59 Bryggen – 1979 , the old wharf of Bergen, is a reminder of the town’s importance as part of the Hanseatic League’s trading empire from the 14th to the mid-16th century.…
99 Natural and Cultural Heritage of the Ohrid region – 1979 A superlative natural phenomenon, Lake Ohrid provides a refuge for numerous endemic species of freshwater fauna and flora dating from the…
938 Sukur Cultural Landscape – 1999 The , with the Palace of the Hidi (Chief) on a hill dominating the villages below, the terraced fields and their sacred symbols, and the extensive…
573 Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves – 1991 This is the largest protected area in Africa, covering some 7.7 million ha, though the area considered a protected sanctuary constitutes only one-sixth of…
613 Ruins of León Viejo – 2000 León Viejo is one of the oldest Spanish colonial settlements in the Americas. It did not develop and so its ruins are outstanding testimony to…
551 Te Wahipounamu – South West New Zealand – 1990 The landscape in this park, situated in south-west New Zealand, has been shaped by successive glaciations into fjords, rocky coasts, towering cliffs,…
739 Schokland and Surroundings – 1995 Schokland was a peninsula that by the 15th century had become an island. Occupied and then abandoned as the sea encroached, it had to be evacuated…
121 Kathmandu Valley – 1979 The cultural heritage of the is illustrated by seven groups of monuments and buildings which display the full range of historic and artistic achievements for which the…
1255 Twyfelfontein or /Ui-//aes – 2007 has one of the largest concentrations of […] petroglyphs, i.e. rock engravings in Africa. Most of these well-preserved engravings represent rhinoceros, . The site also includes…