List of World Heritage Sites in Ukraine

The List of World Heritage Sites in Ukraine is a group of places chosen by UNESCO, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, located in Ukraine.

History
UNESCO was created for the "conservation and protection of the world’s inheritance of books, works of art and monuments of history and science". The constitution of UNESCO was ratified in 1946 by 26 countries.UNESCO, "Constitution"; retrieved 2012-7-18.

Ukraine agreed to take part in the World Heritage Convention in 1988.UNESCO, "States Parties: Ratification Status"; retrieved 2012-7-18.

List
The World Heritage Site (WHS)WHS is an acronym. WHS stands for "World Heritage Site". list has developed over time.  It is part of a process; and the list continues to grow.

There are five WHS places in Ukraine.UNESCO, "Ukraine"; retrieved 2012-7-18.

Cultural
No.ImageNameLocationTime of creationTime listedRankingUNESCO Categories 1  120px  Saint-Sophia Cathedral and Related Monastic Buildings  Kyiv 11th century 1990  527  i, ii, iii, iv   Kyiv Pechersk Lavra  Kyiv  1051  1990  527  i, ii, iii, iv 2  120px  Lviv - the Ensemble of the Historic Centre  Lviv  1256  1998  865  ii, v 3  120px  Residence of Bukovinian and Dalmatian Metropolitans  Chernivtsi  1864—1882  2011  1330  ii, iii, iv 4  120px  Struve Geodetic Arc  Khmelnytsky and Odesa Oblasts  1816—1855  2005  1187  ii, iii, vi

Natural
No.ImageNameLocationTime of creationTime listedRankingUNESCO Categories 1  120px  Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and the Ancient Beech Forests of Germany(Carpathian Biosphere Sanctuary, Uzhok National Nature Park) Zakarpattia Region  —  2007  1133  ix
Notes
This UNESCO World Heritage Site includes two biosphere reserves: Carpathian Biosphere Sanctuary and the southern half of East Carpathian Biosphere Reserve (Poloniny National Park and Uzhok National Park) as well some protected Presov areas in the eastern Slovakia.

Tentative list
The Tentative List consists of sites which have been nominated.  The evaluation process is not yet completed.
 Historic Centre of Tchernigov, 9th -13th centuries
 Cultural Landscape of Canyon in Kamenets-Podilsk
 Tarass Shevtchenko Tomb and State Historical and Natural Museum
 National Steppe Biosphere Reserve "Askaniya Nowa"
 Dendrological Park "Sofijivka"
 Bagçesaray Palace of the Crimean Khans
 Archaeological Site "Stone Tomb"
 Mykolayiv Astronomical Observatory
 Complex of the Sudak Fortress Monuments of the 6th - 16th c.
 Astronomical Observatories of Ukraine
 Historic Center of the Port City of Odesa
 Kyiv: Saint Sophia Cathedral with Related Monastic Buildings, St. Cyril's and St. Andrew's Churches, Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra (extension of Kyiv: Saint-Sophia Cathedral and Related Monastic Buildings, Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra)
 Wooden Tserkvas (Churches) of Carpathian Region in Ukraine and Poland
 Trading Posts and Fortifications on Genoese Trade Routes. From the Mediterranean to the Black Sea
 The ancient city of Tauric Chersonese and its chora (5th century BC — 14th century AD)

Related pages
World Heritage Committee
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Table of World Heritage Sites by country
List of World Heritage Sites in Europe

References

Other websites

  List of biosphere reserves which are wholly or partially world heritage sites

*Ukraine

Ukraine
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