List of World Heritage Sites in Bosnia and Herzegovina
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. Below is the list and the tentative list of sites in Bosnia and Herzegovina.(For the criteria see the Selection criteria)
List of inscribed monuments
Location of UNESCO World Heritage Sites within Bosnia and Herzegovina
Tentative list
The name |
Name |
Date[3] |
Criteria |
Provinces |
Images |
Tentative list [4] |
Sarajevo - unique symbol of universal multiculture - continual open city (N.I.) | 1997 | V | | |
The natural monument Vjetrenica cave with architectural ensamble of village Zavala [5] | 2004 and 2007 | VII,X | Ravno Municipal, west end of Popovo polje | |
The natural and architectural ensemble of Jajce | 2006 | II,III,IV,V,VI,VII | Jajce municipality | |
The historic urban site of Počitelj | 2007 | II,III,IV,V,VI | Herzegovina-Neretva Canton, Čapljina Municipality | |
The natural and architectural ensemble of Blagaj | 2007 | II,III,IV,V,VI,VII | : Blagaj - Mostar municipality, Hercegovina-Neretva kanton | |
The natural and architectural ensemble of Blidinje | 2007 | I,III,IV,VI,VII,VIII,IX,X | Posušje, Tomislavgrad, Jablanica, Prozor and Mostar municipality, Hercegovina-Neretva kanton (county) | |
The natural and architectural ensemble of Stolac | 2007 | II,III,IV,V,VI,VII | Stolac - Stolac municipality, Hercegovina-Neretva kanton (county) | |
Stećaks - Mediaeval Tombstones | 2009 - 2014 | II,III,VI | Joint Cultural Heritage by the four countries in 2009.[6] The ministers of culture of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Croatia and Montenegro gave together the joint documentation for the nomination of the Stećaks to UNESCO president Irina Bokova on the 30th june 2014 [7] | |
References and notes
- ↑ Date is the Inscription date for the Main list and Submission date for the Tentative list
- ↑ UNESCO Official page for main list
- ↑ Date is the Inscription date for the Main list and Submission date for the Tentative list
- ↑ UNESCO Official page for Tentative list UNESCO Official page for main list
- ↑ Submitted two times, in 2004 and in 2007
- ↑ Sito-Sucic, Daria (November 2, 2009). "Balkans to nominate medieval tombstones to U.N. list". Reuters.
- ↑ http://radiosarajevo.ba/novost/156960/kulturno-blago-stecci-zvanicno-nominovani-za-zastitu-unesco-a