List of World Heritage Sites in Romania
UNESCO has so far inscribed on to the list of World Heritage Sites a total of eight sites in Romania, one of which is shared.[1]
List
The table lists information about each World Heritage Site:
- Name: as listed by the World Heritage Committee[2]
- Location: village or city of the site
- County: one of the 41 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) | |
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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:
| 1993
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[6] | |
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:
|
[7] | ||
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 | [8] | ||
Danube Delta† | — | Tulcea | — | 588; 1991; vii, x | Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve | [9] | ||
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 | [10] | ||
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: | [12] | ||
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:
|
[13] | ||
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.[14] As of 2021, Romania recorded 16 sites on its tentative list. The sites, along with the year they were included on the tentative list are:[15][16]
- Byzantine and Post-Byzantine Churches in Curtea de Argeș (1991)[17]
- Cule from Oltenia (1991)[18]
- Church of the Three Hierarchs in Iași (1991)[19]
- Densuș Church (1991)[20]
- Historic Town of Alba Iulia (1991)[21]
- Neamț Monastery (1991)[22]
- Pietrosul Rodnei (1991)[23]
- Retezat Massif (1991)[24]
- Rupestral Ensemble from Basarabi (1991)[25]
- Sânpetru Formation (1991)[26]
- Monumental Ensemble of Târgu Jiu (1991)[27]
- Historic Centre of Sibiu and its Ensemble of Squares (2004)[28]
- Old Village of Rimetea and their Surroundings (2012)[29]
- Rosia Montana Mining Cultural Landscape (2016)[30]
- Frontiers of the Roman Empire - Dacia (2020)[31]
- Frontiers of the Roman Empire - The Danube Limes (2020)[32]
Gallery
- The 16th century Byzantine Monastery of Curtea de Argeș
- Alba Carolina Fortress
- Zănoaga Lake in Retezat Mountains
- The Endless Column, part of the Sculptural Ensemble at Târgu Jiu
- Grand Square of Sibiu
- Roman gold mines in Roșia Montană
See also
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- Peleș Castle – Prahova County – Neo-Renaissance Castle
- Castelul Corvineştilor – Hunedoara County
- Bran Castle – Brașov County
- Cozia Monastery – Vâlcea County
- Iron Gates – Mehedinți County
- Elements of Intangible Cultural Heritage: "Colindat" Christmas carols in masculine horde, Horezu ceramics, Doina, Căluş
References
- https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/?search=&search_by_country=romania&type=&videos=®ion=&order=
- "Romania – UNESCO World Heritage Centre". UNESCO. Retrieved 20 September 2010.
- "World Heritage Centre – Romania – International support for the restoration and preservation of the Probota Monastery". UNESCO. 9 February 2009. Retrieved 20 September 2010.
- "Eglise de la Résurrection du monastère de Sucevita – UNESCO World Heritage Centre". UNESCO. Retrieved 20 September 2010.
- "UNESCO World Heritage Centre – World Heritage Committee also approves three extensions to World Heritage properties in Austria, Romania and Spain". UNESCO. Retrieved 20 September 2010.
- "Churches of Moldavia – UNESCO World Heritage Centre". UNESCO. Retrieved 20 September 2010.
- "Dacian Fortresses of the Orastie Mountains – UNESCO World Heritage Centre". UNESCO. 2 December 1999. Retrieved 20 September 2010.
- "Historic Centre of Sighişoara – UNESCO World Heritage Centre". UNESCO. Retrieved 20 September 2010.
- "Danube Delta – UNESCO World Heritage Centre". UNESCO. 15 September 2009. Retrieved 20 September 2010.
- "Monastery of Horezu – UNESCO World Heritage Centre". UNESCO. Retrieved 20 September 2010.
- "UNESCO World Heritage Centre – World Heritage Committee Inscribes 48 New Sites on Heritage List". UNESCO. 2 December 1999. Retrieved 20 September 2010.
- "Villages with Fortified Churches in Transylvania – UNESCO World Heritage Centre". UNESCO. 2 December 1999. Retrieved 20 September 2010.
- "Wooden Churches of Maramureş – UNESCO World Heritage Centre". UNESCO. 2 December 1999. Retrieved 20 September 2010.
- "Tentative Lists". UNESCO. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
- "UNESCO World Heritage Centre – Tentative Lists".
- From this list is excluded the Slătioara Secular Forest, as it was included in 2017 in the Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe.
- "Eglises byzantines et post-byzantines de Curtea de Arges" (in French). UNESCO.
- "Les " coules " de Petite Valachie" (in French). UNESCO.
- "L'église des Trois Hiérarques de Iassy" (in French). UNESCO.
- "L'église de Densus" (in French). UNESCO.
- "Le noyau historique de la ville d'Alba Julia" (in French). UNESCO.
- "Le Monastère de Neamt" (in French). UNESCO.
- "Pietrosul Rodnei (sommet de montagne)" (in French). UNESCO.
- "Massif du Retezat" (in French). UNESCO.
- "L'ensemble rupestre de Basarabi" (in French). UNESCO.
- "Sinpetru (site paléontologique)" (in French). UNESCO.
- "L'ensemble monumental de Tirgu Jiu" (in French). UNESCO.
- "The Historic Centre of Sibiu and its Ensemble of Squares". UNESCO.
- "The old village Rimetea and their surroundings". UNESCO.
- "Roșia Montană Mining Cultural Landscape". UNESCO.
- "Frontiers of the Roman Empire - Dacia". UNESCO.
- "Frontiers of the Roman Empire - The Danube Limes". UNESCO.
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