List of World Heritage Sites in Poland
- List of World Heritage Sites in Poland
There are thirteen UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Poland. The first properties were inscribed in the World Heritage List in 1978. Two of the sites are shared with neighboring countries. Poland also has four properties on the Tentative List.
Cultural
* Cracow's Historic Centre (1978)
* Wieliczka Salt Mine (1978)
* Auschwitz Birkenau. German Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp (1940–1945).[UNESCO World Heritage Committee. (2007-06-28). [http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/363 World Heritage Committee approves Auschwitz name change".] Press release. The World Heritage Committee has approved Poland's request to change the name of Auschwitz on UNESCO's World Heritage List. After international consultations, the property, listed as "Auschwitz Concentration Camp" in 1979, is to have the title of "Auschwitz Birkenau" and the subtitle of "German Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp (1940–1945)".] (1979)]
* Historic Centre of Warsaw (1980)
* Old City of Zamość (1992)
* Castle of the Teutonic Order in Malbork (1997)
* Medieval Town of Toruń (1997)
* (1999)
* Churches of Peace in Jawor and Swidnica (2001)
* Wooden Churches of Southern Little Poland (2003)
* Muskauer Park / Park Muzakowski (2004; shared with Germany)
* Centennial Hall in Wroclaw (2006)Natural
* Białowieża Forest (1979, 1992; shared with Belarus)
Tentative List
* Gdansk—Town of Memory and Freedom
* Białowieża National Park (extension, modification, 2006)
* The Augustów Canal
* The Dunajec River Gorge in the Pieniny Mountains
Notes
ee also
* List of World Heritage Sites in Europe
External links
* [http://whc.unesco.org/en/statesparties/pl Poland at the UNESCO World Heritage Centre]
* [http://www.unesco.pl Polish UNESCO Committee]
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