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Properties inscribed
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Mandates to the World Heritage Committee
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State of Conservation Reports
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International assistance
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Ratification of the Convention:
Monday, 23 August 1976
Mandates to the World Heritage Committee 4
1976-1978 1980-1987 1991-1997 2011-2015
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Properties inscribed
on the World Heritage List 52
Cultural 49
Natural 3

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Sites on the Tentative List 14

A Tentative List is an inventory of those properties which each State Party intends to consider for nomination. More about the Tentative List Process

State of Conservation Reports 73

State of conservation of World Heritage properties since 1979 and the threats they have faced in the past, or are currently facing. More about State of Conservation

Activities 2
Reintroduction of hydropower in the mills district of the Town of Bamberg (Germany)
Strengthening residents’ connection with their gardening heritage in Bamberg (Germany)
News 53
Artist Paul Wiersbinski awarded the 2024 World Heritage Residence Scholarship
30 April 2024
Germany supports UNESCO World Heritage projects
22 December 2023
Danube Limes added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List closing this year’s inscriptions
30 July 2021
Cultural sites in Africa, Arab Region, Asia, Europe, and Latin America inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List
27 July 2021
Five sites in the Arab and Europe regions inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List
24 July 2021
World Migratory Bird Day
8 May 2021
Birds connect our ecosystems. People connect to protect them
9 October 2020
New museum celebrates 100 years of Bauhaus movement
9 September 2019
Seven more cultural sites added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List
6 July 2019
Bauhaus celebrates its 100th anniversary
15 February 2019
First UNESCO-led China-Germany cultural exchange on heritage conservation for Sustainable Development
12 October 2018
UNESCO launches new travel platform ‘World Heritage Journeys’ to promote sustainable tourism in the EU
13 September 2018
World Heritage Beech Forests Conference held in Vienna
6 August 2018
Four sites added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List
1 July 2018
Meeting held on Heritage and Environmental Impact Assessment (HIA/EIA)
5 December 2017
Wadden Sea World Heritage showcases sustainable tourism at the ITB 2017
12 March 2017
World Heritage inscription of “The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier” an invitation to transnational cooperation
21 September 2016
Director General opens Berlin expert meeting on the safeguarding of Syria's heritage
2 June 2016
World Heritage in Germany: Game created for young people
23 June 2015
Launch of Website – Germany looking forward to hosting World Heritage Committee
17 March 2015
World Heritage Young Experts Forum 2015 in Germany “Towards a Sustainable Management of World Heritage Sites”
18 February 2015
2014-2015 World Heritage Map Published
6 February 2015
Sites in Latin America and Germany inscribed on World Heritage List
21 June 2014
Banc d’Arguin National Park and Wadden Sea sign historic Twinning Arrangement
11 February 2014
Twelve new members elected to World Heritage Committee
20 November 2013
Sites in Germany and Italy bring to 19 the number of sites inscribed on the World Heritage List this year
23 June 2013
First European Marine World Heritage Sites conference commits to strong regional cooperation
26 April 2013
Sites in Iran, Malaysia, Canada, Slovenia, Spain, Germany, Portugal and France on UNESCO’s World Heritage List
30 June 2012
Presentation ceremony held to recognize tri-national World Heritage site
18 November 2011
Nine members elected to World Heritage Committee
7 November 2011
World Heritage Committee inscribes five new sites in Colombia, Sudan, Jordan, Italy and Germany
25 June 2011
Barbados enters World Heritage List with Bridgetown and its Garrison; Hiraizumi (Japan) and Germany’s Beech Forests also inscribed
25 June 2011
Inauguration of the transboundary Wadden Sea World Heritage site
5 October 2010
Alpine Convention and World Heritage Convention Secretariats Meet
1 February 2010
World Heritage Centre signs agreement with DBU for site conservation in Europe
10 September 2009
Dresden is deleted from UNESCO’s World Heritage List
25 June 2009
10th Weimar Summer Courses, “Milestones of Democracy – European Memories 2009”
25 June 2009
Eight new sites, from the Straits of Malacca, to Papua New Guinea and San Marino, added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List
7 July 2008
World Heritage Committee keeps Dresden Elbe Valley on UNESCO World Heritage List, urging an end to building of bridge
4 July 2008
UNESCO report recommends the construction of a tunnel instead of a bridge in Dresden World Heritage site
10 March 2008
International mission to review the construction of a bridge at the cultural landscape of Dresden Elbe Valley (Germany) from 4 to 5 February
31 January 2008
Inscription of Old Town of Regensburg with Stadtamhof on UNESCO’s World Heritage List
26 November 2007
UNESCO regrets decision on construction of bridge that threatens delisting of Dresden Elbe Valley from World Heritage List
15 November 2007
Anna Amalia Library re-opens after extensive restoration
5 November 2007
World Heritage Committee keeps Dresden on UNESCO World Heritage List but warns against bridge project
25 June 2007
Re-opening of the Anna Amalia Library (World Heritage site of Classical Weimar) planned in October 2007 after the fire of 2004
15 December 2006
World Heritage Committee threatens to remove Dresden Elbe Valley (Germany) from World Heritage List
11 July 2006
Cologne Cathedral (Germany), Djoudj Bird Sanctuary (Senegal), Ichkeul National Park (Tunisia), and Hampi (India) removed from List of World Heritage in Danger
10 July 2006
Cities Named '2010 European Capital of Culture' include World Heritage sites
12 April 2006
Town of Bamberg Spared Construction Project Potentially Harmful to World Heritage Values
9 December 2005
World Heritage Committee sounds the alarm for Cologne Cathedral
6 July 2004
Message on the Occasion of the Floods Affecting a Number of UNESCO World Heritage Sites
20 August 2002
Publication Of The Proceedings Of The International Symposium In Hildesheim, Germany: World Cultural Heritage - A Global Challenge
18 September 1997
Events 23
Conference: 50 Years World Heritage Convention: Times of Peace, Conflict and War
4 Nov 2022 - 4 Nov 2022
Harnessing the power of World Heritage for a better future: World Heritage and the Post-2020 Biodiversity Framework
14 Nov 2019 - 18 Nov 2019
International Workshop “World Heritage Potential of Testimonies to Aviation and Aerospace”
6 Apr 2017 - 8 Apr 2017
UNESCO at the world’s largest tourism fair - ITB Berlin 2017
8 Mar 2017 - 12 Mar 2017
World Heritage Media/Communication Training Workshop: Passing the Culture Message
8 Dec 2013 - 13 Dec 2013
"Divided – united!" International Conference with ICOMOS
25 Sep 2013 - 28 Sep 2013
International World Heritage Youth Forum: Living with Heritage: Temple, Environment and People (T.E.P.)
8 Jun 2013 - 17 Jun 2013
Meeting “Human Origin Sites in Eurasia and the World Heritage Convention”
25 Feb 2013 - 1 Mar 2013
Annual Conference of German World Heritage Sites
24 Oct 2012 - 26 Oct 2012
International Summer Academy: Constructing Heritage in the Light of Sustainable Development
9 Jul 2012 - 21 Jul 2012
40th anniversary Exhibition: the Hessian World Heritage sites
24 Jun 2012 - 17 Aug 2012
40th anniversary ceremonial event at Stralsund
21 June 2012
2012 World Heritage Day in Germany (Potsdam)
3 Jun 2012 - 3 Jun 2012
Denkmal, European Professional Event for Monument Maintenance and Restoration, and Urban Renewal
20 Nov 2008 - 22 Nov 2008
Workshop on Biodiversity Conservation and Poverty Reduction - Taking an Economic Perspective
22 Sep 2008 - 25 Sep 2008
OWHC Northwest European Regional Conference “Earth, Wind, Water, Fire – Environmental Challenges to Urban World Heritage”
16 Sep 2008 - 18 Sep 2008
Second session of the conference-workshop Journalism and World Heritage
10 Nov 2007 - 17 Nov 2007
Conference: World Heritage Sites in Europe – A Network for Cultural Dialogue and Cultural Tourism
13 Jun 2007 - 14 Jun 2007
ICOMOS Germany conference: UNESCO World Cultural Heritage in Germany - perspectives in Preventive Conservation and Preservation
23 Nov 2006 - 25 Nov 2006
Int'l Symposium "Heritage Education – Capacity Building in Heritage Management"
14 Jun 2006 - 18 Jun 2006
Reflection Year on World Heritage Periodic Reporting, First Meeting
10 Nov 2005 - 11 Nov 2005
Meeting on “World Heritage Periodic Reporting in Europe: Towards an Action Plan”
8 Nov 2005 - 9 Nov 2005
States Parties Meeting towards a joint nomination of areas of the Alpine Arc for the World Heritage List (Turin, Italy 5-8 July 2001)
5 Jul 2001 - 8 Jul 2001
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