List of World Heritage Sites in Romania facts for kids
The List of World Heritage Sites in Romania is a group of places chosen by UNESCO, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.
Contents
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.
Romania agreed to take part in the World Heritage Convention in 1990.
List
The table lists information about each World Heritage Site:
- Name: as listed by the World Heritage Committee
- Location: village or city of the site
- County: one of the 40 counties of Romania
- Period: time period of significance, typically of construction
- UNESCO data: the site's reference number; the year the site was inscribed on the World Heritage List; the criteria it was listed under: criteria (i) through (vi) are cultural, while (vii) through (x) are natural
- Description: brief description of the site
- † Natural site
Name | Image | Location | County | Period | UNESCO data | Description | Ref(s) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Churches of Moldavia | Arbore | Suceava | late 15th to late 16th century | 598; 1993, 2010 (extended); i, iv | The eight churches have external walls covered in authentic and particularly well preserved fresco paintings represent complete cycles of religious themes and are considered "masterpieces inspired by Byzantine art". These include:
|
||
Humor | |||||||
Moldovița | |||||||
Pătrăuți | |||||||
Probota | |||||||
Suceava | |||||||
Voroneț | |||||||
Sucevița | |||||||
Dacian Fortresses of the Orăștie Mountains | Sarmizegetusa Regia | Hunedoara | 1st centuries B.C. and A.D. | 906; 1999; ii, iii, iv | An unusual fusion of military and religious architectural techniques and concepts. Including:
|
||
Costești-Cetățuie | |||||||
Costești-Blidaru | |||||||
Piatra Roșie | |||||||
Bănița | |||||||
Căpâlna | Alba County | ||||||
Historic Centre of Sighișoara | Sighișoara | Mureș | 13th century | 902; 1999; iii, iv | A fine example of a small, fortified medieval town | ||
Danube Delta† | — | Tulcea | — | 588; 1991; vii, x | Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve | ||
Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe† | Izvoarele Nerei | Caraș-Severin | — | 41; 2017; ix | |||
Cheile Nerei-Beușnița | |||||||
Domogled-Valea Cernei | |||||||
Cozia Massif | Vâlcea | ||||||
Lotru Mountains | |||||||
Șinca Secular Forest | Brașov | ||||||
Slătioara Secular Forest | Suceava | ||||||
Țibleș Mountains | Maramureș | ||||||
Monastery of Horezu | Horezu | Vâlcea | 1690 | 597; 1993; ii | A masterpiece of the Brâncovenesc style | ||
Villages with fortified churches in Transylvania | Biertan | Sibiu | 13th to the 16th century | 596; 1993, 1999 (extended); iv | A picture of the cultural landscape of southern Transylvania. Including:
|
||
Câlnic | Alba | ||||||
Dârjiu | Harghita | ||||||
Prejmer | Brașov | ||||||
Saschiz | Mureș | ||||||
Valea Viilor | Sibiu | ||||||
Viscri | Braşov | ||||||
Wooden Churches of Maramureș | Bârsana | Maramureș | 17th and 18th century | 904; 1999; iv | Outstanding examples of a range of architectural solutions from different periods and areas. Including:
|
||
Budești Josani | |||||||
Desești | |||||||
Ieud Deal | |||||||
Plopiș | |||||||
Poienile Izei | |||||||
Rogoz | |||||||
Șurdești |
Tentative list
In addition to sites inscribed on the World Heritage list, member states can maintain a list of tentative sites that they may consider for nomination. Nominations for the World Heritage list are only accepted if the site was previously listed on the tentative list. As of 2016, Romania recorded 14 sites on its tentative list. The sites, along with the year they were included on the tentative list are:
- Byzantine and Post-Byzantine Churches in Curtea de Argeș (1991)
- Cule from Oltenia (1991)
- Church of the Three Hierarchs in Iași (1991)
- Densuș Church (1991)
- Historic Town of Alba Iulia (1991)
- Neamț Monastery (1991)
- Pietrosul Rodnei (1991)
- Retezat Massif (1991)
- Rupestral Ensemble from Basarabi (1991)
- Sânpetru Formation (1991)
- Monumental Ensemble of Târgu Jiu (1991)
- Historic Centre of Sibiu and its Ensemble of Squares (2004)
- Old Villages of Hollókő and Rimetea and their Surroundings (2012)
- Rosia Montana Mining Cultural Landscape (2016)
Gallery
-
A traditional culă from Măldărești, Vâlcea
-
Three Holy Hierarchs Monastery in Iași
-
Zănoaga Lake in Retezat Mountains
-
The Endless Column, part of the Sculptural Ensemble at Târgu Jiu
-
Grand Square of Sibiu
-
Historical rural site in Rimetea, Alba
Related pages
- World Heritage Committee
- UNESCO World Heritage Site
- Table of World Heritage Sites by country
- List of World Heritage Sites in Europe
See also
In Spanish: Anexo:Patrimonio de la Humanidad en Rumania para niños