Germany

Properties inscribed on the World Heritage List (37)

Cultural

• Aachen Cathedral (1978)
• Abbey and Altenmünster of Lorsch (1991)
• Bauhaus and its Sites in Weimar and Dessau (1996)
• Berlin Modernism Housing Estates (2008)
• Castles of Augustusburg and Falkenlust at Brühl (1984)
• Classical Weimar (1998)
• Collegiate Church, Castle and Old Town of Quedlinburg (1994)
• Cologne Cathedral (1996)
• Fagus Factory in Alfeld (2011)
• Frontiers of the Roman Empire (1987)
• Garden Kingdom of Dessau-Wörlitz (2000)
• Hanseatic City of Lübeck (1987)
• Historic Centres of Stralsund and Wismar (2002)
• Luther Memorials in Eisleben and Wittenberg (1996)
• Margravial Opera House Bayreuth (2012)
• Maulbronn Monastery Complex (1993)
• Mines of Rammelsberg, Historic Town of Goslar and Upper Harz Water Management System (1992)
• Monastic Island of Reichenau (2000)
• Museumsinsel (Museum Island), Berlin (1999)
• Muskauer Park / Park Mużakowski (2004)
• Old town of Regensburg with Stadtamhof (2006)
• Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin (1990)
• Pilgrimage Church of Wies (1983)
• Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps (2011)
• Roman Monuments, Cathedral of St Peter and Church of Our Lady in Trier (1986)
• Speyer Cathedral (1981)
• St Mary's Cathedral and St Michael's Church at Hildesheim (1985)
• Town Hall and Roland on the Marketplace of Bremen (2004)
• Town of Bamberg (1993)
• Upper Middle Rhine Valley (2002)
• Völklingen Ironworks (1994)
• Wartburg Castle (1999)
• Würzburg Residence with the Court Gardens and Residence Square (1981)
• Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex in Essen (2001)

Natural

• Messel Pit Fossil Site (1995)
• Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and the Ancient Beech Forests of Germany (2007)
• The Wadden Sea (2009)

Properties submitted on the Tentative List (11)

• Heidelberg Castle and Old Town (1999)
• Schwetzingen: A Prince Elector's Summer Residence - garden design and Freemasonic allusions (1999)
• Westwork and Civitas Corvey (1999)
• Speicherstadt and Chilehaus with Kontorhaus District (1999)
• Francke Foundation Buildings (1999)
• The Naumburg Cathedral and the landscape of the rivers Saale and Unstrut an important dominion in the High Middle Ages (1999)
• L’œuvre architecturale et urbaine de Le Corbusier – deux maisons du Weissenhof-Siedlung à Stuttgart (2007)
• Water features and Hercules within the Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe (2010)
• VIKING MONUMENTS AND SITES / Danevirke and Hedeby (2011)
• Mining Cultural Landscape Erzgebirge/Krušnohoří (2012)
• The Wadden Sea (extension) (2012)

News

• First European Marine World Heritage Sites conference commits to strong regional cooperation Friday, April 26, 2013
• Sites in Iran, Malaysia, Canada, Slovenia, Spain, Germany, Portugal and France on UNESCO’s World Heritage List Saturday, June 30, 2012
• Presentation ceremony held to recognize tri-national World Heritage site Friday, November 18, 2011
• Nine members elected to World Heritage Committee Monday, November 7, 2011
• Barbados enters World Heritage List with Bridgetown and its Garrison; Hiraizumi (Japan) and Germany’s Beech Forests also inscribed Saturday, June 25, 2011

Events

• Divided – united! International Conference with ICOMOS Sep 25, 2013 - Sep 28, 2013
• International World Heritage Youth Forum: Living with Heritage: Temple, Environment and People (T.E.P.) Jun 8, 2013 - Jun 17, 2013
• Meeting “Human Origin Sites in Eurasia and the World Heritage Convention” Feb 25, 2013 - Mar 1, 2013
• Annual Conference of German World Heritage Sites Oct 24, 2012 - Oct 26, 2012
• International Summer Academy: Constructing Heritage in the Light of Sustainable Development Jul 9, 2012 - Jul 21, 2012

• H. E. Mr Michael Worbs
  Ambassador, Permanent Delegate
  Permanent Delegation of Germany to UNESCO
  
• German Commission for UNESCO
  Web Site: http://www.unesco.de