List of World Heritage Sites in Luxembourg is located in Luxembourg
City of Luxembourg
Location of UNESCO World Heritage Site in Luxembourg.

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Sites are places of importance to cultural or natural heritage as described in the UNESCO World Heritage Convention, established in 1972.[1] Cultural heritage consists of monuments (such as architectural works, monumental sculptures, or inscriptions), groups of buildings, and sites (including archaeological sites). Natural features (consisting of physical and biological formations), geological and physiographical formations (including habitats of threatened species of animals and plants), and natural sites which are important from the point of view of science, conservation or natural beauty, are defined as natural heritage.[2] Luxembourg ratified the convention on 28 September 1983.[3] As of 2021, Luxembourg has one World Heritage Site listed, City of Luxembourg: its Old Quarters and Fortifications was listed in 1994. Currently, there are no sites listed on the tentative list.[3]

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UNESCO lists sites under ten criteria; each entry must meet at least one of the criteria. Criteria i through vi are cultural, and vii through x are natural.[4]

World Heritage Sites
Site Image Location Year listed UNESCO data Description
City of Luxembourg: its Old Quarters and Fortifications Luxembourg panorama Luxembourg City 1994 699; iv (cultural) The city developed around a fortress built in the 10th century on an almost inaccessible rock. Due to its strategic location, it passed among great European powers several times, with the fortifications being constantly upgraded. It was one of the largest fortresses in Europe. The main fortifications date from the 16th century to 1867, when they were partially disassembled.[5]

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References

  1. ^ "The World Heritage Convention". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Archived from the original on 27 August 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Archived from the original on 1 February 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Luxembourg". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Archived from the original on 30 October 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  4. ^ "UNESCO World Heritage Centre – The Criteria for Selection". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Archived from the original on 12 June 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  5. ^ "City of Luxembourg: its Old Quarters and Fortifications". whc.unesco.org. Archived from the original on 26 January 2020. Retrieved 4 November 2012.

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