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Slovakia UNESCO has registered 8 sites on the World Heritage list and 12 on the tentative list.
Some places are so interesting that it’s relevant to keep them for future generations. This is why UNESCO has built a list of crucial classified properties in which superb places stand out for their aesthetic, natural, artistic, or cultural significance.
More than a thousand places are registered as Unesco’s World Heritage worldwide. Due to my interest in visiting World Heritage sites, I compiled the UNESCO list in Slovakia and the corresponding map.
Slovakia UNESCO list
- Bardejov Town Conservation Reserve
- Frontiers of the Roman Empire – The Danube Limes (Western Segment)
- Historic Town of Banská Štiavnica and the Technical Monuments in its Vicinity
- Levoča, Spišský Hrad and the Associated Cultural Monuments
- Vlkolínec
- Wooden Churches of the Slovak part of the Carpathian Mountain Area
- Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe
- Caves of Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst
Slovakia UNESCO Map
Click on the blue pins to view more relevant information about each World Heritage site in Slovakia.
Description
- Bardejov Town Conservation Reserve – a well-preserved medieval town with several historic landmarks, including a town hall, a church, and a castle.
- Frontiers of the Roman Empire – The Danube Limes (Western Segment) – a collection of historic sites and fortifications built by the Roman Empire to defend its borders, located along the Danube River.
- Historic Town of Banská Štiavnica and the Technical Monuments in its Vicinity – a well-preserved historic town once an important mining and metallurgy center.
- Levoča, Spišský Hrad, and the Associated Cultural Monuments – a collection of historic landmarks and buildings that date back to the Middle Ages, including a castle and a church.
- Vlkolínec is a well-preserved traditional Slovak village with unique wooden architecture and cultural traditions.
- Wooden Churches of the Slovak part of the Carpathian Mountain Area – a collection of historic churches built in the 16th and 17th centuries and known for their unique architecture and decorative details.
- Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe – a collection of forests that have remained largely untouched for thousands of years, representing the continent’s primeval beech ecosystems.
- Caves of Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst – a collection of underground caves and caverns that feature unique geological formations and are home to various plant and animal species.
UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Slovakia have protected places for their cultural and natural importance.
Sites on the Tentative List
- Gemer and Abov churches with the medieval wall paintings
- Tokaj Wine Region
- Original Meadow – Pasture Sites of Slovakia
- The Memorial of Chatam Sófer
- System of Fortifications at the Confluence of the Rivers Danube and Váh in Komárno – Komárom
- The concept of the lenticular historical town core of Košice City
- Natural Reserves of Tatras Mountain
- Karst Valleys of Slovakia
- Natural and Cultural Landscape of Danube Region
- Fungal Flora of Bukovské Hills
- Geyser in Herlany
- Sites of Great Moravia: Slavonic Fortified Settlement at Mikulčice – Church of St. Margaret at Kopčany
