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Slovenia UNESCO has registered 5 sites on the World Heritage list and 4 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 Slovenia and the corresponding map.
Slovenia UNESCO list
- Heritage of Mercury. Almadén and Idrija
- Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps
- The works of Jože Plečnik in Ljubljana – Human-Centred Urban Design
- Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe
- Škocjan Caves
Slovenia UNESCO Map
Click on the blue pins to view more relevant information about each World Heritage site in Slovenia.
Description
- The Heritage of Mercury includes two sites, Almadén in Spain and Idrija in Slovenia, the world’s largest and most productive mercury mines.
- Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps is a series of prehistoric pile-dwelling (stilt house) settlements in and around the Alps, spanning from the Neolithic Age to the Bronze Age.
- The works of Jože Plečnik in Ljubljana is a collection of architectural works by the Slovenian architect Jože Plečnik, who designed many of the city’s most prominent buildings and public spaces.
- Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe is a transnational World Heritage Site comprising twelve separate massifs located along the mountain chain of the Carpathians.
- Škocjan Caves is a cave system in southwestern Slovenia, famous for its underground canyon and exceptional biodiversity.
UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Slovenia have protected places for their cultural and natural importance.
Sites on the Tentative List
- Fuzina Hills in Bohinj
- Franja Partisan Hospital
- Classical Karst (in Slovene language: Klasicni kras)
- The Walk of Peace from the Alps to the Adriatic – Heritage of the First World War
