In 1972, UNESCO adopted the Convention Concerning the Protection of the World's Cultural and Natural Heritage of the World. The Convention is the most important international instrument for preserving cultural and natural sites for "extraordinary universal value." Today, 44 of these sites are located in Germany, reflecting the diversity of the natural and cultural heritage of Germany.
UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Germany include:
UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Germany
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There are currently 44 UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Germany, which ranks 5th in the world for most world heritage sites. This includes 41 cultural sites and 3 natural sites.
Aachen Cathedral (1978)
Abbey and Altenmunster of Lorsch (1991)
Archaeological Border complex of Hedeby and the Danevirke (2018)
Bauhaus and its Sites in Weimar and Dessau (1996)
Bergpark Wilhelmshohe (2013)
Berlin Modernist Housing Estates (2008)
Carolingian Westwork and Civitas Corvey (2014)
Castles of Augusturbug and Falkenlust at Bruhl (1984)
Caves and Ice Age Art in the Swabian Jura (2017)
Classical Weimar (1998)
Collegiate Church, Castle and Old Town of Quedlinburg (1994)
Cologne Cathedral (1996)
Fagus Factory in Alfeld (2011)
Frontiers of the Roman Empire (1987)
Garden Kingdom of Dessau-Worlitz (2000)
Hanseatic City of Lubeck (1987)
Historic Centers of Stralsund and Wismar (2002)
Luther Memorials in Eisleben and Wittenberg (1996)
Margravial Opera House Bayreuth (2012)
Maulbronn Monastery Complex (1993)
Messel Pit Fossil Site (1995)
Mines of Rammelsberg, Historic Town of Goslar and Upper Harz Water Management System (1992)
Monastic Island of Reichenau (2000)
Museumsinsel (Museum Island), Berlin (1999)
Muskauer Park / Park Muzakowski (2004)
Naumburg Cathedral (2018)
Old town of Regensburg with Stadtamhof (2006)
Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin (1990)
Pilgrimage Church of Wies (1983)
Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps (2011)
Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and the Ancient Beech Forests of Germany (2007)
Roman Monuments, Cathedral of St Peter and Church of Our Lady in Trier (1986)
Speicherstadt and Kontorhous District (2015)
Speyer Cathedral (1981)
St Mary’s Cathedral and St Michael’s Church at Hildesheim (1985)
Town Hall and Roland on the Marketplace of Bremen (2004)
Town of Bamberg (1993)
The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement (2016)
Upper Middle Rhine Valley (2002)
Völklingen Ironworks (1994)
The Wadden Sea(2009)
Wartburg Castle (1999)
Würzburg Residence with the Court Gardens and Residence Square (1981)
Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex in Essen (2001)
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