List of World Heritage Sites in Eastern Europe facts for kids
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has designated 77 World Heritage Sites in Western Europe. These sites are in 9 countries. There are eight sites which are shared between countries.
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
* Trans-border site
Site | Image | Location | Criteria | Area ha (acre) |
Year | Description | Refs |
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Ancient City of Nessebar | Nesebar, Burgas Province, Bulgaria 42°39′22″N 27°43′48″E / 42.65611°N 27.73000°E |
Cultural: (iii), (iv) |
27 (67); buffer zone 1,246 (3,080) | 1983 | |||
Ancient City of Tauric Chersonese and its Chora | Crimea, Ukraine 44°36′39″N 33°29′29″E / 44.61083°N 33.49139°E |
Cultural: (ii), (v) |
259 (640); buffer zone 3,041 (7,510) | 2013 | |||
Architectural Ensemble of the Trinity Sergius Lavra in Sergiev Posad | Sergiyev Posad, Moscow Oblast, Russia 56°18′37″N 38°7′52″E / 56.31028°N 38.13111°E |
Cultural: (ii), (iv) |
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1993 | |||
Architectural, Residential and Cultural Complex of the Radziwill Family at Nesvizh | Nesvizh, Minsk Region, Belarus 53°13′22″N 26°41′29″E / 53.22278°N 26.69139°E |
Cultural: (ii), (iv), (vi) |
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2005 | |||
Auschwitz Birkenau, German Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp (1940–1945) | Oświęcim County, Lesser Poland, Poland 50°4′0″N 19°21′0″E / 50.06667°N 19.35000°E |
Cultural: (vi) |
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1979 | |||
Bardejov | Bardejov, Bardejov District, Prešov Region, Slovakia 49°17′36″N 21°16′45″E / 49.29333°N 21.27917°E |
Cultural: (iii), (iv) |
|
2000 | |||
Belovezhskaya Pushcha / Białowieża Forest | Grodno Region, Belarus* and Podlaskie Voivodeship, Poland* 52°30′N 23°35′E / 52.500°N 23.583°E |
Natural: (vii) |
92,669 (228,990) | 1979 | |||
Boyana Church | Boyana, Sofia, Bulgaria 42°39′0″N 23°16′0″E / 42.65000°N 23.26667°E |
Cultural: (ii), (iii) |
0.68 (1.7); buffer zone 14 (35) | 1979 | |||
Budapest, including the Banks of the Danube, the Buda Castle Quarter and Andrássy Avenue | Budapest, Hungary 47°28′57″N 19°4′14″E / 47.48250°N 19.07056°E |
Cultural: (ii), (iv) |
473 (1,170); buffer zone 494 (1,220) | 1987 | |||
Castle of the Teutonic Order in Malbork | Malbork, Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland 54°2′30″N 19°2′0″E / 54.04167°N 19.03333°E |
Cultural: (ii), (iii), (iv) |
18 (44) | 1997 | The Castle in Malbork was built by the Teutonic Knights. | ||
Caves of Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst | Rožňava and Spišská Nová Ves Districts, Košice Region Slovakia* and Northern Hungary, Hungary* 48°28′33″N 20°29′13″E / 48.47583°N 20.48694°E |
Natural: (vii) |
56,651 (139,990); buffer zone 86,797 (214,480) | 1995 | |||
Centennial Hall in Wrocław | Wrocław, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland 51°6′25″N 17°4′37″E / 51.10694°N 17.07694°E |
Cultural: (i), (ii), (iv) |
37 (91); buffer zone 190 (470) | 2006 | |||
Church of the Ascension, Kolomenskoye | Kolomenskoye, Moscow, Russia 55°39′20″N 37°40′26″E / 55.65556°N 37.67389°E |
Cultural: (ii) |
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1994 | The Church of the Ascension was built in 1532. | ||
Citadel, Ancient City and Fortress Buildings of Derbent | Derbent, Dagestan, Russia 42°3′11″N 48°17′50″E / 42.05306°N 48.29722°E |
Cultural: (iii), (iv) |
9.70 (24.0); buffer zone 2.00 (4.9) | 2003 | |||
Churches of Moldavia | Suceava County (Moldavia), Romania 47°46′42″N 25°42′46″E / 47.77833°N 25.71278°E |
Cultural: (i), (iv) |
|
1993 | |||
Churches of Peace in Jawor and Świdnica | Jawor and Świdnica, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland 51°3′15″N 16°11′45″E / 51.05417°N 16.19583°E |
Cultural: (iii), (iv), (vi) |
0.23 (0.57); buffer zone 12 (30) | 2001 | |||
Cracow's Historic Centre | Kraków, Lesser Poland, Poland 50°4′0″N 19°57′35″E / 50.06667°N 19.95972°E |
Cultural: (iv) |
150 (370); buffer zone 1,057 (2,610) | 1978 | Kraków Old Town is the historic central district of Kraków, Poland. | ||
Cultural and Historic Ensemble of the Solovetsky Islands | Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia 65°5′0″N 35°40′0″E / 65.08333°N 35.66667°E |
Cultural: (iv) |
28,834 (71,250) | 1992 | |||
Curonian Spit | Neringa and Klaipėda district, Klaipėda County, Lithuania* and Zelenogradsky District, Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia* 55°16′28″N 20°57′45″E / 55.27444°N 20.96250°E |
Cultural: (v) |
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2000 | |||
Dacian Fortresses of the Orastie Mountains | Hunedoara and Alba Counties (Transylvania), Romania 45°37′23″N 23°18′43″E / 45.62306°N 23.31194°E |
Cultural: (ii), (iii), (iv) |
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1999 | |||
Danube Delta | Tulcea County (Dobruja), Romania 45°5′N 29°30′E / 45.083°N 29.500°E |
Natural: (vii), (x) |
1999 | ||||
Early Christian Necropolis of Pécs (Sopianae) | Pécs, Baranya County, Hungary 46°4′28″N 18°13′40″E / 46.07444°N 18.22778°E |
Cultural: (iii), (iv) |
3.76 (9.3) | 2000 | |||
Ensemble of the Ferapontov Monastery | Vologda Oblast, Russia 59°57′0″N 38°34′0″E / 59.95000°N 38.56667°E |
Cultural: (i), (iv) |
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2000 | |||
Ensemble of the Novodevichy Convent | Moscow, Russia 55°43′34″N 37°33′18″E / 55.72611°N 37.55500°E |
Cultural: (i), (iv), (vi) |
5.18 (12.8); buffer zone 47 (120) | 2004 | |||
Fertö / Neusiedlersee Cultural Landscape | Burgenland Austria* and Győr-Moson-Sopron County, Hungary* 47°43′9″N 16°43′22″E / 47.71917°N 16.72278°E |
Cultural: (v) |
52 (130); buffer zone 40 (99) | 2001 | |||
Gardens and Castle at Kroměříž |
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Kroměříž, Zlín Region, Czech Republic 49°18′0″N 17°22′38″E / 49.30000°N 17.37722°E |
Cultural: (ii), (iv) |
75 (190); buffer zone 441 (1,090) | 1998 | ||
Historic and Architectural Complex of the Kazan Kremlin | Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia 55°47′28″N 49°5′42″E / 55.79111°N 49.09500°E |
Cultural: (ii), (iii), (iv) |
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2000 | |||
Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments | Saint Petersburg, Russia 59°57′0″N 30°19′6″E / 59.95000°N 30.31833°E |
Cultural: (i), (ii), (iv), (vi) |
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1990 | |||
Historical Centre of the City of Yaroslavl | Yaroslavl, Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia 57°39′10″N 39°52′34″E / 57.65278°N 39.87611°E |
Cultural: (ii), (iv) |
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2005 | |||
Historic Centre of Český Krumlov |
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Český Krumlov, South Bohemian Region, Czech Republic 48°49′0″N 14°19′0″E / 48.81667°N 14.31667°E |
Cultural: (iv) |
52 (130); buffer zone 1,073 (2,650) | 1992 | ||
Historic Centre of Prague | Prague, Czech Republic 50°5′23″N 14°25′10″E / 50.08972°N 14.41944°E |
Cultural: (ii), (iv), (vi) |
866 (2,140); buffer zone 8,963 (22,150) | 1992 | |||
Historic Centre of Sighişoara |
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Sighișoara, Mureș County (Transylvania), Romania 46°13′4″N 24°47′32″E / 46.21778°N 24.79222°E |
Cultural: (iii), (v) |
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1999 | ||
Historic Centre of Telč | Telč, Vysočina Region, Czech Republic 49°34′49″N 15°56′31″E / 49.58028°N 15.94194°E |
Cultural: (i), (iv) |
36 (89); buffer zone 297 (730) | 1992 | |||
Historic Centre of Warsaw | Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland 52°15′59″N 21°0′42″E / 52.26639°N 21.01167°E |
Cultural: (ii), (vi) |
26 (64) | 1980 | Warsaw's Old Town was established in the 13th century. | ||
Historic Monuments of Novgorod and Surroundings | Novgorod, Novgorod Oblast, Russia 58°32′0″N 31°17′0″E / 58.53333°N 31.28333°E |
Cultural: (ii), (iv), (vi) |
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1992 | |||
Historic Town of Banská Štiavnica and the Technical Monuments in its Vicinity | Banská Štiavnica and Banská Štiavnica District, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia 48°27′40″N 18°54′0″E / 48.46111°N 18.90000°E |
Cultural: (iv), (v) |
20,632 (50,980); buffer zone 62,128 (153,520) | 1993 | |||
Holašovice Historical Village Reservation | Holašovice, Jankov, South Bohemian Region, Czech Republic 48°57′35″N 14°15′10″E / 48.95972°N 14.25278°E |
Cultural: (ii), (iv) |
11 (27); buffer zone 368 (910) | 1998 | |||
Holy Trinity Column in Olomouc | Olomouc, Olomouc Region, Czech Republic 49°35′55″N 17°16′10″E / 49.59861°N 17.26944°E |
Cultural: (i), (iv) |
0.02 (0.049) | 2000 | |||
Hortobágy National Park - the Puszta |
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Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Heves, Hajdú-Bihar and Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok Counties, Hungary 47°35′40″N 21°9′24″E / 47.59444°N 21.15667°E |
Cultural: (iv), (v) |
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1999 | ||
Jewish Quarter and St Procopius' Basilica in Třebíč | Třebíč, Vysočina Region, Czech Republic 49°13′2″N 15°52′44″E / 49.21722°N 15.87889°E |
Cultural: (ii), (iii) |
5.73 (14.2); buffer zone 143 (350) | 2003 | |||
Kalwaria Zebrzydowska: the Mannerist Architectural and Park Landscape Complex and Pilgrimage Park | Kalwaria Zebrzydowska, Lesser Poland, Poland 49°52′0″N 19°40′0″E / 49.86667°N 19.66667°E |
Cultural: (ii), (iv) |
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1999 | |||
Kyiv: Saint-Sophia Cathedral and Related Monastic Buildings, Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra | Kyiv, Ukraine 50°27′9″N 30°31′1″E / 50.45250°N 30.51694°E |
Cultural: (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) |
29 (72); buffer zone 220 (540) | 1990 | Saint Sophia Cathedral was a cathedral temple of Kyiv in 1037-1299. | ||
Kizhi Pogost | Medvezhyegorsky District, Republic of Karelia, Russia 62°4′17″N 35°13′39″E / 62.07139°N 35.22750°E |
Cultural: (i), (iv), (v) |
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1990 | |||
Kremlin and Red Square, Moscow | Moscow, Russia 55°44′45″N 37°37′47″E / 55.74583°N 37.62972°E |
Cultural: (i), (ii), (iv), (vi) |
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1990 | |||
Kutná Hora: Historical Town Centre with the Church of St Barbara and the Cathedral of Our Lady at Sedlec |
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Kutná Hora and Kutná Hora District, Central Bohemian Region, Czech Republic 49°11′0″N 15°27′0″E / 49.18333°N 15.45000°E |
Cultural: (ii), (iv) |
62 (150); buffer zone 650 (1,600) | 1995 | ||
Lednice-Valtice Cultural Landscape | Břeclav District, South Moravian Region, Czech Republic 48°46′33″N 16°46′30″E / 48.77583°N 16.77500°E |
Cultural: (i), (ii), (iv) |
14,320 (35,400) | 1996 | |||
Levoča, Spišský Hrad and the Associated Cultural Monuments | Prešov and Košice Regions, Slovakia 48°59′58″N 20°46′3″E / 48.99944°N 20.76750°E |
Cultural: (iv) |
1,351 (3,340); buffer zone 12,581 (31,090) | 1993 | |||
Litomyšl Castle | Litomyšl, Pardubice Region, Czech Republic 49°52′25″N 16°18′52″E / 49.87361°N 16.31444°E |
Cultural: (ii), (iv) |
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1999 | |||
L'viv – the Ensemble of the Historic Centre | Lviv, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine 49°50′30″N 24°1′55″E / 49.84167°N 24.03194°E |
Cultural: (ii), (v) |
120 (300); buffer zone 2,441 (6,030) | 1998 | |||
Madara Rider | Madara, Shumen Province, Bulgaria 43°18′0″N 27°9′0″E / 43.30000°N 27.15000°E |
Cultural: (i), (iii) |
1.20 (3.0); buffer zone 502 (1,240) | 1979 | |||
Medieval Town of Toruń | Toruń, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland 53°0′36″N 18°37′10″E / 53.01000°N 18.61944°E |
Cultural: (ii), (iv) |
48 (120); buffer zone 300 (740) | 1997 | |||
Millenary Benedictine Abbey of Pannonhalma and its Natural Environment | Pannonhalma, Győr-Moson-Sopron County, Hungary 47°33′32″N 17°47′4″E / 47.55889°N 17.78444°E |
Cultural: (iv), (vi) |
47 (120) | 1996 | |||
Mir Castle Complex | Karelichy, Grodno Region, Belarus 53°27′4″N 26°28′22″E / 53.45111°N 26.47278°E |
Cultural: (ii), (iv) |
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2000 | |||
Monastery of Horezu | Horezu, Vâlcea County (Wallachia), Romania 45°11′0″N 24°1′0″E / 45.18333°N 24.01667°E |
Cultural: (ii) |
22 (54); buffer zone 57 (140) | 1993 | |||
Muskauer Park / Park Mużakowski | Saxony, Germany* and Lubusz Voivodeship, Poland* 51°34′46″N 14°43′35″E / 51.57944°N 14.72639°E |
Cultural: (i), (iv) |
348 (860); buffer zone 1,205 (2,980) | 2004 | |||
Old City of Zamość | Zamość, Lublin Voivodeship, Poland 50°43′0″N 23°16′0″E / 50.71667°N 23.26667°E |
Cultural: (iv) |
75 (190); buffer zone 215 (530) | 1992 | |||
Old Village of Hollókő and its Surroundings | Nógrád County, Hungary 47°59′40″N 19°31′45″E / 47.99444°N 19.52917°E |
Cultural: (v) |
145 (360) | 1987 | |||
Pilgrimage Church of St John of Nepomuk at Zelená Hora |
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Žďár nad Sázavou, Vysočina Region, Czech Republic 49°34′49″N 15°56′31″E / 49.58028°N 15.94194°E |
Cultural: (iv) |
0.64 (1.6); buffer zone 628 (1,550) | 1994 | ||
Pirin National Park | Pirin Mountains, Blagoevgrad Province, Bulgaria 41°40′0″N 23°30′0″E / 41.66667°N 23.50000°E |
Natural: (vii), (viii), (ix) |
38,350 (94,800); buffer zone 1,078 (2,660) | 1983 | |||
Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and the Ancient Beech Forests of Germany |
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Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Brandenburg, Thuringia, Hesse, Germany*, Prešov Region, Slovakia* and Zakarpattia Oblast, Ukraine* 49°5′10″N 22°32′10″E / 49.08611°N 22.53611°E |
Natural: (ix) |
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2007 | ||
Residence of Bukovinian and Dalmatian Metropolitans |
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Chernivtsi, Chernivtsi Oblast (Bukovina), Ukraine 48°17′48″N 25°55′29″E / 48.29667°N 25.92472°E |
Cultural: (ii), (iii), (iv) |
8.00 (19.8); buffer zone 245 (610) | 2011 | ||
Rila Monastery | Rila, Kyustendil Province, Bulgaria 42°7′0″N 23°24′0″E / 42.11667°N 23.40000°E |
Cultural: (vi) |
11 (27); buffer zone 1,290 (3,200) | 1983 | |||
Rock-Hewn Churches of Ivanovo | Ivanovo, Ruse Province, Bulgaria 43°43′0″N 25°58′0″E / 43.71667°N 25.96667°E |
Cultural: (i), (iii) |
172 (430) | 1979 | |||
Srebarna Nature Reserve | Srebarna, Silistra Province, Bulgaria 44°6′51.98″N 27°4′41.02″E / 44.1144389°N 27.0780611°E |
Natural: (x) |
638 (1,580); buffer zone 673 (1,660) | 1983 | |||
Struve Geodetic Arc | Belarus*, Estonia*, Finland*, Latvia*, Lithuania*, Moldova*, Norway*, Russia*, Sweden* and Ukraine* | Cultural: (ii), (iii), (vi) |
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2005 | |||
Thracian Tomb of Kazanlak | Kazanlak, Stara Zagora Province, Bulgaria 42°37′0″N 25°24′0″E / 42.61667°N 25.40000°E |
Cultural: (i), (iii), (iv) |
0.02 (0.049); buffer zone 7.09 (17.5) | 1979 | |||
Thracian Tomb of Sveshtari | Sveshtari, Razgrad Province, Bulgaria 43°40′0.01″N 26°40′0.01″E / 43.6666694°N 26.6666694°E |
Cultural: (i), (iii) |
648 (1,600) | 1985 | |||
Tokaj Wine Region Historic Cultural Landscape |
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Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, Hungary 48°9′N 21°21′E / 48.150°N 21.350°E |
Cultural: (iii), (v) |
13,255 (32,750); buffer zone 74,879 (185,030) | 2002 | ||
Tugendhat Villa in Brno | Brno, South Moravian Region, Czech Republic 49°12′26″N 16°36′58″E / 49.20722°N 16.61611°E |
Cultural: (ii), (iv) |
0.73 (1.8); buffer zone 2,825 (6,980) | 2001 | |||
Villages with Fortified Churches in Transylvania | Alba, Brașov, Harghita, Mureș and Sibiu counties (Transylvania), Romania 46°8′9″N 24°46′23″E / 46.13583°N 24.77306°E |
Cultural: (iv) |
553 (1,370); buffer zone 3,728 (9,210) | 1993 | |||
Virgin Komi Forests | Komi Republic, Russia 65°4′N 60°9′E / 65.067°N 60.150°E |
Natural: (vii), (ix) |
3,280,000 (8,100,000) | 1995 | |||
Vlkolínec | Ružomberok District, Žilina Region, Slovakia 49°2′0″N 19°17′0″E / 49.03333°N 19.28333°E |
Cultural: (iv), (v) |
4.90 (12.1); buffer zone 321 (790) | 1993 | |||
Western Caucasus | Krasnodar Krai, Russia 44°0′N 40°0′E / 44.000°N 40.000°E |
Natural: (ix), (x) |
298,903 (738,610) | 1999 | |||
White Monuments of Vladimir and Suzdal | Vladimir and Suzdal, Vladimir Oblast, Russia 56°9′0″N 40°25′0″E / 56.15000°N 40.41667°E |
Cultural: (i), (ii), (iv) |
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1992 | |||
Wieliczka and Bochnia Royal Salt Mines | Wieliczka, Lesser Poland, Poland 49°58′45″N 20°3′50″E / 49.97917°N 20.06389°E |
Cultural: (iv) |
969 (2,390); buffer zone 244 (600) | 1978 | |||
Wooden Churches of Maramureş |
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Maramureș (Transylvania), Romania 47°49′15″N 24°3′21″E / 47.82083°N 24.05583°E |
Cultural: (iv) |
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1999 | ||
Wooden Churches of Southern Little Poland | Lesser Poland Voivodeship and Podkarpackie Voivodeship, Poland 49°45′0″N 21°14′0″E / 49.75000°N 21.23333°E |
Cultural: (iii), (iv) |
8.26 (20.4); buffer zone 242 (600) | 2003 | |||
Wooden Churches of the Slovak part of the Carpathian Mountain Area | Košice, Banská Bystrica, Žilina and Prešov Regions, Slovakia 49°20′10″N 19°33′30″E / 49.33611°N 19.55833°E |
Cultural: (iii), (iv) |
2.56 (6.3); buffer zone 90 (220) | 2008 | |||
Wooden Tserkvas of the Carpathian Region in Poland and Ukraine | Poland* and Ukraine* 49°32′2″N 21°1′56″E / 49.53389°N 21.03222°E |
Cultural: (iii), (iv) |
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2013 |
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