World Heritage Sites
in the Nordic Region
Heritage is something that is passed on from earlier generations and what we pass on to future generations. Cultural heritage, as well as natural heritage, is an irreplaceable source of knowledge, pleasure and inspiration for all peoples; and is our most important point of reference with regard to who we are, and where we come from.
In the Nordic region there are more than 40 sites listed as World Heritage sites.
Denmark
9 World Heritage Sites
Cultural
Christiansfeld, a Moravian Church Settlement (2015)
Jelling Mounds, Runic Stones and Church (1994)
Kronborg Castle (2000)
Kujataa Greenland: Norse and Inuit Farming at the Edge of the Ice Cap (2017)
Roskilde Cathedral (1995)
The Par Force Hunting Landscape in North Zealand (2015)
Viking Ring Fortresses (2023)
Natural
Ilulissat Icefjord (2004)
Stevns Klint (2014)
Wadden Sea (2009,2014)
Iceland
3 World Heritage Sites
Norway
8 World Heritage Sites
Culture
Bryggen (1979)
Rjukan-Notodden Industrial Heritage Site (2015)
Rock Art of Alta (1985)
Røros Mining Town and the Circumference (1980,2010)
Struve Geodetic Arc (2005)
Urnes Stave Church (1979)
Vegaøyan – The Vega Archipelago (2004)
Nature
West Norwegian Fjords – Geirangerfjord and Nærøyfjord (2005)
15 World Heritage Sites
Culture
Agricultural Landscape of Southern Öland (2000)
Birka and Hovgården (1993)
Church Town of Gammelstad, Luleå (1996)
Decorated Farmhouses of Hälsingland (2012)
Engelsberg Ironworks (1993)
Grimeton Radio Station, Varberg (2004)
Hanseatic Town of Visby (1995)
Mining Area of the Great Copper Mountain in Falun (2001)
Naval Port of Karlskrona (1998)
Rock Carvings in Tanum (1994)
Royal Domain of Drottningholm (1991)
Skogskyrkogården (1994)
Struve Geodetic Arc (2005)
Nature
High Coast / Kvarken Archipelago (2000,2006)
Mixed
Laponian Area (1996)