The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has designated 131 World Heritage Sites in Western Europe. These sites are in 9 countries. Liechtenstein and Monaco have no sites. There are ten sites which are shared between countries.[1][2] The first site from the region to be included on the list was the Aachen Cathedral in Germany in 1978.[3]
The list below uses a definition of Western Europe which includes the United Kingdom and Ireland.
Site | Image | Location | Criteria | Area ha (acre) |
Year | Description |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aachen Cathedral | ![]() |
Aachen,![]() 50°46′28″N 6°5′4″E / 50.77444°N 6.08444°E |
Cultural: (i), (ii), (iv), (vi) |
— | 1978 | |
Abbey and Altenmünster of Lorsch | ![]() |
Lorsch,![]() 49°39′13.284″N 8°34′6.888″E / 49.65369000°N 8.56858000°E |
Cultural: (iii), (iv) |
— | 1991 | The abbey and gate or 'Torhall', are from the Carolingian era. There are notable Carolingian sculptures and paintings.[4] |
Abbey Church of Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe | ![]() |
Vienne,![]() 46°33′52.992″N 0°51′57.996″E / 46.56472000°N 0.86611000°E |
Cultural: (i), (iii) |
0.16 (0.40) | 1983 | |
Amiens Cathedral | Amiens,![]() 49°53′42″N 2°18′6″E / 49.89500°N 2.30167°E |
Cultural: (i), (ii) |
1.37 (3.4) | 1981 | ||
Archaeological Ensemble of the Bend of the Boyne | ![]() |
County Meath,![]() 53°41′30.012″N 6°27′0″W / 53.69167000°N 6.45000°W |
Cultural: (i), (iii), (iv) |
770 (1,900) | 1993 | |
Arles, Roman and Romanesque Monuments | ![]() |
Bouches-du-Rhône,![]() 43°40′39.5″N 4°37′50.5″E / 43.677639°N 4.630694°E |
Cultural: (ii), (iv) |
65 (160) | 1981 | |
Bauhaus and its sites in Weimar and Dessau | ![]() |
Berlin, Dessau, and Weimar![]() 50°58′29.172″N 11°19′46.164″E / 50.97477000°N 11.32949000°E |
Cultural: (ii), (iv), (vi) |
— | 1996 | |
Beemster Polder | ![]() |
North Holland,![]() 52°32′56″N 4°54′40″E / 52.54889°N 4.91111°E |
Cultural: (i), (ii), (iv) |
— | 1999 | Fields, roads, canals, dykes and settlements built on land reclaimed from the sea.[5] |
Belfries of Belgium and France | ![]() |
![]() ![]() 50°10′27.984″N 3°13′53.004″E / 50.17444000°N 3.23139000°E |
Cultural: (ii), (iv) |
— | 1999 | |
Benedictine Convent of St John at Müstair | Müstair,![]() 46°37′46.02″N 10°26′51.54″E / 46.6294500°N 10.4476500°E |
Cultural: (iii) |
2,036 (5,030) | 1983 | A Christian monastery from the Carolingian period. It has figurative murals, painted c. 800 AD, and other Romanesque art and designs.[6] | |
Berlin Modernism Housing Estates | ![]() |
Berlin,![]() 52°26′54″N 13°26′59.9″E / 52.44833°N 13.449972°E |
Cultural: (ii), (iv) |
88 (220) Buffer zone: 259 (640) |
2008 | Six housing estates from 1910 to 1933. Architects included Bruno Taut, Martin Wagner and Walter Gropius.[7] |
Blaenavon Industrial Landscape | ![]() |
Wales,![]() 51°46′35″N 3°5′17″W / 51.77639°N 3.08806°W |
Torfaen, Cultural: (iii), (iv) |
3,290 (8,100) | 2000 | |
Blenheim Palace | ![]() |
![]() 51°50′31″N 1°21′41″W / 51.84194°N 1.36139°W |
Woodstock,Cultural: (ii), (iv) |
— | 1987 | |
Bordeaux, Port of the Moon | Gironde,![]() 44°50′20″N 0°34′20″E / 44.83889°N 0.57222°E |
Cultural: (ii), (iv) |
1,731 (4,280) | 2007 | ||
Bourges Cathedral | ![]() |
Bourges,![]() 47°4′56″N 2°23′54″E / 47.08222°N 2.39833°E |
Cultural: (i), (iv) |
0.85 (2.1) | 1992 | |
Canal du Midi | ![]() |
![]() 43°36′41″N 1°24′59″E / 43.61139°N 1.41639°E |
Southern France,Cultural: (i), (ii), (iv), (vi) |
1,172 (2,900) | 1996 | |
Canterbury Cathedral, St Augustine's Abbey, and St Martin's Church | ![]() |
Canterbury,![]() 51°16′48″N 1°4′59″W / 51.28000°N 1.08306°W |
Cultural: (i), (ii), (vi) |
18 (44) | 1988 | |
Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd | ![]() |
Gwynedd, Wales,![]() 53°8′23″N 4°16′37″W / 53.13972°N 4.27694°W |
Cultural: (i), (iii), (iv) |
6 (15) | 1986 | |
Castles of Augustusburg and Falkenlust at Brühl | ![]() |
North Rhine-Westphalia,![]() 50°49′30.1″N 6°54′35.2″E / 50.825028°N 6.909778°E |
Brühl, Cultural: (ii), (iv) |
89 (220) | 1984 | Examples of early German Rococo architecture.[8] |
Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Former Abbey of Saint-Rémi and Palace of Tau, Reims | ![]() |
Reims,![]() 49°15′12″N 4°1′58″E / 49.25333°N 4.03278°E |
Cultural: (i), (ii), (vi) |
4.16 (10.3) | 1991 | Notre-Dame in Reims is one of the masterpieces of Gothic art.[9] |
The Causses and the Cévennes | ![]() |
![]() 44°13′13″N 3°28′23″E / 44.22028°N 3.47306°E |
Southern France,Cultural: (iii), (v) |
302,319 (747,050) Buffer zone: 312,425 (772,020) |
2011 | The valleys of the Causses were developed and controlled by large abbeys, starting in the 11th century.[10] |
Chartres Cathedral | ![]() |
Chartres,![]() 48°26′51″N 1°29′14″E / 48.44750°N 1.48722°E |
Cultural: (i), (ii), (iv) |
1.06 (2.6) | 1979 | The cathedral was started in 1145 and rebuilt after a fire in 1194. It is a masterpiece of French Gothic art.[11] |
La Chaux-de-Fonds / Le Locle, Watchmaking Town Planning | ![]() |
Canton of Neuchâtel,![]() 47°6′14″N 6°49′58″E / 47.10389°N 6.83278°E |
Cultural: (iv) |
284 (700) | 2009 | The site has two towns in the Swiss Jura mountains. The town of La Chaux-de-Fonds was described by Karl Marx as a “huge factory-town”.[12] |
Cistercian Abbey of Fontenay | ![]() |
Côte-d'Or,![]() 47°38′21.984″N 4°23′20.796″E / 47.63944000°N 4.38911000°E |
Marmagne, Cultural: (iv) |
5.77 (14.3) | 1981 | The monastery was founded by St Bernard in 1119. It isolates the residents from the outside world.[13] |
City of Bath | ![]() |
Somerset,![]() 51°22′53″N 2°21′31″W / 51.38139°N 2.35861°W |
Cultural: (i), (ii), (iv) |
2,900 (7,200) | 1987 | Bath was founded by the Romans as a thermal spa town. It was later rebuilt as a neoclassical town.[14] |
City of Graz – Historic Centre and Schloss Eggenberg | ![]() |
Styria,![]() 47°4′27″N 15°23′30″E / 47.07417°N 15.39167°E |
Cultural: (ii), (iv) |
— | 1999 | A branch of the Habsburg family lived in Graz for centuries.[15] |
City of Luxembourg: its Old Quarters and Fortifications | ![]() |
![]() 49°36′36″N 6°7′59.988″E / 49.61000°N 6.13333000°E |
Cultural: (iv) |
30 (74) | 1994 | Over the centuries Luxembourg was traded back and forth by the great powers in Europe.[16] |
Classical Weimar | ![]() |
Thuringia,![]() 50°58′39″N 11°19′42.996″E / 50.97750°N 11.32861000°E |
Cultural: (iii), (vi) |
— | 1998 | Weimar became a cultural center in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.[17] |
Collegiate Church, Castle, and Old Town of Quedlinburg | Harz,![]() 51°46′59.988″N 11°9′0″E / 51.78333000°N 11.15000°E |
Cultural: (iv) |
— | 1994 | ||
Cologne Cathedral | Cologne,![]() 50°56′28″N 6°57′26″E / 50.94111°N 6.95722°E |
Cultural: (i), (ii), (iv) |
— | 1996 | ||
Convent of St Gall | ![]() |
St. Gallen,![]() 47°25′23.988″N 9°22′40.008″E / 47.42333000°N 9.37778000°E |
Cultural: (ii), (iv) |
— | 1983 | Its library is one of the richest and oldest in the world.[18] |
Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape | ![]() |
South West England,![]() 50°8′10″N 5°23′1″W / 50.13611°N 5.38361°W |
Cultural: (ii), (iii), (iv) |
19,719 (48,730) | 2006 | |
Defence Line of Amsterdam | ![]() |
Amsterdam,![]() 52°22′28″N 4°53′35″E / 52.37444°N 4.89306°E |
Cultural: (ii), (iv), (v) |
14,953 (36,950) | 1996 | |
Derwent Valley Mills | ![]() |
Derbyshire,![]() 53°1′44″N 1°29′17″W / 53.02889°N 1.48806°W |
Cultural: (ii), (iv) |
1,229 (3,040) | 2001 | |
Dorset and East Devon Coast | ![]() |
Dorset,![]() 50°42′20″N 2°59′23.6″W / 50.70556°N 2.989889°W |
Natural: (viii) |
2,550 (6,300) | 2001 | |
Durham Castle and Cathedral | ![]() |
Durham,![]() 54°46′29″N 1°34′34″W / 54.77472°N 1.57611°W |
Cultural: (ii), (iv), (vi) |
8.79 (21.7) | 1986 | |
Episcopal City of Albi | ![]() |
Tarn,![]() 43°55′42″N 2°8′33″E / 43.92833°N 2.14250°E |
Cultural: (iv), (v) |
19 (47) | 2010 | |
Fagus Factory in Alfeld | ![]() |
Alfeld,![]() 51°59′1″N 9°48′40″E / 51.98361°N 9.81111°E |
Cultural: (ii), (iv) |
1.88 (4.6) | 2011 | |
Fertö / Neusiedlersee Cultural Landscape | ![]() |
Burgenland and Győr-Moson-Sopron County,![]() ![]() 47°43′9.4″N 16°43′21.8″E / 47.719278°N 16.722722°E |
Cultural: (v) |
52 (130) buffer: 40 (99) |
2001 | Villages and castles built on top of ancient settlements and landscape.[19] |
Flemish Béguinages | ![]() |
Flanders,![]() 51°1′51.5″N 4°28′25.5″E / 51.030972°N 4.473750°E |
Cultural: (ii), (iii), (iv) |
60 (150) | 1998 | |
Fortifications of Vauban | ![]() |
![]() 50°16′57″N 2°45′32″E / 50.28250°N 2.75889°E |
Cultural: (i), (ii), (iv) |
1,153 (2,850) | 2008 | |
The Four Lifts on the Canal du Centre and their Environs, La Louvière and Le Roeulx | La Louvière,![]() 50°28′51.996″N 4°8′13.992″E / 50.48111000°N 4.13722000°E |
Cultural: (iii), (iv) |
67 (170) | 1998 | ||
Frontiers of the Roman Empire | ![]() |
Central Lowlands, Northern England, and Southern Germany ![]() ![]() 54°59′33.4″N 2°36′3.6″W / 54.992611°N 2.601000°W |
Cultural: (ii), (iii), (iv) |
527 (1,300) | 1987 | |
Garden Kingdom of Dessau-Wörlitz | ![]() |
Saxony-Anhalt,![]() 51°50′33″N 12°25′14.988″E / 51.84250°N 12.42083000°E |
Cultural: (ii), (iv) |
14,500 (36,000) | 2000 | |
Giant's Causeway and Causeway Coast | ![]() |
County Antrim, Northern Ireland,![]() 55°15′0″N 6°29′7″W / 55.25000°N 6.48528°W |
Natural: (vii), (viii) |
70 (170) | 1986 | |
La Grand-Place, Brussels | ![]() |
Brussels,![]() 50°50′48.048″N 4°21′8.712″E / 50.84668000°N 4.35242000°E |
Cultural: (ii), (iv) |
— | 1998 | |
Gulf of Porto: Calanche of Piana, Gulf of Girolata, Scandola Reserve | ![]() |
Corsica,![]() 42°19′30.7″N 8°37′43.8″E / 42.325194°N 8.628833°E |
Natural: (vii), (viii), (x) |
11,800 (29,000) | 1983 | |
Hallstatt-Dachstein / Salzkammergut Cultural Landscape | ![]() |
Salzkammergut,![]() 47°33′34″N 13°38′47″E / 47.55944°N 13.64639°E |
Cultural: (iii), (iv) |
28,446 (70,290) | 1997 | |
Hanseatic City of Lübeck | ![]() |
Schleswig-Holstein,![]() 53°52′0.012″N 10°41′30.012″E / 53.86667000°N 10.69167000°E |
Cultural: (iv) |
81 (200) | 1987 | |
Heart of Neolithic Orkney | ![]() |
Scotland,![]() 58°59′45.8″N 3°11′19.2″W / 58.996056°N 3.188667°W |
Mainland, Cultural: (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) |
15 (37) | 1999 | |
Historic Centre of Avignon: Papal Palace, Episcopal Ensemble and Avignon Bridge | ![]() |
Vaucluse,![]() 43°57′10″N 4°48′22″E / 43.95278°N 4.80611°E |
Culture: (i), (ii), (iv) |
8.2 (20) | 1995 | |
Historic Centre of Bruges | ![]() |
West Flanders,![]() 51°12′32.076″N 3°13′30.972″E / 51.20891000°N 3.22527000°E |
Cultural: (ii), (iv), (vi) |
410 (1,000) | 2000 | |
Historic Centre of Salzburg | ![]() |
Salzburg,![]() 47°48′2″N 13°2′36″E / 47.80056°N 13.04333°E |
Cultural: (ii), (iv), (vi) |
236 (580) | 1996 | |
Historic Centre of Vienna | ![]() 48°13′0″N 16°22′59″E / 48.21667°N 16.38306°E |
Cultural: (ii), (iv), (vi) |
371 (920) | 2001 | ||
Historic Centres of Stralsund and Wismar | ![]() |
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern,![]() 54°18′9″N 13°5′7″E / 54.30250°N 13.08528°E |
Cultural: (ii), (iv) |
168 (420) | 2002 | |
Historic Site of Lyon | Rhône,![]() 45°46′1.992″N 4°49′59.988″E / 45.76722000°N 4.83333000°E |
Cultural: (ii), (iv) |
427 (1,060) | 1998 | ||
Historic Fortified City of Carcassonne | ![]() |
Aude,![]() 43°12′38″N 2°21′32″E / 43.21056°N 2.35889°E |
Cultural: (ii), (iv) |
11 (27) | 1997 | |
Ir.D.F. Woudagemaal (D.F. Wouda Steam Pumping Station) | ![]() |
![]() 52°50′44.988″N 5°40′44.004″E / 52.84583000°N 5.67889000°E |
Lemmer,Culture: (i), (ii), (iv) |
7.32 (18.1) | 1998 | |
Ironbridge Gorge | Shropshire,![]() 52°37′35″N 2°28′22″W / 52.62639°N 2.47278°W |
Cultural: (i), (ii), (iv), (vi) |
— | 1986 | ||
Jurisdiction of Saint-Émilion | ![]() |
Gironde,![]() 44°53′41″N 0°9′19″E / 44.89472°N 0.15528°E |
Cultural: (iii), (iv) |
7,847 (19,390) | 1999 | |
Mill Network at Kinderdijk-Elshout | ![]() |
Alblasserdam and Nieuw-Lekkerland,![]() 51°52′57″N 4°38′58″E / 51.88250°N 4.64944°E |
Cultural: (i), (ii), (iv) |
— | 1997 | The first canals and pumps to drain the land for farming were built here in the Middle Ages.[20] |
Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces | ![]() |
Vaud,![]() 46°29′31″N 6°44′46″E / 46.49194°N 6.74611°E |
Cultural: (iii), (iv), (v) |
1,408 (3,480) | 2007 | The Lavaux Vineyard Terraces go for 30 km (19 mi) on the south-facing northern shores of Lake Geneva.[21] |
Le Havre, the City Rebuilt by Auguste Perret | ![]() |
Seine-Maritime,![]() 49°29′34.008″N 0°6′27″E / 49.49278000°N 0.10750°E |
Cultural: (ii), (iv) |
133 (330) | 2005 | |
Liverpool – Maritime Mercantile City | ![]() |
Merseyside,![]() 53°24′24″N 2°59′40″W / 53.40667°N 2.99444°W |
Cultural: (ii), (iii), (iv) |
136 (340) | 2004 | |
The Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes | ![]() |
![]() 47°23′56.004″N 0°42′10.008″E / 47.39889000°N 0.70278000°E |
Loire Valley,Cultural: (i), (ii), (iv) |
85,394 (211,010) Buffer zone: 208,934 (516,290) |
2000 | The Loire Valley has historic towns and villages, castles and cultivated lands.[22] |
Luther Memorials in Eisleben and Wittenberg | ![]() |
Saxony-Anhalt,![]() 51°51′52.992″N 12°39′10.008″E / 51.86472000°N 12.65278000°E |
Cultural: (iv), (vi) |
— | 1996 | |
Major Town Houses of the Architect Victor Horta (Brussels) | Brussels,![]() 50°49′41.016″N 4°21′44.028″E / 50.82806000°N 4.36223000°E |
Cultural: (i), (ii), (iv) |
— | 2000 | ||
Maritime Greenwich | ![]() |
London,![]() 51°28′45″N 0°0′0″E / 51.47917°N 0.00000°E |
Cultural: (i), (ii), (iv), (vi) |
110 (270) | 1997 | |
Maulbronn Monastery Complex | ![]() |
![]() 49°0′2.988″N 8°48′47.016″E / 49.00083000°N 8.81306000°E |
Maulbronn,Cultural: (ii), (iv) |
— | 1993 | The Cistercian Maulbronn Monastery is the most complete medieval monasteries north of the Alps.[23] |
Messel Pit Fossil Site | ![]() 49°55′0.012″N 8°45′14.004″E / 49.91667000°N 8.75389000°E |
Messel,Natural: (viii) |
42 (100) buffer: 23 (57) |
1995 | Messel Pit is the richest fossil site in the world for the Eocene, 57 to 36 million years ago. It shows the earlier stages of mammalian evolution. There are fully articulated skeletons, and the stomach contents of some animals.[24] | |
Mines of Rammelsberg, Historic Town of Goslar and Upper Harz Water Management System | ![]() |
Goslar, Upper Harz, ![]() 51°49′12″N 10°20′24″E / 51.82000°N 10.34000°E |
Cultural: (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) |
1,010 (2,500) Buffer zone: 5,655 (13,970) |
1992 | The Upper Harz water system was used for some 800 years for mining and extracting ore.[25] |
Monastic Island of Reichenau | ![]() |
Baden-Württemberg,![]() 47°41′55.4″N 9°3′40.7″E / 47.698722°N 9.061306°E |
Cultural: (iii), (iv), (vi) |
— | 2000 | The site includes traces of the Benedictine monastery, founded in 724. This had spiritual, intellectual and artistic influence in the surrounding region.[26] |
Mont-Saint-Michel and its Bay | ![]() |
Manche,![]() 48°38′8.016″N 1°30′38.016″W / 48.63556000°N 1.51056000°W |
Cultural: (i), (iii), (vi) |
6,558 (16,210) Buffer zone: 57,589 (142,310) |
1979 | A Gothic-style Benedictine abbey, and the village which grew up under its walls. It is on a rocky islet in the midst of vast sandbanks between Normandy and Brittany.[27] |
Monte San Giorgio | ![]() |
Ticino,![]() ![]() 45°53′20″N 8°54′50″E / 45.88889°N 8.91389°E |
Natural: (viii) |
3,207 (7,920) | 2010 | The wooded mountain of Monte San Giorgio at Lake Lugano is the best fossil record of marine life from the Triassic (245–230 million years ago).[28] |
Museumsinsel (Museum Island), Berlin | ![]() |
Berlin,![]() 52°31′11″N 13°23′55″E / 52.51972°N 13.39861°E |
Cultural: (ii), (iv) |
— | 1999 | There are five museums on the Museumsinsel in Berlin. The collections trace the development of civilizations throughout the ages.[29] |
Muskauer Park / Park Mużakowski | ![]() |
![]() ![]() 51°34′45.5″N 14°43′35.2″E / 51.579306°N 14.726444°E |
Upper Lusatia,Cultural: (i), (iv) |
348 (860) Buffer zone: 1,205 (2,980) |
2004 | A landscaped park on the Neisse River and the border between Poland and Germany, it was created by Prince Hermann von Puckler-Muskau from 1815 to 1844.[30] |
Site | Image | Location | Criteria | Area ha (acre) |
Year | Description |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Neolithic Flint Mines at Spiennes (Mons) | ![]() |
![]() 50°25′50.772″N 3°58′43.644″E / 50.43077000°N 3.97879000°E |
Spiennes,Cultural: (i), (iii), (iv) |
172 (430) | 2000 | The Neolithic flint mines at Spiennes are the largest and earliest group of ancient mines in Europe.[31] |
New Lanark | ![]() |
Lanark, Scotland![]() 55°39′48″N 3°46′59″W / 55.66333°N 3.78306°W |
Cultural: (ii), (iv), (vi) |
146 (360) Buffer zone: 667 (1,650) |
2001 | New Lanark is a small village where, in the early 19th century, Robert Owen built a community based on his ideals. The site includes cotton mill buildings, workers' housing, and schools.[32] |
Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai | ![]() |
Tournai,![]() 50°36′21.708″N 3°23′21.336″E / 50.60603000°N 3.38926000°E |
Cultural: (ii), (iv) |
0.5 (1.2) | 2000 | The Cathedral of Notre-Dame in Tournai was built in the first half of the 12th century. The nave, transept and towers are in the romanesque style.[33] |
Old City of Berne | ![]() |
Bern,![]() 46°56′53.016″N 7°27′1.008″E / 46.94806000°N 7.45028000°E |
Cultural: (iii) |
84,684 (209,260) | 1983 | Founded in the 12th century, Bern developed on a hill site surrounded by the Aare River. The early buildings were followed by arcades in the 15th century arcades and fountains in the 16th century.[34] |
Old and New Towns of Edinburgh | ![]() |
Edinburgh, Scotland,![]() 55°57′0″N 3°13′0″W / 55.95000°N 3.21667°W |
Cultural: (ii), (iv) |
— | 1995 | Edinburgh has two distinct areas. The Old Town is dominated by a medieval fortress. The New Town (18th century onwards) had a big influence on European urban planning.[35] |
Old Town of Regensburg with Stadtamhof | ![]() |
Regensburg,![]() 49°1′14″N 12°5′57″E / 49.02056°N 12.09917°E |
Cultural: (ii), (iii), (iv) |
183 (450) Buffer zone: 776 (1,920) |
2006 | This medieval town has many notable buildings built over almost two millennia. Regensburg was a center of the Holy Roman Empire which turned to Protestantism.[36] |
Palace and Gardens of Schönbrunn | ![]() |
Vienna,![]() 48°11′12″N 16°18′48″E / 48.18667°N 16.31333°E |
Cultural: (i), (iv) |
186 (460) Buffer zone: 261 (640) |
1996 | The home of the Habsburg emperors from the 18th century to 1918. It was built in the rococo style as a single, unified project. It was the site of the world's first zoo.[37] |
Palace and Park of Fontainebleau | ![]() |
Fontainebleau,![]() 48°24′7″N 2°41′53″E / 48.40194°N 2.69806°E |
Cultural: (ii), (vi) |
144 (360) | 1981 | Used by the kings of France from the 12th century, the medieval royal hunting lodge of Fontainebleau was enlarged in the 16th century by François I. He wanted to make a 'New Rome' of it.[38] |
Palace and Park of Versailles | ![]() |
![]() 48°48′18″N 2°7′10″E / 48.80500°N 2.11944°E |
Versailles,Cultural: (i), (ii), (vi) |
1,070 (2,600) Buffer zone: 9,467 (23,390) |
1979 | The Palace of Versailles was the main home of the French kings from the time of Louis XIV to Louis XVI.[39] |
Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin | ![]() |
Berlin, Potsdam,![]() 52°23′59″N 13°1′59″E / 52.39972°N 13.03306°E |
Cultural: (i), (ii), (iv) |
2,064 (5,100) | 1990 | This site has 500 ha (1,200 acres) of parks and 150 buildings, built between 1730 and 1916. The Sans-Souci Palace was built under Frederick II between 1745 and 1747.[40] |
Paris, Banks of the Seine | ![]() |
Paris,![]() 48°51′30″N 2°17′39″E / 48.85833°N 2.29417°E |
Cultural: (i), (ii), (iv) |
365 (900) | 1991 | The river Seine runs through the heart of Paris. The banks of the river are lined with many of Paris' most famous buildings including the Louvre, the Eiffel Tower, the Place de la Concorde, and the Cathedral of Notre Dame.[41] |
Pilgrimage Church of Wies | ![]() |
Steingaden,![]() 47°40′52.6″N 10°54′0.5″E / 47.681278°N 10.900139°E |
Cultural: (i), (iii) |
0.1 (0.25) | 1983 | The Church of Wies (1745–54) is a masterpiece of the Bavarian Rococo art.[42] |
Place Stanislas, Place de la Carrière and Place d'Alliance in Nancy | ![]() |
Nancy,![]() 48°41′37″N 6°10′59″E / 48.69361°N 6.18306°E |
Cultural: (i), (iv) |
— | 1983 | Nancy is the oldest example of a capital city built as a unified whole and on modern principles. It was built between 1752 and 1756 by the architect Héré.[43] |
Plantin-Moretus House-Workshops-Museum Complex | ![]() |
Antwerp,![]() 51°13′5.988″N 4°23′52.008″E / 51.21833000°N 4.39778000°E |
Cultural: (ii), (iii), (iv), (vi) |
— | 2005 | The Plantin-Moretus Museum is a printing plant and publishing house. It is named after the greatest printer-publisher of the later 16th century: Christophe Plantin. There is a collection of old printing equipment, an extensive library, archives and works of art.[44] |
Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal | ![]() |
Wrexham, Wales,![]() 52°58′13″N 3°5′16″W / 52.97028°N 3.08778°W |
Cultural: (i), (ii), (iv) |
105 (260) Buffer zone: 4,145 (10,240) |
2009 | In north-eastern Wales, the 18 kilometres (11 mi) long Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal is a feat of civil engineering of the Industrial Revolution. The aqueduct was built in a rugged, hilly countryside without any locks. Cast and wrought iron made arches that were light and strong.[45] |
Pont du Gard (Roman Aqueduct) | ![]() |
![]() 43°56′50″N 4°32′7″E / 43.94722°N 4.53528°E |
Vers-Pont-du-Gard,Cultural: (i), (iii), (iv) |
0.33 (0.82) Buffer zone: 691 (1,710) |
1985 | The Pont du Gard was built shortly before the Christian era in Rome. It was to allow the aqueduct of Nîmes (which is almost 50 km (31 mi) long) to cross the Gard river.[46] |
Prehistoric pile dwellings around the Alps | ![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 47°16′42″N 8°12′27″E / 47.27833°N 8.20750°E |
Cultural: (iv), (v) |
3,961 (9,790) | 2011 | There are 111 small sites with the remains of prehistoric pile-dwelling stilt houses in and around the Alps.[47] |
Prehistoric Sites and Decorated Caves of the Vézère Valley | ![]() |
Lascaux,![]() 45°3′27″N 1°10′12″E / 45.05750°N 1.17000°E |
Cultural: (i), (iii) |
— | 1979 | The Vézère valley has 147 prehistoric sites dating from the Palaeolithic and 25 decorated caves. The discovery of Lascaux Cave in 1940 was of great importance. The hunting scenes show about 100 animal figures with remarkable color and detail.[48] |
Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and the Ancient Beech Forests of Germany | ![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() 49°5′10″N 22°32′10″E / 49.08611°N 22.53611°E |
Natural: (ix) |
33,670 (83,200) Buffer: 62,403 (154,200) |
2007 | Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathian are used to study the spread of the beech tree (Fagus sylvatica) in the Northern Hemisphere. The addition of the Ancient Beech Forests of Germany in 2011 included five forests of Slovakian and Ukrainian beech forests.[49] |
Provins, Town of Medieval Fairs | ![]() |
Provins,![]() 48°33′35″N 3°17′56″E / 48.55972°N 3.29889°E |
Cultural: (ii), (iv) |
108 (270) Buffer zone: 1,365 (3,370) |
2001 | The fortified medieval town of Provins is in the former territory of the powerful Counts of Champagne. It was a center of international trading fairs and the wool industry.[50] |
Pyrénées – Mont Perdu | ![]() |
Hautes-Pyrénées and Province of Huesca, ![]() ![]() 42°41′7.512″N 0°0′1.8″E / 42.68542000°N 0.000500°E |
Mixed: (iii), (iv), (v), (vii), (viii) |
30,639 (75,710) | 1997 | This mountain landscape, which crosses the French and Spanish borders, is centred round the peak of Mount Perdu. The site includes two of Europe's largest and deepest canyons and three major cirque valleys.[51] |
Rhaetian Railway in the Albula / Bernina Landscapes | ![]() |
Graubünden and Tirano,![]() ![]() 46°29′54″N 9°50′47″E / 46.49833°N 9.84639°E |
Cultural: (ii) (iv) |
109,386 (270,300) | 2008 | This brings together two historic railway lines that cross the Swiss Alps through two passes. The railways provided a rapid and easy route into many formerly isolated alpine settlements.[52] |
Rietveld Schröder House | Utrecht,![]() 52°5′7″N 5°8′50″E / 52.08528°N 5.14722°E |
Cultural: (i), (ii) |
— | 2000 | The Rietveld Schröder House in Utrecht was built in 1924. It is an example of the De Stijl group of artists and architects from the 1920s, a modernist movement in architecture.[53] | |
Roman Monuments, Cathedral of St. Peter and Church of Our Lady in Trier | Trier,![]() 49°45′0″N 6°37′59″E / 49.75000°N 6.63306°E |
Cultural: (i)(iii), (iv), (vi) |
— | 1986 | The Roman colony at Trier was founded in the 1st century AD. It grew into a major town and became one of the capitals of the Tetrarchy at the end of the 3rd century. Many of the Roman era structures are still standing in Trier.[54] | |
Roman Theatre and its Surroundings and the Triumphal Arch of Orange | ![]() |
Orange,![]() 44°8′8.6″N 4°48′30.3″E / 44.135722°N 4.808417°E |
Cultural: (iii), (vi) |
9.45 (23.4) Buffer zone: 232 (570) |
1981 | The Roman theatre of Orange is well preserved. The theatre has an intact 103 m (338 ft) facade. The Roman arch was built between A.D. 10 and 25 as a triumphal arch during the reign of Augustus.[55] |
Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France | ![]() |
![]() 45°11′2.6″N 0°43′22.6″E / 45.184056°N 0.722944°E |
Cultural: (ii), (iv), (vi) |
— | 1998 | The site has a number of churches and hospitals that are places on the pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela in western Spain.[56] |
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew | ![]() |
London,![]() 51°28′55″N 0°17′38.5″E / 51.48194°N 0.294028°E |
Cultural: (ii), (iii), (iv) |
132 (330) Buffer zone: 350 (860) |
2003 | The gardens were built between the 18th to the 20th centuries. The gardens house botanic collections that have been built up over centuries.[57] |
Royal Saltworks at Arc-et-Senans | ![]() |
Arc-et-Senans, Salins-les-Bains, ![]() 46°56′15″N 5°52′35″E / 46.93750°N 5.87639°E |
Cultural: (i), (ii), (iv) |
— | 1982 | This site has two open pan saltworks.[58] |
Saltaire | ![]() |
City of Bradford,![]() 53°50′21″N 1°47′18″W / 53.83917°N 1.78833°W |
Cultural: (ii), (iv) |
20 (49) Buffer zone: 1,078 (2,660) |
2001 | Saltaire, West Yorkshire, is a complete and well-preserved Victorian model industrial village from the second half of the 19th century.[59] |
Schokland and Surroundings | ![]() |
Noordoostpolder,![]() 52°38′19″N 5°46′18″E / 52.63861°N 5.77167°E |
Cultural: (iii), (v) |
1,306 (3,230) | 1995 | Schokland was a peninsula on the Zuider Zee which became an island by the 15th century. When the waters rose, it was left. However after the draining of the Zuider Zee in the 1940s, people came back to live there.[60] |
Semmering railway | ![]() |
Simmering in Styria, ![]() 47°38′55.6″N 15°49′40.7″E / 47.648778°N 15.827972°E |
Gloggnitz, Cultural: (ii), (iv) |
156 (390) Buffer zone: 8,581 (21,200) |
1998 | The Semmering Railway, was built between 1848 and 1854. It covers 41 km (25 mi) of rugged mountains. The tunnels, viaducts and other works are still in use today.[61] |
Seventeenth-century canal ring area of Amsterdam inside the Singelgracht | ![]() |
Amsterdam,![]() 52°21′54″N 4°53′16″E / 52.36500°N 4.88778°E |
Cultural: (i), (ii), (iv) |
198 (490) | 2010 | |
Skellig Michael | ![]() |
County Kerry,![]() 51°46′18.984″N 10°32′18.996″W / 51.77194000°N 10.53861000°W |
Cultural: (iii), (iv) |
22 (54) | 1996 | The monastery at Skellig Michael, from the 7th century, is on the rocky island of Skellig Michael, some 12 km (7.5 mi) off the coast of south-west Ireland.[62] |
Speyer Cathedral | ![]() |
Speyer,![]() 49°19′0″N 8°26′35″E / 49.31667°N 8.44306°E |
Cultural: (ii) |
— | 1981 | The romanesque Speyer Cathedral, was founded by Conrad II in 1030.It was one of the grandest romanesque cathedrals in the Holy Roman Empire and the burial place of German emperors for almost 300 years.[63] |
St Kilda | ![]() |
St Kilda, Scotland,![]() 57°49′2″N 8°34′36″W / 57.81722°N 8.57667°W |
Mixed: (iii), (v), (vii), (ix), (x) |
24,201 (59,800) | 1986 | This volcanic archipelago, off the coast of the Hebrides, has some of the highest cliffs in Europe, with large colonies of rare and endangered birds and the craggy landscape. There is evidence of over 2,000 years of human settlements despite the harsh landscape and climate.[64] |
St Mary's Cathedral and St Michael's Church at Hildesheim | Hildesheim,![]() 52°9′10.008″N 9°56′38.004″E / 52.15278000°N 9.94389000°E |
Cultural: (i), (ii), (iii) |
0.58 (1.4) Buffer zone: 158 (390) |
1985 | The site has two churches in Hildesheim. The Ottonian romanesque St Michael's Church was built between 1010 and 1020. The treasures of the romanesque St Mary's Cathedral make up the rest of the site.[65] | |
Stoclet House | Brussels,![]() 50°50′6″N 4°24′58″E / 50.83500°N 4.41611°E |
Cultural: (i), (ii) |
0.86 (2.1) Buffer zone: 25 (62) |
2009 | This house was built by Josef Hoffmann for the banker Adolphe Stoclet. The angular undecorated design marked a turning point in Art Nouveau movement. The house is decorated with works by Koloman Moser and Gustav Klimt.[66] | |
Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites | ![]() |
Wiltshire,![]() 51°10′44″N 1°49′31″W / 51.17889°N 1.82528°W |
Cultural: (i), (ii), (iii) |
4,985 (12,320) | 1986 | This site has two of the most famous megalith sites in the world, Stonehenge and Avebury. Both are an arrangement of standing stones (menhirs) arranged in a pattern. It also includes several other nearby Neolithic sites.[67] |
Strasbourg – Grande île | ![]() |
Strasbourg,![]() 48°34′53″N 7°43′48″E / 48.58139°N 7.73000°E |
Cultural: (i), (ii), (iv) |
94 (230) | 1988 | The Grande Ile (Big Island) is the historic center of the Alsatian capital and includes a number of historic buildings.[68] |
Studley Royal Park including the Ruins of Fountains Abbey | ![]() |
North Yorkshire,![]() 54°6′58″N 1°34′23″W / 54.11611°N 1.57306°W |
Cultural: (i), (iv) |
— | 1986 | This site has the ruins of the Cistercian Fountains Abbey and Fountains Hall Castle along with Studley Royal Park.[69] |
Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch | ![]() |
Cantons of Bern and Valais,![]() 46°30′0″N 8°1′59″E / 46.50000°N 8.03306°E |
Natural: (vii), (viii), (ix) |
82,400 (204,000) | 2007 | The site includes several of the highest mountains in the Central Alps along with the largest glacier in Eurasia.[70] |
Swiss Tectonic Arena Sardona | ![]() |
Glarus, St. Gallen and Graubünden, ![]() 46°55′0″N 9°15′0″E / 46.91667°N 9.25000°E |
Natural: (viii) |
32,850 (81,200) | 2008 | The Swiss Tectonic Arena Sardona in the north-eastern part of the country covers a mountainous area which has seven peaks that rise above 3,000 m (9,800 ft). The site has been a key site for the geological sciences since the 18th century.[71] |
Three Castles of Bellinzona | Bellinzona,![]() 46°11′35.304″N 9°1′20.712″E / 46.19314000°N 9.02242000°E |
Cultural: (iv) |
— | 2000 | The Bellinzona site has a group of fortifications grouped around the castle of Castelgrande. The castle stands on a rocky peak looking out over the entire Ticino valley.[72] | |
Tower of London | ![]() |
London,![]() 51°30′29″N 0°4′34″E / 51.50806°N 0.07611°E |
Cultural: (ii), (iv) |
— | 1988 | The original tower was the White Tower built by William the Conqueror in 1078 to control the recently conquerored land. The Tower of London served partly as a prison, and many important figures were held there.[73] |
Town Hall and Roland on the Marketplace of Bremen | ![]() |
Bremen,![]() 53°4′33.5″N 8°48′26.9″E / 53.075972°N 8.807472°E |
Cultural: (iii), (iv), (vi) |
0.29 (0.72) Buffer zone: 36,295 (89,690) |
2004 | Under the Holy Roman Empire, Bremen had extensive freedom to let the town to grow; this made the town hall a center of power. Both the old and new Town Halls survived bombings during World War II. The statue of Roland was built in 1404.[74] |
Town of Bamberg | Bamberg,![]() 49°53′30″N 10°53′20″E / 49.89167°N 10.88889°E |
Cultural: (ii)(iv) |
142 (350) Buffer zone: 444 (1,100) |
1993 | In 1007, Bamberg became the center of a dioesce that was to help spread Christianity to the Slavs. In the 18th century it became a center of the Enlightenment when writers such as Hegel lived in the town.[75] | |
Upper Middle Rhine Valley | ![]() |
Rhineland-Palatinate, Hesse, ![]() 50°10′25″N 7°41′39″E / 50.17361°N 7.69417°E |
Cultural: (ii), (iv), (v) |
27,250 (67,300) Buffer zone: 34,680 (85,700) |
2002 | The Gorge is a 65 km (40 mi) part of the Middle Rhine Valley in Germany. The region has many castles, historic towns and vineyards and has been an inspirition for many writers, artists and composers.[76] |
Vézelay, Church and Hill | ![]() |
Vézelay,![]() 47°27′59″N 3°44′54″E / 47.46639°N 3.74833°E |
Cultural: (i), (vi) |
183 (450) Buffer zone: 18,401 (45,470) |
1979 | The Benedictine abbey of Vézelay has existed since the 9th century. Leaders in the Third Crusade Richard the Lion-Hearted and Philip II of France met at the abbey before they left on the Crusade.[77] |
Völklingen Ironworks | ![]() |
![]() 49°14′39.984″N 6°50′59″E / 49.24444000°N 6.84972°E |
Völklingen,Cultural: (ii), (iv) |
— | 1994 | The recently closed ironworks are the only example in western Europe and North America of an intact ironworks built in the 19th and 20th centuries.[78] |
Wachau Cultural Landscape | ![]() |
Wachau,![]() 48°21′52″N 15°26′3″E / 48.36444°N 15.43417°E |
Cultural: (ii), (iv) |
18,387 (45,440) | 2000 | The Wachau is a 40 km (25 mi) long valley along the Danube river. The valley was settled in prehistoric times. It is home to a number of historic towns, villages, monasteries, castles and ruins.[79] |
The Wadden Sea | ![]() |
![]() ![]() 53°31′43″N 8°33′22″E / 53.52861°N 8.55611°E |
Natural: (viii), (ix), (x) |
968,393 (2,392,950) | 2009 | The Wadden Sea has conservation areas in the Netherlands and Germany. The coast line is a breeding ground for up to 12 millions birds annually.[80] |
Wartburg Castle | ![]() |
Eisenach,![]() 50°58′0.4″N 10°18′25.2″E / 50.966778°N 10.307000°E |
Cultural: (iii), (vi) |
— | 1999 | Wartburg Castle is on a 410 m (1230 ft) cliff above Eisenach. Martin Luther translated the New Testament into German while in exile at Wartburg.[81] |
Westminster Palace, Westminster Abbey and Saint Margaret's Church | London,![]() 51°29′59″N 0°7′43″E / 51.49972°N 0.12861°E |
Cultural: (i), (ii), (iv) |
10 (25) | 1987 | Westminster Palace and Westminster Abbey are important for the British royalty and government. Royalty have been crowned at the Abbey since the 11th century. The site also includes the small medieval Church of Saint Margaret.[82] | |
Würzburg Residence with the Court Gardens and Residence Square | ![]() |
Würzburg,![]() 49°47′34.008″N 9°56′20.004″E / 49.79278000°N 9.93889000°E |
Cultural: (i), (iv) |
15 (37) Buffer zone: 25 (62) |
1981 | The large and ornate Baroque palace was made under the patronage of the prince-bishops Lothar Franz and Friedrich Carl von Schönborn. It is one of the largest palaces in Germany.[83] |
Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex | ![]() |
Essen,![]() 51°29′29″N 7°2′46″E / 51.49139°N 7.04611°E |
Cultural: (ii), (iii) |
— | 2001 | The Zollverein industrial complex in Nordrhein-Westfalen has all the equipment of a historic coal mine which started working about 150 years ago.[84] |