List of World Heritage Sites in Switzerland
Ägelmoos Riesi Dorfstation Lobsigensee Les Grèves Port Bourg Les Graviers Kehrsiten Weier I - III Burgäschisee Ost Inkwilersee Insel Bleiche 2-3 Insel Werd Egelsee Nussbaumersee Pointe de Montbec I La Bessime Village Stations de Concise Corcelettes Les Violes Les Roseaux Stations de Morges Chenevières de Guévaux I Baie de Clendy Le Marais Oterswil / Insel Eielen Riedmatt Sumpf The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Sites are places of importance to cultural or natural heritage as described in the UNESCO World Heritage Convention, established in 1972.[1] Switzerland ratified the convention on 17 September 1975, making its natural and cultural sites eligible for inclusion on the list.[2] As of 2020, there are twelve properties in Switzerland inscribed on the World Heritage List, nine of which are cultural sites and three are natural sites. The first three sites were added to the list in 1983: Old City of Berne, Abbey of Saint Gall, and Benedictine Abbey of St. John at Müstair. The most recent addition was the The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, in 2016. Four sites are shared with other countries. The Rhaetian Railway and Monte San Giorgio are shared with Italy, Prehistoric pile dwellings around the Alps with five countries, and The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier with six countries. There are also two sites on the tentative list.[2] World Heritage SitesUNESCO lists sites under ten criteria; each entry must meet at least one of the criteria. Criteria i through vi are cultural, whereas vii through x are natural.[3] * Transnational site
Tentative listIn addition to the 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 has previously been listed on the tentative list.[16] As of 2020, Switzerland had two such sites on its tentative list.[2]
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