2007 (Ref. 5117 ) Further suggestions were submitted by Turkey (Ref. 5825 ).
Eski-Kermen	Cultural landscape of the cave cities of the Crimean Goths	2012	K	5773	The settlements of the Crimean Goths are also called "cave cities" because of the dwellings carved directly into the rock. The proposal includes the two most important settlements: Mangup-Kale , which was the capital of the Crimean Goths under the name Dori, and Eski-Kermen .
	Historical surroundings of the capital of the Crimean khans in Bakhchysarai	2012	K	5774	includes several sites in the city of Bakhchysarai , the former capital of the Khanate of Crimea , and its surroundings, including the Khan Palace of Bakhchysarai, which was proposed individually in 2003 (Ref. 1820 )
(more pictures)	Dershprom (State Industrial Building) ( location )	2017	K	6249	Dershprom or Gosprom is a building complex built between 1925 and 1928 in the style of constructivism on Freedom Square in Kharkiv .
	Tyras - Bilhorod (Akkerman), on the way from the Black Sea to the Baltic Sea ( location )	2019	K	6426

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
	Svyati Hory National Park ( location )	2001-2001	N	1047
	Polesian swamps and the Slovechno-Ovrutsch Mountains	2001-2001	N	1048	Wetlands in Polesia with the Slowetschno-Ovruch -Gebirge
	Kaniwer Bergland ( location )	2001-2001	N	1049	Mountainous country near the city of Kaniv
	Kara Dag ( location )	2001-2001	N	1050	Rock massif in the Crimea

Web links

Commons : World Heritage Sites in Ukraine  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Ukraine on the UNESCO World Heritage Center website.

Individual evidence

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

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