List of World Heritage Sites in Europe

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This is a list of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Europe.

Sites marked with an asterisk (*) are also included on the List of World Heritage Sites in danger.

Contents

  1. Belfries of Belgium and France — shared between Belgium (mostly for the former Belfries of Flanders and Wallonia) and France. Besides civic belfries, or buildings such as city halls that rather obviously may serve a similar purpose, the list includes: Cathedral of Our Lady [Notre-Dame], Antwerp; St. Rumbolds Tower, Mechelen; St. Leonard Church, Zoutleeuw — all three in Flanders, Belgium.
  2. Belovezhskaya Pushcha National Park/Bialowieza Forest (1979, 1992) — shared between Belarus and Poland
  3. Caves of the Aggtelek and Slovenský kras (Slovak Karst) (1995, 2000) — shared between Hungary and Slovakia
  4. Cultural Landscape of Fertõ/Neusiedlersee (2001) — shared between Austria and Hungary
  5. Curonian Spit — shared between Lithuania and the Russian Federation
  6. Frontiers of the Roman Empire: Upper German & Rhaetian Limes and Hadrian's Wall — shared between Germany and the United Kingdom [ref. whc.unesco.org ID 430bis
  7. High Coast and Kvarken Archipelago — shared between Sweden and Finland
  8. Historic Centre of Rome, the Properties of the Holy See in that City Enjoying Extraterritorial Rights (Vatican City) and Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls — shared between the Holy See and Italy
  9. Muskauer Park/Park Muzakowski on both sides of the Nysa River — shared between Germany and Poland
  10. Pyrénées: Mont Perdu (1997, 1999) — shared between France and Spain
  11. Struve Geodetic Arc (2005) — shared between Belarus, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Norway, Sweden, the Russian Federation and Ukraine

  1. Butrint (1992, 1999)
  2. Museum-City of Gjirokastra (2005)

  1. Madriu-Claror-Perafita Valley (2004, 2006)

  1. Monasteries of Haghpat and Sanahin (1996, 2000)
  2. Cathedral and Churches of Echmiatsin and the Archaeological Site of Zvartnots (2000)
  3. Monastery of Geghard and the Upper Azat Valley (2000)

  1. Historic Centre of the City of Salzburg (1996)
  2. Palace and Gardens of Schönbrunn (1996)
  3. HallstattDachstein Salzkammergut Cultural Landscape (1997)
  4. Semmering Railway (1998)
  5. Historic Centre of Graz (1999)
  6. Wachau Cultural Landscape (2000)
  7. Cultural Landscape of Fertõ/Neusiedlersee (2001) — transboundary property, shared with Hungary
  8. Historic Centre of Vienna (2001)

  1. Walled City of Baku

  1. Belovezhskaya Pushcha National Park (1979, 1992) — transboundary property, shared with Poland where it is known as Bialowieza Forest
  2. Mir Castle Complex (2000)
  3. Architectural, Residential and Cultural Complex of the Radziwill Family at Nesvizh (2005)
  4. Struve Geodetic Arc (2005) — transboundary property, shared with Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Norway, Sweden, the Russian Federation and Ukraine

  1. Flemish Beguinages (1998) [ref. whc.unesco.org ID 855
  2. Grand Place / Grote Markt, Brussels (1998)
  3. The Four Lifts on the Canal du Centre and their Environs, La Louvière and Le Roeulx (Hainaut) (1998)
  4. Belfries of Belgium and France, including the former Belfries of Flanders and Wallonia, since 2005 a transboundary property shared with France. Besides civic belfries, or buildings such as city halls that rather obviously may serve a similar purpose, the list includes: Cathedral of Our Lady [Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekathedraal], Antwerp; St. Rumbolds Tower, Mechelen; St. Leonard Church, Zoutleeuw — all three in Flanders, Belgium (1999, 2005)
  5. Historic Centre of Bruges (2000)
  6. Major Town Houses of Victor Horta in Brussels (Hôtel Tassel, Hôtel Solvay, Hôtel van Eetvelde, and Maison & Atelier Horta) (2000)
  7. Neolithic Flint Mines at Spiennes, Mons (2000)
  8. Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai (2000)
  9. Plantin-Moretus House–Workshops–Museum Complex (2005)

  1. Old Bridge Area of the Old City of Mostar (2005)

  1. Boyana Church (1979)
  2. Madara Rider (1979)
  3. Rock-hewn Churches of Ivanovo (1979)
  4. Thracian Tomb of Kazanlak (1979)
  5. Ancient City of Nesebar (1983)
  6. Pirin National Park (1983)
  7. Rila Monastery (1983)
  8. Srebarna Nature Reserve (1983)
  9. Thracian tomb of Sveshtari (1985)

  1. Historic Complex of Split with the Palace of Diocletian (1979)
  2. Old City of Dubrovnik (1979, 2004)
  3. Plitvice Lakes National Park (1979, 1998)
  4. Episcopal Complex of the Euphrasian Basilica in the Historic Centre of Porec (1997)
  5. Historic City of Trogir (1997)
  6. Cathedral of St. James in Šibenik (2000)

  1. Choirokoitia (1998)
  2. Paphos (1980)
  3. Painted Churches in the Troodos Region (1985, 2001)

  1. Historic Centre of Ceský Krumlov (1992)
  2. Historic Centre of Prague (1992)
  3. Historic Centre of Telc (1992)
  4. Pilgrimage Church of Saint John of Nepomuk at Zelená Hora (1994)
  5. Kutná Hora: Historical Town Centre (1995)
  6. LedniceValtice Cultural Landscape (1996)
  7. Gardens and Castle at Kromeríž (1998)
  8. Holašovice Historical Village Reservation (1998)
  9. Litomyšl Castle (2000)
  10. Holy Trinity Column in Olomouc (2000)
  11. Villa Tugendhat in Brno (2001)
  12. Jewish Quarter and St Procopius' Basilica in Trebíc (2003)

  1. Jelling Runic Stones, mounds and church (1994)
  2. Roskilde Cathedral (1995)
  3. Kronborg Castle (2000)
  4. Ilulissat Icefjord, Greenland (2004)

  1. Historic Centre (Old Town) of Tallinn (1997)
  2. Struve Geodetic Arc (2005) — transboundary property, shared with Belarus, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Norway, Sweden, the Russian Federation and Ukraine

  1. Fortress of Suomenlinna, near Helsinki (1991)
  2. Old Rauma, the wooden city centre of Rauma (1991)
  3. Petäjävesi Old Church (1994)
  4. Verla Groundwood and Board Mill in Jaala (1996)
  5. Bronze Age Burial Site of Sammallahdenmäki, in Lappi (1999)
  6. High Coast and Kvarken Archipelago — transboundary property, shared with Sweden (2000, 2006)
  7. Struve Geodetic Arc (2005) — transboundary property, shared with Belarus, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Norway, Sweden, the Russian Federation and Ukraine

  1. Chartres Cathedral (1979)
  2. Decorated Grottoes of the Vézère Valley (1979)
  3. Mont Saint Michel and its Bay (1979)
  4. Château and Park of Versailles (1979)
  5. Vézelay, Church and Hill (1979)
  6. Cathedral of Amiens (1981)
  7. Cistercian Abbey of Fontenay (1981)
  8. Palace and Park of Fontainebleau (1981)
  9. Roman and Romanesque Monuments of Arles (1981)
  10. Roman Theatre and its Surroundings and the Triumphal Arch of Orange (1981)
  11. Royal Saltworks at Arc-et-Senans (1982)
  12. Cape Girolata, Cape Porto, Scandola Nature Reserve and the Piana Calanches, Corsica (1983)
  13. Church of Saint-Savin sur Gartempe (1983)
  14. Place Stanislas, Place de la Carrière, and Place d'Alliance in Nancy (1983)
  15. Pont du Gard, Roman Aqueduct (1985)
  16. StrasbourgGrande Île (1988)
  17. Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Former Abbey of Saint-Remi and Palace of Tau, Reims (1991)
  18. Paris, Banks of the Seine (1991)
  19. Bourges Cathedral (1992)
  20. Historic Centre of Avignon (1995)
  21. Canal du Midi (1996)
  22. Historic Fortified City of Carcassonne (1997)
  23. Pyrénées: Mont Perdu (1997, 1999) — transboundary property, shared with Spain
  24. Historic Site of Lyon (1998)
  25. Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France (1998)
  26. Jurisdiction of Saint-Emilion (1999)
  27. The Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes-sur-Loire (2000)
  28. Provins, Town of Mediæval Fairs (2001)
  29. Belfries of Belgium and Francetransboundary property (2005), shared with Belgium especially for the former Belfries of Flanders and Wallonia (1999)
  30. Le Havre, the City rebuilt by Auguste Perret (2005)

  1. Bagrati Cathedral in Kutaisi and Gelati Monastery
  2. Historical Monuments of Mtskheta
  3. Upper Svaneti

  1. Aachen Cathedral
  2. Abbey and Altenmünster of Lorsch
  3. Bauhaus and its sites in Weimar and Dessau — see Bauhaus Weimar and Bauhaus Dessau
  4. Castles of Augustusburg and Falkenlust in Brühl (Rhineland)
  5. Classical Weimar
  6. Collegiate Church, Castle and old Town of Quedlinburg
  7. Cologne Cathedral
  8. Dresden Elbe Valley*
  9. Frontiers of the Roman Empire: Upper German & Rhaetian Limestransboundary property, shared with the United Kingdom: Hadrian's Wall
  10. Garden Kingdom of Dessau-Wörlitz
  11. Hanseatic City of Lübeck
  12. Historic Centres of Stralsund and Wismar
  13. Luther Memorials in Eisleben and Wittenberg
  14. Maulbronn Monastery Complex
  15. Messel Pit Fossil site
  16. Mines of Rammelsberg and Historic Town of Goslar
  17. Monastic Island of Reichenau
  18. Museum Island (Museumsinsel), Berlin
  19. Muskauer Park on both sides of the Neisse Rivertransboundary property, shared with Poland where it is known as Park Muzakowski
  20. Old Town of Regensburg with Stadtamhof
  21. Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin (including Schloß Sanssouci)
  22. Pilgrimage Church of Wies
  23. Roman Monuments, Cathedral of St. Peter and Church of Our Lady in Trier
  24. Speyer Cathedral
  25. St. Mary's Cathedral and St. Michael's Church at Hildesheim
  26. Town Hall and Roland on the Marketplace of Bremen
  27. Town of Bamberg
  28. Upper Middle Rhine Valley, the Rhine Gorge
  29. Völklingen Ironworks
  30. Wartburg Castle
  31. Würzburg Residence, with the Court Gardens and Residence Square
  32. Zeche Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex in Essen

  1. Acropolis, Athens
  2. Archaeological Site of Delphi
  3. Archaeological Site of Epidaurus
  4. Archaeological Sites of Mycenae and Tiryns
  5. Archaeological Site of Olympia
  6. Archaeological Site of Vergina
  7. Delos
  8. Historic Centre (Chorá) with the Monastery of Saint John "the Theologian" and the Cave of the Apocalypse on the Island of Pátmos
  9. Medieval City of Rhodes
  10. Meteora
  11. Monasteries of Daphni, Hossios Luckas and Nea Moni of Chios
  12. Mount Athos
  13. Mystras
  14. Palaeochristian and Byzantine Monuments of Thessaloniki
  15. Pythagoreion and Heraion of Samos
  16. Temple of Apollo at Bassae

  1. Historic Centre of Rome, the Properties of the Holy See in Rome Enjoying Extraterritorial Rights and Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls (1980, 1990) — transboundary property, shared with Italy.
  2. Vatican City (1984)

  1. Budapest, including the Banks of the Danube, the Buda Castle Quarter, the Andrássy Avenue and the Millennium Underground (1987, 2002)
  2. Hollókő (1987)
  3. Caves of the Aggtelek and Slovenský kras (Slovak Karst) (1995, 2000) — transboundary property, shared with Slovakia
  4. Millenary Benedictine Monastery of Pannonhalma and its Natural Environment (1996)
  5. Hortobágy National Park — the Puszta (1999)
  6. Early Christian Necropolis of Pécs (Sopianæ) (2000)
  7. Cultural Landscape of Fertõ/Neusiedlersee (2001) — transboundary property, shared with Austria
  8. Tokaj Wine Region Cultural Landscape (2002)

  1. Þingvellir National Park (2004)

  1. Archaeological Ensemble of Newgrange (1993)
  2. Skellig Michael (1996)

  1. 18th Century Royal Palace at Caserta with the Park, the Aqueduct of Vanvitelli and the San Leucio Complex
  2. Archæological Area and the Patriarchal Basilica of Aquileia
  3. Archæological Area of Agrigento
  4. Archæological Areas of Pompeii, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata
  5. Assisi, the Basilica of San Francesco d'Assisi and other Franciscan Sites
  6. Botanical Garden (Orto Botanico), Padua
  7. Castel del Monte, Andria (Bari)
  8. Cathedral, Torre Civica and Piazza Grande, Modena
  9. Church and Dominican Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie with "The Last Supper" by Leonardo da Vinci
  10. Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park with the Archæological sites of Pæstum and Velia, and the Certosa di Padula
  11. City of Verona
  12. City of Vicenza and the Palladian Villas of the Veneto
  13. Costiera Amalfitana
  14. Crespi d'Adda
  15. Early Christian Monuments of Ravenna
  16. Etruscan Necropolises of Cerveteri and Tarquinia
  17. Ferrara, City of the Renaissance and its Po Delta
  18. Genoa: Le Strade Nuove and the system of the Palazzi dei Rolli
  19. Historic Centre of the City of Pienza
  20. Historic Centre of Florence
  21. Historic Centre of Naples
  22. Historic Centre of Rome, the Properties of the Holy See in that City Enjoying Extraterritorial Rights, and Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls (1980, 1990) — transboundary property, shared with the Holy See
  23. Historic Centre of San Gimignano
  24. Historic Centre of Siena
  25. Historic Centre of Urbino
  26. I Sassi di Matera
  27. Isole Eolie (Aeolian Islands)
  28. Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto, south-eastern Sicily
  29. Piazza del Duomo, Pisa
  30. Portovenere, Cinque Terre, and the Islands (Palmaria, Tino and Tinetto)
  31. Residences of the Royal House of Savoy (Turin and its province)
  32. Rock Drawings in Valcamonica
  33. Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy
  34. Su Nuraxi di Barumini
  35. Syracuse and the Rocky Necropolis of Pantalica
  36. The trulli of Alberobello (Bari)
  37. Val d'Orcia
  38. Venice and its Lagoon
  39. Villa Adriana (Tivoli)
  40. Villa Romana del Casale
  41. Villa d'Este, (Tivoli)

  1. Historic Centre of Riga (1997)
  2. Struve Geodetic Arc (2005) — transboundary property, shared with Belarus, Estonia, Finland, Lithuania, Moldova, Norway, Sweden, the Russian Federation and Ukraine

  1. Vilnius Historic Centre (Old Town) (1994)
  2. Curonian Spit (2000) — transboundary property, shared with the Russian Federation
  3. Kernave Archeological Site (Cultural Reserve of Kernave) (2004)
  4. Struve Geodetic Arc (2005) — transboundary property, shared with Belarus, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Moldova, Norway, Sweden, the Russian Federation and Ukraine

  1. City of Luxembourg: its Old Quarters and Fortifications (1994)

  1. Natural and Cultural Heritage of the Ohrid region (1979, 1980)

  1. City of Valletta (1980)
  2. Hypogeum of Hal-Saflieni (1980)
  3. Megalithic Temples of Malta: Ggantija, Hagar Qim, Mnajdra, and Tarxien Temples (1980, 1992)

  1. Struve Geodetic Arc (2005) — transboundary property, shared with Belarus, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Sweden, the Russian Federation and Ukraine

  1. Natural and Culturo-Historical Region of Kotor (1979)
  2. Durmitor National Park (1980, 2005)

Note: this list includes a site in the Netherlands Antilles

  1. Schokland and Surroundings — in Noordoostpolder (1995)
  2. Defence Line of Amsterdam — a ring of forts and land that could be flooded around Amsterdam (1996)
  3. Historic Area of Willemstad, Inner City and Harbour, Netherlands Antilles (1997)
  4. Mill Network at Kinderdijk–Elshout — in Nieuw-Lekkerland (1997)
  5. Ir.D.F. Woudagemaal (D.F. Wouda Steam Pumping Station), Lemmer — in Lemsterland (1998)
  6. Droogmakerij de Beemster (Beemster Polder) (1999)
  7. Rietveld Schröderhuis (Rietveld Schröder House), Utrecht (2000)

  1. Bryggen (1979)
  2. Urnes Stave Church (1980)
  3. Røros (1980)
  4. Rock Drawings at Alta (1985)
  5. Vegaøyan — the Vega Archipelago (2004)
  6. Struve Geodetic Arc (2005) — transboundary property, shared with Belarus, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Sweden, the Russian Federation and Ukraine
  7. West Norwegian Fjords - Geirangerfjord and Nærøyfjord (2005)

For more details on this topic, see World Heritage Sites in Poland.
  1. Kraków's Historical Centre (1978)
  2. Wieliczka Salt Mine (1978)
  3. Former Nazi German Concentration Camp Auschwitz-Birkenau, near Oswiecim (1979)
  4. Bialowieza Forest (1979, 1992) — transboundary property, shared with Belarus where it is known as Belovezhskaya Pushcha National Park
  5. Historic Centre of Warsaw (1980)
  6. Old City of Zamosc (1992)
  7. Castle of the Teutonic Order in Malbork (1997)
  8. Medieval Town of Torun (1997)
  9. Kalwaria Zebrzydowska: the Mannerist Architectural and Park Landscape Complex and Pilgrimage Park (1999)
  10. Churches of Peace in Jawor and Swidnica (2001)
  11. Wooden Churches of Southern Little Poland (2003)
  12. Park Muzakowski on both sides of the Nysa River (2004) — transboundary property, shared with Germany where it is known as Muskauer Park
  13. Centennial Hall in Wroclaw (2006)

  1. Central Zone of the Town of Angra do Heroísmo on Terceira Island, Azores (1983)
  2. Convent of Christ in Tomar (1983)
  3. Monastery of Batalha (1983)
  4. Monastery of the Hieronymites and Belém Tower in Lisbon (1983)
  5. Historic Centre of Évora (1986)
  6. Monastery of Alcobaça (1989)
  7. Cultural Landscape of Sintra (1995)
  8. Historic Centre of Oporto (1996)
  9. Prehistoric Rock-Art Sites in the Côa Valley (1998)
  10. Laurisilva forests of Madeira (1999)
  11. Alto Douro Wine Region (2001)
  12. Historic Centre of Guimarães (2001)
  13. Landscape of the Pico Island Vineyard Culture (2004)

  1. Danube Delta (1991)
  2. Churches of Moldavia (1993)
  3. Monastery of Horezu (1993)
  4. Villages with fortified churches in Transylvania (1993, 1999)
  5. Dacian Fortresses of the Orastie Mountains (1999) — see also Sarmizegetusa
  6. Historic Centre of Sighisoara (1999)
  7. Wooden Churches of Maramures (1999)

See also List of World Heritage Sites in Asian Russia

  1. Architectural Ensemble of the Trinity Sergius Lavra
  2. Church of the Ascension in Kolomenskoye
  3. Citadel, Ancient City and Fortress Buildings of Derbent
  4. Cultural and Historic Ensemble of the Solovetsky Islands
  5. Curonian Spittransboundary property, shared with Lithuania
  6. Ensemble of the Ferapontov Monastery
  7. Ensemble of the Novodevichy Convent
  8. Historic and Architectural Complex of the Kazan Kremlin
  9. Historic Centre of St. Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments — includes Tsarskoe Selo, Peterhof, Pavlovsk Palace, Strelna, Gatchina, Oranienbaum, Ropsha, Pulkovo, Shlisselburg, Kronstadt
  10. Historic Centre of the City of Yaroslavl
  11. Historic Monuments of Novgorod and Surroundings
  12. Kizhi Pogost
  13. Kremlin and Red Square, Moscow
  14. Struve Geodetic Arc (2005) — transboundary property, shared with Belarus, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Norway, Sweden and Ukraine
  15. Virgin Komi Forests
  16. Western Caucasus
  17. White Monuments of Vladimir and Suzdal

  1. Culturo-Historical Region of Stari Ras and Sopocani Monastery (1979)
  2. Studenica Monastery (1986)

Medieval Monuments in Kosovo:

  1. Dečani Monastery,
  2. Patriarchate of Pec,
  3. Gračanica Monastery,
  4. Our Lady of Ljeviš (2004, 2006)

  1. Banská Štiavnica (1993)
  2. Spišský hrad (Spiš Castle) and its Associated Cultural Monuments (1993)
  3. Vlkolínec (1993)
  4. Caves of the Aggtelek and Slovak Karst (1995, 2000) — transboundary property, shared with Hungary
  5. Bardejov Town Conservation Reserve (2000)

  1. Škocjan Caves (1986)

  1. Alhambra, Generalife and Albayzín, Granada (1984, 1994)
  2. Burgos Cathedral (1984)
  3. Historic Centre of Cordoba (1984, 1994)
  4. Escorial Monastery and Site of the El Escorial, Madrid (1984)
  5. Works of Antoni Gaudí (1984, 2005)
  6. Altamira Cave (1985)
  7. Monuments of Oviedo and the Kingdom of Asturias (1985, 1998)
  8. Old Town of Ávila, with its Extra-Muros churches (1985)
  9. Old Town of Segovia and its Aqueduct (1985)
  10. Santiago de Compostela (Old Town) (1985)
  11. Garajonay National Park (1986)
  12. Historic City of Toledo (1986)
  13. Mudéjar Architecture of Aragon (1986, 2001)
  14. Old Town of Cáceres (1986)
  15. Cathedral, Alcázar and Archivo de Indias in Seville (1987)
  16. Old City of Salamanca (1988)
  17. Poblet Monastery (1991)
  18. Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida (1993)
  19. Route of Santiago de Compostela (1993)
  20. Royal Monastery of Santa María de Guadalupe (1993)
  21. Doñana National Park (1994)
  22. Historic Walled Town of Cuenca (1996)
  23. La Lonja de la Seda de Valencia (1996)
  24. Las Médulas (1997)
  25. Palau de la Música Catalana and the Hospital de Sant Pau, Barcelona (1997)
  26. Pyrénées: Mont Perdu (1997, 1999) — transboundary property, shared with France
  27. San Millán Yuso and Suso Monasteries (1997)
  28. Rock-Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula (1998)
  29. University and Historic Precinct of Alcalá de Henares (1998)
  30. Ibiza, Biodiversity and Culture (1999)
  31. San Cristóbal de La Laguna (1999)
  32. Archaeological Ensemble of Tarraco in Tarragona (2000)
  33. Archaeological Site of Atapuerca (2000)
  34. Catalan Romanesque Churches of the Vall de Boí (2000)
  35. Palm tree forest of Elche (2000)
  36. Roman Walls of Lugo (2000)
  37. Aranjuez Cultural Landscape (2001)
  38. Renaissance Monumental Ensembles of Úbeda and Baeza (2003)
  39. Vizcaya Bridge (2006)

  1. Drottningholm Palace, Theatre, and Royal Domain (1991)
  2. Birka and Hovgården (on the islands Björkö and Adelsö in Mälaren near Stockholm) (1993)
  3. Engelsberg Ironworks (1993)
  4. Rock carvings in Tanumshede (1994)
  5. Skogskyrkogården (in Stockholm) (1994)
  6. Hanseatic town of Visby (1995)
  7. Church Village of Gammelstad, Luleå (1996)
  8. Laponian area, Swedish Lapland (1996)
  9. Naval Port of Karlskrona (1998)
  10. Agricultural Landscape of southern Öland (2000)
  11. High Coast and Kvarken Archipelago (2000, 2006) — transboundary property, shared with Finland.
  12. Mining Area of the Great Copper Mountain in Falun (2001)
  13. Varberg Radio Station at Grimeton (2004)
  14. Struve Geodetic Arc (2005) — transboundary property, shared with Belarus, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Norway, Sweden, the Russian Federation and Ukraine

  1. Benedictine Convent of Saint John at Müstair (1983)
  2. Abbey of St. Gall (1983)
  3. Old City of Berne (1983)
  4. Three Castles, Defensive Wall and Ramparts of the Market-town of Bellinzona (2000)
  5. JungfrauAletschBietschhorn (2001)
  6. Monte San Giorgio (2003)

  1. Göreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia (1985)
  2. Great Mosque and Hospital of Divrigi (1985)
  3. Historic Areas of Istanbul (1985)
  4. Hattusa (1986)
  5. Nemrut Dagi (1987)
  6. HierapolisPamukkale (1988)
  7. XanthosLetoon (1988)
  8. City of Safranbolu (1994)
  9. Archaeological Site of Troy (1998)

  1. Kyiv: Saint Sophia Cathedral and Related Monastic Buildings, Kiev Pechersk Lavra (1990)
  2. L'viv — the Ensemble of the Historic Centre (1998)
  3. Struve Geodetic Arc (2005) — transboundary property, shared with Belarus, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Moldova and the Russian Federation

Main article: List of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the United Kingdom

Note: this list includes sites in the British overseas territories

Cultural
  1. Blaenavon Industrial Landscape
  2. Blenheim Palace
  3. Canterbury Cathedral, St. Augustine's Abbey and St. Martin's Church
  4. Castles and Town Walls of King Edward I in Gwynedd: Harlech, Beaumaris, Caernarfon and Conwy
  5. City of Bath
  6. Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape
  7. Derwent Valley Mills
  8. Durham Castle and Durham Cathedral
  9. Heart of Neolithic Orkney, including Skara Brae
  10. Historic Town of St George and Related Fortifications, Bermuda
  11. Frontiers of the Roman Empire: Hadrian's Walltransboundary property, shared with Germany: Upper German & Rhaetian Limes
  12. Ironbridge Gorge
  13. Liverpool - Maritime Mercantile City
  14. Maritime Greenwich
  15. New Lanark
  16. Old Town and New Town of Edinburgh
  17. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
  18. Saltaire
  19. Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites
  20. Studley Royal Park — including the Ruins of Fountains Abbey
  21. Tower of London
  22. Westminster Abbey, Palace of Westminster, Westminster School and Saint Margaret's Church
    Mixed
  23. St Kilda
    Natural
  24. Dorset and East Devon Coast (Jurassic Coast)
  25. Giant's Causeway and Causeway Coast
  26. Gough and Inaccessible Islands, located in the South Atlantic Ocean
  27. Henderson Island, part of the Pitcairn Islands in the South Pacific Ocean


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