List of World Heritage Sites in the Czech Republic

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Locations of World Heritage Sites in the Czech Republic

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] The first sites on the territory of the present Czech Republic were inscribed at the 16th Session of the World Heritage Committee, held in Santa Fe, USA in 1992. At that session, three sites were added: "Historic Centre of Prague", "Historic Centre of Český Krumlov" and "Historic Centre of Telč" for the Czech and Slovak Federative Republic.[2]

With the dissolution of Czechoslovakia on January 1, 1993, the country was split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Either party sought to honour treaty obligations signed by Czechoslovakia including the World Heritage convention. The Czech Republic officially succeeded the convention on March 26, 1993 (five days before Slovakia), inheriting these three sites. More sites were added in the years 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2003. As of July 2014, the Czech Republic has 12 total sites inscribed on the list. All of these sites are of the cultural type and none of them is shared with other countries.[3]

World Heritage Sites

The table lists information about each World Heritage Site:

Name; as listed by the World Heritage Committee[4]
Location; place, with co-ordinates provided by UNESCO
Period; time period of significance, typically of construction
UNESCO data; Site reference number, the year the site was inscribed on the World Heritage List, and the criteria it was listed under: criteria i through vi are cultural, while vii through x are natural
Description; brief description of the site
Name Image Location Period UNESCO data Description
Gardens and Castle at Kroměříž
Kroměříž, Zlín Region
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.		 17th and 18th centuries 860; 1998; ii, iv [5]
Historic Centre of Český Krumlov
Český Krumlov, South Bohemian Region
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.		 13th to 18th centuries 617; 1992; iv [6]
Historic Centre of Prague Prague
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.		 11th to 18th centuries 616; 1992; ii, iv, vi [7]
Historic Centre of Telč Telč, Vysočina Region
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.		 14th to 17th centuries 621; 1992; i, iv [8]
Holašovice Historical Village Reservation Holašovice, Jankov, South Bohemian Region
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.		 18th and 19th centuries 861; 1998; ii, iv [9]
Holy Trinity Column in Olomouc Olomouc, Olomouc Region
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.		 18th century 859; 2000; i, iv [10]
Jewish Quarter and St Procopius' Basilica in Třebíč Třebíč, Vysočina Region
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.		 17th and 18th centuries 1078; 2003; ii, iii [11]
Kutná Hora: Historical Town Centre with the Church of St Barbara and the Cathedral of Our Lady at Sedlec
Kutná Hora and Kutná Hora District, Central Bohemian Region
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.		 14th to 17th centuries 732; 1995; ii, iv [12]
Lednice-Valtice Cultural Landscape Břeclav District, South Moravian Region
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.		 17th to 20th centuries 763; 1996; i, ii, iv [13]
Litomyšl Castle Litomyšl, Pardubice Region
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.		 16th to 18th centuries 901; 1999; ii, iv [14]
Pilgrimage Church of St John of Nepomuk at Zelená Hora
Žďár nad Sázavou, Vysočina Region
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.		 18th century 690; 1994; iv [15]
Tugendhat Villa in Brno Brno, South Moravian Region
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.		 20th century 1052; 2001; ii, iv [16]

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.[17] As of 2014, the Czech Republic recorded 17 sites on its tentative list. The sites, along with the year they were included on the tentative list are:[3]

  1. Renaissance Houses at Slavonice (2001)
  2. Paper Mill at Velké Losiny (2001)
  3. Fishpond Network in the Trebon Basin (2001)
  4. Český ráj (Bohemian Paradise) Rock Cities (2001)
  5. Sites of Great Moravia: Slavonic Fortified Settlement at Mikulčice – Church of St. Margaret of Antioch in Kopčany, Slovakia (2001)
  6. The Industrial Complexes at Ostrava (2001)
  7. The Fortress of Terezín (2001)
  8. The Spa at Luhacovice (2001)
  9. The Betlém Rock Sculptures near Kuks (2001)
  10. The Karlstejn Castle (2001)
  11. Extension of the World Heritage Site "Historic Centre of Prague" with the important Monuments in its Vicinity (2001)
  12. Cultural landscape of the stud farm at Kladruby nad Labem (2007)
  13. Mountain-top Hotel and Television Transmitter Ještěd (2007)
  14. Žatec – the Hops Town (2007)
  15. The West Bohemian Spa Triangle (2008)
  16. Paysage culturel minier des Monts Métallifères (Erzgebirge) (2012)
  17. Mining Cultural Landscape Erzgebirge/Krušnohoří (2012)

See also

References

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