List of World Heritage Sites in Western Europe

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. The first site from the region to be included on the list was the Aachen Cathedral in Germany in 1978.

Legend
The list below uses a definition of Western Europe which includes the United Kingdom and Ireland.
Site – named after the World Heritage Committee's official designation
Location – sorted by country, followed by the region at the regional or provincial level and geocoordinates. In the case of multinational or multi-regional sites, the names are sorted alphabetically.
Criteria – as defined by the World Heritage Committee
Area – in hectares and acres, followed by buffer zones if applicable. A value of zero implies that no data has been published by UNESCO
Year – during which the site was added to the World Heritage List
Description – brief information about the site, including reasons for qualifying as an endangered site, if applicable

 Sites A to M 
 Site  Image  Location  Criteria  Areaha (acre)  Year  Description Aachen Cathedral  150x150px|alt=A Gothic, castle-like building, in a rural area and surrounded by several trees.  GermanyAachen,   Cultural:GerAac(i), (ii),(iv), (vi)    1978   Abbey and Altenmünster of Lorsch  150x150px|alt=A stand-alone gatehouse surrounded by many trees.  GermanyLorsch,  Cultural:GerLor(iii), (iv)    1991  The abbey and gate or 'Torhall', are from the Carolingian era.  There are notable Carolingian sculptures and paintings. Abbey Church of Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe  150x150px|alt=A large chapel, taken from a bridge seen in the foreground.  FranceVienne,  Cultural:FraVie(i), (iii)    1983   Amiens Cathedral  150x150px|alt=A very tall cathedral with three large entrances.  FranceAmiens,   Cultural:FraAmi(i), (ii)    1981   Archaeological Ensemble of the Bend of the Boyne  150x150px|alt=A large, circular stone tomb with a top covered with a thin grass.  IrelandCounty Meath,   Cultural:IreCouMea(i), (iii), (iv)    1993   Arles, Roman and Romanesque Monuments  150x150px|alt=A large stone amphitheatre which is surrounded by many buildings.  FranceBouches-du-Rhône,  Cultural:FraArl(ii), (iv)    1981   Bauhaus and its sites in Weimar and Dessau  150x150px|alt=A grayscale image of a modern looking building.  GermanyBerlin, Dessau, and Weimar  Cultural:GerBer1(ii), (iv), (vi)    1996   Beemster Polder  150x150px|alt=A row of small homes with varying architecture.  NetherlandsNorth Holland,  Cultural:NetNorBeem(i), (ii), (iv)    1999  Fields, roads, canals, dykes and settlements built on land reclaimed from the sea.  Belfries of Belgium and France  150x150px|alt=A large tower with a clock near its top.  Belgium**  Cultural:Belg1(ii), (iv)    1999   Benedictine Convent of St John at Müstair  150x150px|alt=A clock tower standing beside two small houses and a museum.  SwitzerlandMüstair,  Cultural:SwiMus(iii)    1983 A Christian monastery from the Carolingian period. It has figurative murals, painted c. 800 AD, and other Romanesque art and designs.  Berlin Modernism Housing Estates 150x150px|alt=Panzerkreuzer apartment building, a white four storey apartment complex  GermanyBerlin,  Cultural:GerBer2(ii), (iv)    Buffer zone:   2008  Six housing estates from 1910 to 1933. Architects included Bruno Taut, Martin Wagner and Walter Gropius.  Blaenavon Industrial Landscape  150x150px|alt=A small mining site overlooking a small city and large fields.  United KingdomTorfaen, Wales,   Cultural:UniTorf(iii), (iv)    2000   Blenheim Palace  150x150px|alt=A large brick building with a freshly mowed lawn in front.  United KingdomWoodstock,  Cultural:UniWoo(ii), (iv)    1987   Bordeaux, Port of the Moon  150x150px|alt=A short tower stands beside two long peripheral buildings of a similar style.  FranceGironde,  Cultural:FraGir1(ii), (iv)    2007   Bourges Cathedral  150x150px|alt=A moderately lit "T"-shaped cathedral shines at dusk.  FranceBourges,  Cultural:FraBou(i), (iv)    1992   Canal du Midi  150x150px|alt=A speedboat sails along a narrow river surrounded by a trail and trees on both of its sides.  FranceSouthern France,  Cultural:FraSou1(i), (ii), (iv), (vi)    1996   Canterbury Cathedral, St Augustine's Abbey, and St Martin's Church  150x150px|alt=A beige-colored cathedral with various entrances.  United KingdomCanterbury,  Cultural:UniCan(i), (ii), (vi)    1988   Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd  150x150px|alt=A medieval-style castle with a parking lot in the foreground.  United KingdomGwynedd, Wales,  Cultural:UniGwy(i), (iii), (iv)    1986   Castles of Augustusburg and Falkenlust at Brühl  150x150px|alt=A giant stretch of road leads to an open gate enclosing a large palace.  GermanyBrühl, North Rhine-Westphalia,  Cultural:GerBru(ii), (iv)    1984  Examples of early German Rococo architecture. Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Former Abbey of Saint-Rémi and Palace of Tau, Reims  150x150px|alt=A large building with two distinct summits and two large entrances side-to-side.  FranceReims,  Cultural:FraRei(i), (ii), (vi)    1991  Notre-Dame in Reims is one of the masterpieces of Gothic art.   150x150px|alt=A small village lies almost hidden by trees in a narrow valley between steep sided mountains.  FranceSouthern France,  Cultural:FraSou2(iii), (v)    Buffer zone:   2011 The valleys of the Causses were developed and controlled by large abbeys, starting in the 11th century.  Chartres Cathedral  150x150px|alt=A large cathedral with two distinct summits.  FranceChartres,  Cultural:FraCha(i), (ii), (iv)    1979  The cathedral was started in 1145 and rebuilt after a fire in 1194.  It is a masterpiece of French Gothic art.  / Le Locle, Watchmaking Town Planning  150x150px|alt=A fairly large city with buildings of diverse sizes.  Switzerland,  Cultural:SwiNeu(iv)    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”. Cistercian Abbey of Fontenay  150x150px|alt=A corridor enclosed by large pillars, which ends with a small doorway.  FranceMarmagne, Côte-d'Or,   Cultural:FraMar(iv)    1981  The monastery was founded by St Bernard in 1119. It isolates the residents from the outside world. City of Bath  150x150px|alt=An aerial view of a semicircular terrace of houses.  United KingdomSomerset,  Cultural:UniSom(i), (ii), (iv)    1987  Bath was founded by the Romans as a thermal spa town. It was later rebuilt as a neoclassical town. City of Graz – Historic Centre and Schloss Eggenberg 150x150px|alt=A short but large clock tower shines at dawn.  AustriaStyria,  Cultural:AusSty(ii), (iv)    1999  A branch of the Habsburg family lived in Graz for centuries. City of Luxembourg: its Old Quarters and Fortifications 150x150px|alt=A panoramic view of a city. A small church is at the left, while a stony cliff flanks a small road leading to various buildings to the right.  Luxembourg  Cultural:Luxembourg(iv)    1994  Over the centuries Luxembourg was traded back and forth by the great powers in Europe.  Classical Weimar  150x150px|alt=A grayscale image of a small museum with a statue of two men in front.  GermanyThuringia,  Cultural:GerWei(iii), (vi)    1998  Weimar became a cultural center in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.  Collegiate Church, Castle, and Old Town of Quedlinburg  150x150px|alt=A town square with two visible buildings and a few tourists.  GermanyHarz,  Cultural:GerHar(iv)    1994   Cologne Cathedral  150x150px|alt=A large, brightly lit cathedral sits in the middle of a skyline at night.  GermanyCologne,  Cultural:GerCol(i), (ii), (iv)    1996   Convent of St Gall  150x150px|alt=A large cathedral with two distinct summits.  SwitzerlandSt. Gallen,  Cultural:SwiStGal(ii), (iv)    1983  Its library is one of the richest and oldest in the world. Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape  150x150px|alt=A small brick building obstructs a view of waves crashing into rocks behind it.  United KingdomSouth West England,  Cultural:UniSouCor(ii), (iii), (iv)    2006   Defence Line of Amsterdam  150x150px|alt=A small fortified building across a small footbridge.  NetherlandsAmsterdam,  Cultural:NetAmsDef(ii), (iv), (v)    1996   Derwent Valley Mills  150x150px|alt=A large building with many windows behind a blue fence.  United KingdomDerbyshire,  Cultural:UniDer(ii), (iv)    2001   Dorset and East Devon Coast  150x150px|alt=A large, rocky cliff overlooking the sea to the right, crashing into the shore.  United KingdomDorset,  Natural:UniEasDev(viii)    2001   Durham Castle and Cathedral  150x150px|alt=A courtyard in the foreground precedes a large medieval-style castle with a clock atop one of its peaks.  United KingdomDurham,  Cultural:UniDur(ii), (iv), (vi)    1986   Episcopal City of Albi  150x150px|alt=A distant view of a small city in the background and a narrow bridge hidden by a few trees along a river.  FranceTarn,  Cultural:FraTar(iv), (v)    2010   Fagus Factory in Alfeld  150x150px|alt=A very long building with a semi-circular roof.  GermanyAlfeld,  Cultural:GerAlf(ii), (iv)    2011   Fertö / Neusiedlersee Cultural Landscape 150x150px|alt=A crow walks on a frozen lake near a narrow dock.  AustriaBurgenland and Győr-Moson-Sopron County,**   Cultural:AusBur(v)    buffer:   2001  Villages and castles built on top of ancient settlements and landscape.  Flemish Béguinages  150x150px|alt=A series of red houses with dark roofs are partially hidden behind a white, deteriorating wall.  BelgiumFlanders,   Cultural:BelFla(ii), (iii), (iv)    1998   Fortifications of Vauban  150x150px|alt=An aerial view of a large building and several other smaller buildings surrounded by a reinforced wall.  France  Cultural:Fra1(i), (ii), (iv)    2008    150x150px|alt=Two medium-sized boats float in front of a large iron structure.  BelgiumLa Louvière,  Cultural:BelLaLou(iii), (iv)    1998   Frontiers of the Roman Empire  150x150px|alt=A very long wall separating two large plains.  GermanyCentral Lowlands, Northern England, and Southern Germany**  Cultural:GerCen(ii), (iii), (iv)    1987   Garden Kingdom of Dessau-Wörlitz  150x150px|alt=A small row boat navigates a wide river, while a forest stands in the background, hiding a large tower.  GermanySaxony-Anhalt,  Cultural:GerSax1(ii), (iv)    2000   Giant's Causeway and Causeway Coast  150x150px|alt=A small cove made up of tall and geometrically distinct rock formations, on which two couples are sitting.  United KingdomCounty Antrim, Northern Ireland,  Natural:UniCouAnt(vii), (viii)    1986   La Grand-Place, Brussels  150x150px|alt=A large city square with many large buildings around it.  BelgiumBrussels,  Cultural:BelBru1(ii), (iv)    1998   Gulf of Porto: Calanche of Piana, Gulf of Girolata, Scandola Reserve  150x150px|alt=A large rock formation pierces through the ocean's surface.  FranceCorsica,  Natural:FraCor(vii), (viii), (x)    1983   Hallstatt-Dachstein / Salzkammergut Cultural Landscape  150x150px|alt=A large lake surrounded by mountains lies in front of a small town in the corner of the frame.  AustriaSalzkammergut,  Cultural:AusSal(iii), (iv)    1997   Hanseatic City of Lübeck  150x150px|alt=A courtyard behind a large building with two cone-shaped summits holds flowers and trees on its sides.  GermanySchleswig-Holstein,   Cultural:GerSch(iv)    1987   Heart of Neolithic Orkney  150x150px|alt=A small depression in the ground reveals a well-preserved excavation site with walls made of rock.  United KingdomMainland, Scotland,  Cultural:UniMai(i), (ii),(iii), (iv)    1999   Historic Centre of Avignon: Papal Palace, Episcopal Ensemble and Avignon Bridge 150x150px|alt=A large castle-like building from the front.  FranceVaucluse,  Culture:FraVau(i), (ii), (iv)    1995   Historic Centre of Bruges  150x150px|alt=A small motorboat rides under a bridge over a canal, which runs between several buildings.  BelgiumWest Flanders,  Cultural:BelWes(ii), (iv), (vi)    2000   Historic Centre of Salzburg  150x150px|alt=A distant view of a city sitting atop a hill, overlooking a river at dawn.  AustriaSalzburg,  Cultural:AusSal(ii), (iv), (vi)    1996   Historic Centre of Vienna  150x150px|alt=A large statue depicting a soldier riding a horse stands in the middle of a park.  Austria  Cultural:Aus2(ii), (iv), (vi)    2001   Historic Centres of Stralsund and Wismar 150x150px|alt=A brick building with a roof tapering dramatically toward the top via large square windows.  GermanyMecklenburg-Vorpommern,   Cultural:GerMec(ii), (iv)    2002   Historic Site of Lyon  150x150px|alt=A view of a courtyard, obstructed by a few trees, and a city in front of a large incline in the background.  FranceRhône,  Cultural:FraRho(ii), (iv)    1998   Historic Fortified City of Carcassonne  150x150px|alt=A medieval castle-style wall sits on a heavy incline alongside flora.  FranceAude,  Cultural:FraAud(ii), (iv)    1997   Ir.D.F. Woudagemaal (D.F. Wouda Steam Pumping Station)  150x150px|alt=A large building stands behind a big pool of water, which enters the former through six gratings.  NetherlandsLemmer,  Culture:NetLem(i), (ii), (iv)    1998   Ironbridge Gorge  150x150px|alt=A tall iron bridge stands above a small gorge.  United KingdomShropshire,  Cultural:UniShr(i), (ii),(iv), (vi)    1986   Jurisdiction of Saint-Émilion  150x150px|alt=A view of a town with cramped houses and a church.  FranceGironde,  Cultural:FraGir2(iii), (iv)    1999   Mill Network at Kinderdijk-Elshout 150x150px|alt=Five windmills along the left bank of a canal  NetherlandsAlblasserdam and Nieuw-Lekkerland,  Cultural:NetAlb(i), (ii), (iv)    1997 The first canals and pumps to drain the land for farming were built here in the Middle Ages.  Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces 150x150px|alt=Vineyard terraces rise above Lake Geneva  Switzerland,    Cultural:SwiVau(iii), (iv), (v)    2007  The Lavaux Vineyard Terraces go for  on the south-facing northern shores of Lake Geneva. Le Havre, the City Rebuilt by Auguste Perret 150x150px|alt=A distant view of a large city bordered by a beach.  FranceSeine-Maritime,  Cultural:FraSei(ii), (iv)    2005   Liverpool – Maritime Mercantile City  150x150px|alt=Three building shine at dawn behind a large body of water in the distance.  United KingdomMerseyside,  Cultural:UniMer(ii), (iii), (iv)    2004    150x150px|alt=An ornate white castle in the middle of a pond or moat.  FranceLoire Valley,  Cultural:FraLoi(i), (ii), (iv)    Buffer zone:   2000  The Loire Valley has historic towns and villages, castles and cultivated lands.  Luther Memorials in Eisleben and Wittenberg  150x150px|alt=A statue of a man holding a book stands in front of a white building.  GermanySaxony-Anhalt,  Cultural:GerSax2(iv), (vi)    1996   Major Town Houses of the Architect Victor Horta (Brussels)  150x150px|alt=A medium-sized stairway that spirals as it climbs.  BelgiumBrussels,  Cultural:BelBru2(i), (ii), (iv)    2000   Maritime Greenwich  150x150px|alt=A view of a city coastline populated by white buildings with renaissance-era influences.  United KingdomLondon,  Cultural:UniLon1(i), (ii),(iv), (vi)    1997   Maulbronn Monastery Complex 150x150px|alt=Monastery courtyard with the gothic church on the left and monastery buildings on the right  GermanyMaulbronn,  Cultural:GerMau(ii), (iv)    1993  The Cistercian Maulbronn Monastery is the most complete medieval monasteries north of the Alps.  Messel Pit Fossil Site 150x150px|alt=An open quarry pit in the middle of rolling, shrub covered hills  GermanyMessel,  Natural:GerMes(viii)    buffer:   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.  Mines of Rammelsberg, Historic Town of Goslar and Upper Harz Water Management System 150x150px|alt=An aerial view showing several dammed lakes within a forested and urban landscape  GermanyGoslar,  Upper Harz,  Cultural:GerGos(i), (ii),(iii), (iv)   Buffer zone:   1992  The Upper Harz water system was used for some 800 years for mining and extracting ore.  Monastic Island of Reichenau 150x150px|alt=A grey and white stone church with two square towers, both capped with red, pyramidal roofs.  GermanyBaden-Württemberg,  Cultural:GerBad(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.  Mont-Saint-Michel and its Bay 150x150px|alt=The buildings of Mont Saint Michel sit on a rocky island that rises above the surrounding fields and bay  FranceManche,  Cultural:FraMan(i), (iii), (vi)   Buffer zone:   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.  Monte San Giorgio  150x150px|alt=Monte San Giorgio, shown on the left in the background of Lake Lugano  SwitzerlandTicino,* *  Natural:SwiCanTic(viii)    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). Museumsinsel (Museum Island), Berlin 150x150px|alt=An ornate grey stone building on the point of an urbanized island. The building is connected by two bridges to the neighboring banks  GermanyBerlin,  Cultural:GerBer3(ii), (iv)    1999 There are five museums on the Museumsinsel in Berlin. The collections trace the development of civilizations throughout the ages.  Muskauer Park / Park Mużakowski 150px|alt=A red, ornate neo-gothic castle in a park-like location, the main tower of the castle is located to the left and topped with an ornate round dome and spire  PolandUpper Lusatia,** Cultural:GerUpp(i), (iv)    Buffer zone:  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. 

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 Site  Image  Location  Criteria  Areaha (acre)  Year  Description Neolithic Flint Mines at Spiennes (Mons) 150x150px|alt=A black and white drawing showing the underground and surface excavations in a flint bearing chalk  BelgiumSpiennes,  Cultural:BelSpi(i), (iii), (iv)    2000  The Neolithic flint mines at Spiennes are the largest and earliest group of ancient mines in Europe.  New Lanark 150x150px|alt=Several red brick factory buildings on the banks of a river which makes a hairpin turn. The buildings are surrounded by mountains and forest.  United KingdomLanark, Scotland Cultural:UniLanSco(ii), (iv), (vi)    Buffer zone:  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.  Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai 150x150px|alt=A grey stone cathedral with a central square tower flanked by 4 square towers. Surrounded by the red roofs of the old city.  BelgiumTournai,  Cultural:BelTou(ii), (iv)    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.  Old City of Berne  150x150px|alt=Bern's old city as seen from across the Aare River  SwitzerlandBern,   Cultural:SwiCanBer(iii)    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. Old and New Towns of Edinburgh 150x150px|alt=A line of grey 4 to 6 story row houses from the right, lead to a grey stone church with a single tower.  United KingdomEdinburgh, Scotland,  Cultural:UniEdiSco(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.  Old Town of Regensburg with Stadtamhof 150x150px|alt=Several early modern or medieval townhouses. From right to left, a pale green house, a large red house filling most of the picture, and a white house.  GermanyRegensburg,  Cultural:GerBavReg(ii), (iii), (iv)     Buffer zone:   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.  Palace and Gardens of Schönbrunn 150x150px|alt=Rococo three and four story palace stretches across most of the midground. In the foreground are manacured lawns and walkways, while the background is the old city of Vienna with a cathedral on the horizon.  AustriaVienna,  Cultural:AusVie(i), (iv)   Buffer zone:    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.  Palace and Park of Fontainebleau 150x150px|alt=A long three and four story ornate building with manicured lawns in front.  FranceFontainebleau,  Cultural:FraFon(ii), (vi)    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.  Palace and Park of Versailles 150x150px|alt=A courtyard with two wings of the ornate, two story brick and stone palace coming from the right and left with the third side of the palace in the center.  FranceVersailles,  Cultural:FraVer(i), (ii), (vi)    Buffer zone:   1979  The Palace of Versailles was the main home of the French kings from the time of Louis XIV to Louis XVI.  Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin 150x150px|alt=Single story pale yellow ornate palace stretching from the left foreground to the right background.  GermanyBerlin, Potsdam,  Cultural:GerBer4(i), (ii), (iv)    1990  This site has  of parks and 150 buildings, built between 1730 and 1916. The Sans-Souci Palace was built under Frederick II between 1745 and 1747.  Paris, Banks of the Seine 150x150px|alt=The Seine River flows around an island with a gray stone gothic cathedral rising above the island.  FranceParis,  Cultural:FraPar(i), (ii), (iv)    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.  Pilgrimage Church of Wies 150x150px|alt=Ornate church interior, looking toward the entrance. The interior is white, the doors flanked by two pairs of columns which stretch to the richly painted ceiling. Above the entrance is the church's pipe organ.  GermanySteingaden,  Cultural:GerSte(i), (iii)    1983  The Church of Wies (1745–54) is a masterpiece of the Bavarian Rococo art.  Place Stanislas, Place de la Carrière and Place d'Alliance in Nancy 150x150px|alt=Ornate stone buildings with one two story building from the left, foreground to the left midground. A two story building covers the background.  FranceNancy,  Cultural:FraNan(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.  Plantin-Moretus House-Workshops-Museum Complex 150x150px|alt=Library with dark wood bookcases and scattered stone busts.  BelgiumAntwerp,  Cultural:BelAnt(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.  Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal 150x150px|alt=Looking up toward a metal aqueduct, supported by multiple tall, stone pillars and arches.  United KingdomWrexham, Wales, Cultural:UniWreWal(i), (ii), (iv)    Buffer zone:  2009  In north-eastern Wales, the  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.  Pont du Gard (Roman Aqueduct) 150x150px|alt=A stone aqueduct consisting of three levels with many arches crosses a river.  FranceVers-Pont-du-Gard,  Cultural:FraVer(i), (iii), (iv)    Buffer zone:   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  long) to cross the Gard river.  Prehistoric pile dwellings around the Alps  150x150px|alt=Reconstruction of a pile house at the Pfahlbau Museum Unteruhldingen on Lake Constance in Germany  Austria*,*,*,*,*,* Cultural:Swi(iv), (v)    2011  There are 111 small sites with the remains of prehistoric pile-dwelling stilt houses in and around the Alps.  Prehistoric Sites and Decorated Caves of the Vézère Valley 150x150px|alt=Cave painting of a dun horse.  FranceLascaux,  Cultural:FraLas(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.  Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and the Ancient Beech Forests of Germany 150x150px|alt=A thickly wooded green forest with a stream bed running through it on the left hand side  Germany*,*,* Natural:Ger1(ix)    Buffer:  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. Provins, Town of Medieval Fairs 150x150px|alt=A grey stone castle rises above a stone retaining wall. The central, octagonal tower is flanked by two round towers.  FranceProvins,  Cultural:FraPro(ii), (iv)    Buffer zone:  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.  Pyrénées – Mont Perdu 150x150px|alt=Monte Perdido (left) and Cilindro de Marboré (right)  FranceHautes-Pyrénées andProvince of Huesca,** Mixed:FraHau(iii), (iv), (v),(vii), (viii)    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.  Rhaetian Railway in the Albula / Bernina Landscapes 150x150px|alt=The Glacier Express train in the Albula Valley.  SwitzerlandGraubünden and Tirano,**  Cultural:SwiGra (ii) (iv)    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. Rietveld Schröder House 150x150px|alt=Modern house of white and grey flat, angular concrete surfaces. The modern house is attached to several older, traditional houses.  NetherlandsUtrecht,  Cultural:NetUtr(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.  Roman Monuments, Cathedral of St. Peter and Church of Our Lady in Trier 150x150px|alt=Ruins of brick bath house, only one wall and about a dozen arches are still visible  GermanyTrier,  Cultural:GerTri(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.  Roman Theatre and its Surroundings and the Triumphal Arch of Orange 150x150px|alt=A mostly intact Roman amphitheater with a large wall behind the stage.  FranceOrange,  Cultural:FraOra(iii), (vi)    Buffer zone:    1981  The Roman theatre of Orange is well preserved. The theatre has an intact  facade.  The Roman arch was built between A.D. 10 and 25 as a triumphal arch during the reign of Augustus. Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France 150x150px|alt=A cathedral in white stone. The west façade has a single entrance with a monumental rose window above it. The entrance and rose window are flanked on each side by a gothic bell tower and spire.  France  Cultural:Fra2(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.  Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew 150x150px|alt=A large greenhouse with rounded ends and sides sits in the middle of groomed grass and flower beds.  United KingdomLondon,  Cultural:UniLon2(ii), (iii), (iv)    Buffer zone:   2003  The gardens were built between the 18th to the 20th centuries. The gardens house botanic collections that have been built up over centuries.  Royal Saltworks at Arc-et-Senans 150x150px|alt=A large neo-classical white stone building, the triangular pediment is supported by six rough pillars.  FranceArc-et-Senans, Salins-les-Bains,   Cultural:FraArc(i), (ii), (iv)    1982  This site has two open pan saltworks.  Saltaire 150x150px|alt=A three story pale red brick building along the left side of a small river. The building has a bell tower rising out of the middle of it.  United Kingdom,  Cultural:UniC(ii), (iv)    Buffer zone:   2001  Saltaire, West Yorkshire, is a complete and well-preserved Victorian model industrial village from the second half of the 19th century.  Schokland and Surroundings 150x150px|alt=About 10 small buildings of dark wood with steeply peaked red roofs. In the center is a larger building with a grey roof and a small clock tower.  NetherlandsNoordoostpolder,  Cultural:NetNoo(iii), (v)    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.  Semmering railway 150x150px|alt=A photochorm picture of the a curving railroad bridge coming out of a tunnel bored into a large mountain.  In the background another bridge and mountains are visible.  AustriaGloggnitz,  Simmering in Styria,  Cultural:AusGlo(ii), (iv)    Buffer zone:    1998  The Semmering Railway, was built between 1848 and 1854. It covers  of rugged mountains.  The tunnels, viaducts and other works are still in use today.  Seventeenth-century canal ring area of Amsterdam inside the Singelgracht  150x150px|alt=An aerial view of a cramped city, clearly spaced by hexagonal bodies of water.  NetherlandsAmsterdam,  Cultural:NetAmsSev(i), (ii), (iv)    2010   Skellig Michael 150x150px|alt=Three beehive shaped dry-stone huts surround a worn statue or cross  IrelandCounty Kerry,  Cultural:IreCou(iii), (iv)    1996  The monastery at Skellig Michael, from the 7th century, is on the rocky island of Skellig Michael, some  off the coast of south-west Ireland.  Speyer Cathedral 150x150px|alt=Looking toward the choir of a brick Romanesque cathedral. The twin bell towers, the transept crossing dome, and the roof are green copper.  GermanySpeyer,  Cultural:GerSpe(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.  St Kilda 150x150px|alt=A rocky bay with stone ruins in the foreground. The ocean enters the picture from the left and across the bay several rocky crags are visible sticking out the sea.  United KingdomSt Kilda, Scotland,  Mixed:UniStkSco (iii), (v), (vii),(ix), (x)    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.  St Mary's Cathedral and St Michael's Church at Hildesheim 150x150px|alt=A romanesque stone cathedral, view of the side chapels and transept. The green copper dome over the transept crossing is visible.  GermanyHildesheim,  Cultural:GerHil(i), (ii), (iii)    Buffer zone:    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.  Stoclet House   BelgiumBrussels,  Cultural:BelBru3(i), (ii)    Buffer zone:    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.  Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites 150x150px|alt=A ring of standing stones some with lintels stands in the middle of a green field  United KingdomWiltshire,  Cultural:UniWil(i), (ii), (iii)    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.  Strasbourg – Grande île 150x150px|alt=A pair of rectangular medieval stone towers guard both banks of a river and the stone bridge that stretches between them.  FranceStrasbourg,  Cultural:FraStr(i), (ii), (iv)    1988  The Grande Ile (Big Island) is the historic center of the Alsatian capital and includes a number of historic buildings.  Studley Royal Park including the Ruins of Fountains Abbey 150x150px|alt=The ruins of a large abbey and church. The walls are mostly intact, though the roof has fallen in and been removed.  United KingdomNorth Yorkshire,  Cultural:UniNor(i), (iv)    1986  This site has the ruins of the Cistercian Fountains Abbey and Fountains Hall Castle along with Studley Royal Park.  Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch  150x150px|alt=A range of tall, snowy mountains.  Switzerland,    Natural:SwiBer2(vii), (viii), (ix)    2007  The site includes several of the highest mountains in the Central Alps along with the largest glacier in Eurasia. Swiss Tectonic Arena Sardona  150x150px|alt=Martinsloch (Martins hole) is visible in the center of the Tschingelhörner in the Glarus Alps  Switzerland,   Natural:SwiCanGla(viii)    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 . The site has been a key site for the geological sciences since the 18th century. Three Castles of Bellinzona  150x150px|alt=Montebello and Sasso Corbaro castles above Bellinzona  SwitzerlandBellinzona,   Cultural:SwiCanTic(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. Tower of London 150x150px|alt=A stone castle with four towers rises above a gatehouse and other walls.  United KingdomLondon,  Cultural:UniLon3(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.  Town Hall and Roland on the Marketplace of Bremen 150x150px|alt=A dark stone gothic building in a paved town square.  GermanyBremen,  Cultural:GerBre(iii), (iv), (vi)    Buffer zone:    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.  Town of Bamberg 150x150px|alt=A stone cathedral with two towers on the west façade and two towers flanking the choir, all four towers are topped with slender, pointed metal roofs.  GermanyBamberg,  Cultural:GerBam (ii)(iv)    Buffer zone:    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.  Upper Middle Rhine Valley 150x150px|alt=A river winds between high cliffs and hills, with a castle in the midground.  GermanyRhineland-Palatinate,  Hesse,  Cultural:GerRhi(ii), (iv), (v)    Buffer zone:    2002  The Gorge is a  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.  Vézelay, Church and Hill 150x150px|alt=A grey stone church with a tower on the right side of the building.  FranceVézelay,  Cultural:FraVez(i), (vi)    Buffer zone:    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.  Völklingen Ironworks 150x150px|alt=View from a train of numerous smoke stacks, tanks and pipes.  GermanyVölklingen,  Cultural:GerVöl(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.  Wachau Cultural Landscape 150x150px|alt=A large oranate church with an enclosed forecourt.  The west façade is topped by two towers and the transept crossing is topped by a large round tower.  The entire building is decorated with horizontal white and yellow bands.  AustriaWachau,  Cultural:AusWac(ii), (iv)    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.   150x150px|alt=A map showing the coast of the Netherlands, Germany and Denmark. The land is green, the Wadden Sea is dark blue and the ocean is light blue.  Germany*,* Natural:Ger2(viii), (ix), (x)    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.  Wartburg Castle 150x150px|alt=A castle perched along the edge of a wooded hill. The castle has grown in several stages and consists of sections in dark stone, lighter stone, white plaster and half-timber.  GermanyEisenach,  Cultural:GerEis(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.  Westminster Palace, Westminster Abbey and Saint Margaret's Church 150x150px|alt=Neo-gothic Westminister palace and Big Ben clock tower stand above a river and bridge.  United KingdomLondon,  Cultural:UniLon4(i), (ii), (iv)    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.  Würzburg Residence with the Court Gardens and Residence Square 150x150px|alt=An ornate building on the left side of the picture. In the midground the center of the building projects out, with columns surrounding the main entrance. The right side of the picture is covered in gardens.  GermanyWürzburg,  Cultural:GerWür(i), (iv)    Buffer zone:    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.  Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex 150x150px|alt=A orange metal tower with several flywheels above a building with Zollverein written in golden gothic script letters.  GermanyEssen,  Cultural:GerEss(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. 

Related pages
 List of World Heritage Sites in France
 List of World Heritage Sites in the Netherlands
 List of World Heritage Sites of the United Kingdom

References

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