Nordics Archives | World Heritage Travel https://worldheritagesites.net/category/europe/scandinavia/ Your one-stop shop for World Heritage tourism information! Wed, 24 Dec 2025 14:57:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://worldheritagesites.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/cropped-WHS-logo-transparent-background-32x32.png Nordics Archives | World Heritage Travel https://worldheritagesites.net/category/europe/scandinavia/ 32 32 The par force hunting landscape in North Zealand https://worldheritagesites.net/par-force-hunting-landscape-north-zealand/ https://worldheritagesites.net/par-force-hunting-landscape-north-zealand/#respond Wed, 27 Aug 2025 16:11:46 +0000 https://worldheritagesites.net/?p=38121 A royal hunting park planned according to geometric principles in order to emphasize the absolute power of the monarchy.

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]]> https://worldheritagesites.net/par-force-hunting-landscape-north-zealand/feed/ 0 Stevns Klint https://worldheritagesites.net/stevns-klint/ https://worldheritagesites.net/stevns-klint/#respond Tue, 15 Apr 2025 16:36:27 +0000 https://worldheritagesites.net/?p=37156 A long limestone cliff containing an exceptional fossil record of life on Earth both before and after the asteroid impact that wiped out the dinosaurs.

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]]> https://worldheritagesites.net/stevns-klint/feed/ 0 Struve Geodetic Arc https://worldheritagesites.net/struve-geodetic-arc/ https://worldheritagesites.net/struve-geodetic-arc/#respond Sat, 29 Mar 2025 15:13:23 +0000 https://worldheritagesites.net/?p=36446 A chain of survey points from Norway to Ukraine set up in the 19th century to study the curvature of the Earth.

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]]> https://worldheritagesites.net/struve-geodetic-arc/feed/ 0 Royal Domain of Drottningholm https://worldheritagesites.net/royal-domain-of-drottningholm/ https://worldheritagesites.net/royal-domain-of-drottningholm/#respond Sat, 11 Nov 2023 16:10:03 +0000 https://worldheritagesites.net/?p=32645 A magnificent and remarkably well-preserved 18th-century palace and grounds.

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]]> https://worldheritagesites.net/royal-domain-of-drottningholm/feed/ 0 Ilulissat Icefjord https://worldheritagesites.net/ilulissat-icefjord/ https://worldheritagesites.net/ilulissat-icefjord/#respond Mon, 28 Aug 2023 12:10:32 +0000 https://worldheritagesites.net/?p=32036 A fjord in Greenland where a very active glacier called Sermeq Kujalleq calves enormous icebergs into the sea: a breathtaking sight.

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]]> https://worldheritagesites.net/ilulissat-icefjord/feed/ 0 West Norwegian Fjords – Geirangerfjord and Nærøyfjord https://worldheritagesites.net/west-norwegian-fjords-geirangerfjord-naeroyfjord/ https://worldheritagesites.net/west-norwegian-fjords-geirangerfjord-naeroyfjord/#respond Sat, 06 May 2023 14:46:02 +0000 https://worldheritagesites.net/?p=30992 The world's largest and deepest fjords, and breathtakingly beautiful.

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]]> https://worldheritagesites.net/west-norwegian-fjords-geirangerfjord-naeroyfjord/feed/ 0 Vatnajökull National Park – Dynamic Nature of Fire and Ice https://worldheritagesites.net/vatnajokull-national-park/ https://worldheritagesites.net/vatnajokull-national-park/#respond Mon, 01 May 2023 14:40:13 +0000 https://worldheritagesites.net/?p=30965 A constantly-changing area where the continental rift, volcanoes and glaciers dramatically interact.

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]]> https://worldheritagesites.net/vatnajokull-national-park/feed/ 0 Fortress of Suomenlinna https://worldheritagesites.net/suomenlinna-fortress/ https://worldheritagesites.net/suomenlinna-fortress/#respond Sat, 01 Oct 2022 17:00:59 +0000 https://worldheritagesites.net/?p=28624 An important example of military fortress architecture on a group of islands off Helsinki.

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]]> https://worldheritagesites.net/suomenlinna-fortress/feed/ 0 Grimeton Radio Station https://worldheritagesites.net/grimeton-radio-station/ https://worldheritagesites.net/grimeton-radio-station/#respond Wed, 29 Dec 2021 13:55:35 +0000 https://worldheritagesites.net/?p=2229 For radio buffs, a surviving operational example of pre-electronic radio technology.

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]]> https://worldheritagesites.net/grimeton-radio-station/feed/ 0 Bryggen https://worldheritagesites.net/bryggen/ https://worldheritagesites.net/bryggen/#respond Mon, 22 Nov 2021 16:19:50 +0000 https://worldheritagesites.net/?p=1838 A beautifully-preserved area of wooden houses and warehouses, once part of the Hanseatic League international trading network.

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