Transnational Sites
The following UNESCO World Heritage sites are special in that they transcend national borders. Some of them are built around a particular theme, while some of them are bordering countries with UNESCO sites that extend across borders.
Mosi-oa-Tunya / Victoria Falls (Zimbabwe, Zambia) A huge and exceedingly beautiful waterfall on the Zambezi River, on the border between the two countries. |
Western Tien-Shan (Uzbekistan, Kyrgystan, Kazakhstan) |
Waterton Glacier International Peace Park (US and Canada) Spectacular scenery and a showcase for the importance of international cooperation in protecting our planet’s wilderness. |
Kluane / Wrangell-St. Elias / Glacier Bay / Tatshenshini-Alsek (US and Canada) A huge trans-national site over four national parks, significant in terms of geological processes, ecological zones, biodiversity and beauty. |
The Great Spa Towns of Europe (UK, Italy, Germany, France, Czechia, Belgium, Austria) |
Frontiers of the Roman Empire (UK, Germany) |
Frontiers of the Roman Empire – The Lower German Limes (Netherlands, Germany) |
Frontiers of the Roman Empire – The Danube Limes (Western Segment) (Slovakia, Germany, Austria) |
Wooden Tserkvas of the Carpathian Region in Poland and Ukraine |
Struve Geodetic Arc (Ukraine, Sweden, Russia, Moldova, Norway, Lithuania, Latvia, Finland, Estonia, Belarus) |
Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe (Ukraine, Switzerland, Spain, Slovenia, Slovakia, Russia, Romania, Poland, North Macedonia, Italy, Germany, France, Czechia, Croatia, Bulgaria, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Belgium, Austria, Albania) |
The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement (Switzerland, Japan, India, Germany, France, Belgium, Argentina) |
Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps (Switzerland, Slovenia, Italy, Germany, France, Austria) |
Rhaetian Railway in the Albula / Bernina Landscapes (Switzerland, Italy) |
Monte San Giorgio (Switzerland, Italy) |
High Coast / Kvarken Archipelago (Sweden, Finland) |
Heritage of Mercury. Almadén and Idrija (Spain, Slovenia) |
Prehistoric Rock Art Sites in the Côa Valley and Siega Verde (Spain and Portugal) |
Pyrénées – Mont Perdu (Spain and France) |
Maloti-Drakensberg Park (South Africa, Lesotho) |
Caves of Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst (Slovakia, Hungary) |
Stećci Medieval Tombstone Graveyards (Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia-Herzegovina) |
Stone Circles of Senegambia (Senegal, Gambia) |
Landscapes of Dauria (Russia, Mongolia) |
Curonian Spit (Russia, Lithuania) |
Muskauer Park / Park Mużakowski (Poland, Germany) |
Białowieża Forest (Poland, Belarus) |
Qhapaq Ñan, Andean Road System (Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Chile, Bolivia and Argentina) |
Talamanca Range-La Amistad Reserves / La Amistad National Park (Panama, Costa Rica) |
Natural and Cultural Heritage of the Ohrid region (North Macedonia, Albania) |
W-Arly-Pendjari Complex (Niger, Burkina Faso and Benin) |
Colonies of Benevolence (Netherlands and Belgium) A utopian experiment in reducing urban poverty by building planned agrarian communities. |
Wadden Sea (Netherlands, Germany and Denmark) |
Venetian Works of Defence between the 16th and 17th Centuries: Stato da Terra – Western Stato da Mar (Montenegro, Italy, Croatia) |
Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang’an-Tianshan Corridor (Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, China) |
Historic Centre of Rome, the Properties of the Holy See in that City Enjoying Extraterritorial Rights and San Paolo Fuori le Mura (Italy and Holy See) |
Fertö / Neusiedlersee Cultural Landscape (Hungary, Austria) |
Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve (Guinea, Cote d’Ivoire) |
Erzgebirge/Krušnohoří Mining Region (Germany and Czechia) |
Belfries of Belgium and France |
Sangha Trinational (Congo, Central African Republic and Cameroon) |
Jesuit Missions of the Guaranis: San Ignacio Mini, Santa Ana, Nuestra Señora de Loreto and Santa Maria Mayor (Argentina), Ruins of Sao Miguel das Missoes (Brazil) |
Hyrcanian Forests (Iran and Azerbaijan) |
Funerary and memory sites of the First World War (Western Front) (Belgium and France) |
Moravian Church Settlements (Denmark, Germany, United Kingdom, USA) |