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European Themeroute | Xtra: UNESCO World Heritage Sites
Europe's industrial heritage is represented on the UNESCO World Heritage List by 47 sites. These are either individual sites (such as the Völklingen Ironworks in Völklingen/D), groups of sites (such as the 4 Major Mining Sites of Wallonia/B) or landscapes or towns influenced by industrialization ... more
Industrial heritage sites of outstanding universal value: European industrial properties on UNESCO's World Heritage List
Europe's industrial heritage is represented on the UNESCO World Heritage List by 47 sites. These are either
- individual sites (such as the Völklingen Ironworks in Völklingen/D),
- groups of sites (such as the 4 Major Mining Sites of Wallonia/B) or
- landscapes or towns influenced by industrialization (such as Blaenavon Industrial Landscape in South Wales/GB, the Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin/F or the city of Ivrea/I, shaped by the Olivetti company) as well as
- industrial monuments as part of World Heritage Sites (such as the silk weavers' quarter in the Historic Site of Lyon/F),
all of outstanding universal value, which is a requirement for inscription as a World Heritage Site.
Accordingly, in our list you will find individual sites, linear sites and industrial landscapes that have been inscribed on the World Heritage List. The "formal" names of the industrial properties on the World Heritage List can be found in our link list (see "Related Links"); at the bottom of the link list you can also find the industrial WHS outside Europe (16).
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Mürzzuschlag | Austria
Südbahn Museum
Heizhausgasse 2
8680
Mürzzuschlag, Austria
Blegny | Belgium
Blegny Mine World Heritage Site
Domaine Touristique de Blegny-Mine
Rue Lambert Marlet, 23
4670
Blegny, Belgium
Hornu | Belgium
Grand Hornu World Heritage Site
Rue Sainte-Louise 82
7301
Hornu, Belgium
Marcinelle | Belgium
Le Bois du Cazier World Heritage Site
Rue de Cazier 80
6001
Marcinelle, Belgium
Alfeld (Leine) | Germany
Fagus Factory World Heritage Site
Hannoversche Strasse 58
31061
Alfeld (Leine), Germany
Essen | Germany
Zollverein Mine and Coking Plant World Heritage Site
Besucherzentrum Zollverein
Zeche Zollverein Schacht XII
Gebäude A 14 / Kohlenwäsche
Gelsenkirchener Str. 181
45309
Essen, Germany
Goslar | Germany
World Heritage Site Rammelsberg - Museum and Visitors Mine
Bergtal 19
38640
Goslar, Germany
Völklingen | Germany
World Heritage Site Voelklingen Iron Works
Europäisches Zentrum für Kunst und Industriekultur
Rathausstraße 75
66302
Völklingen, Germany
Lemmer | Netherlands
Ir. D.F. Wouda Steam Pumping Station World Heritage Site
Ir. D.F. Woudagemaal
Gemaalweg 1
8531 PS
Lemmer, Netherlands
Rjukan | Norway
Norwegian Industrial Workers Museum World Heritage Site
Norsk Industriarbeidermuseum
Vemork
3661
Rjukan, Norway
Tarnowskie Góry | Poland
Historic Silver Mine World Heritage Site
Zabytkowa Kopalnia Srebra
ul. Szczęść Boże 81
42-600
Tarnowskie Góry, Poland
Wieliczka | Poland
Cracow Salt-Works Museum in Wieliczka World Heritage Site
Muzeum Żup Krakowskich Wieliczka
Daniłowicza 10
32-020
Wieliczka, Poland
Almadén | Spain
Almadén Mining Park World Heritage Site
Parque Minero de Almadén
Cerco San Teodoro
13400
Almadén, Spain
Falun | Sweden
Falun Mine, World Heritage
Falu Gruva
Gruvgatan 44
791 61
Falun, Sweden
Grimeton | Sweden
World Heritage Grimeton Radio Station
Radiostationen 72
432 98
Grimeton, Sweden
Blaenavon | United Kingdom
Big Pit: National Coal Museum World Heritage Site
NP4 9XP
Blaenavon, United Kingdom
Cromford | United Kingdom
Cromford Mills World Heritage Site
Cromford Mill
DE4 3RQ
Cromford, United Kingdom
Llanberis | United Kingdom
National Slate Museum World Heritage Site
Padarn Country Park
LL55 4TY
Llanberis, United Kingdom
Telford | United Kingdom
Iron Bridge World Heritage Site
Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust
Coach Road
Coalbrookdale
TF8 7DQ
Telford, United Kingdom
Member Sites ERIH Association
Capriate San Gervasio (BG) | Italy
Crespi d’Adda World Heritage Site
Crespi D’Adda, patrimonio dell’Umanità UNESCO
Corso Manzoni 18
24042
Capriate San Gervasio, Italy
Getxo | Spain
Bizkaia Bridge World Heritage Site
Puente Bizkaia | Puente Colgante
48930
Getxo, Spain
Lanark | United Kingdom
New Lanark World Heritage Site
New Lanark Mills
ML11 9DB
Lanark, United Kingdom
Sites
Semmering | Austria
Semmering Railway World Heritage Site
Informationsstelle Semmeringbahn
Bahnhofplatz 1
2680
Semmering, Austria
Antwerp | Belgium
Plantin-Moretus Museum World Heritage Site
Vrijdagmarkt 22
2000
Antwerp, Belgium
La Louvière (Houdeng-Aimeries) | Belgium
Museum of Mining and Sustainable Development World Heritage Site
Musée de la Mine et du Développement Durable
Rue Saint-Patrice 2b
7110
La Louvière, Belgium
Thieu | Belgium
Canal du Centre World Heritage Site
Ecluse No 1
rue des Peupliers 69
7058
Thieu, Belgium
Krupka | Czech Republic
Starý Martin Visitor Mine
Štola Starý Martin
Martinka
41741
Krupka, Czech Republic
Zatec | Czech Republic
Hop Museum
Chmelařské Muzeum
Námĕsti Prokopa Velkého
43801
Zatec, Czech Republic
Verla (Jaala) | Finland
Verla Mill Museum World Heritage Site
Verlan tehdasmuseo
Verlantie 295
47850
Verla, Finland
Arc-et-Senans | France
La Saline royale d’Arc-et-Senans World Heritage Site
Institut Claude-Nicolas Ledoux
Saline royale
F 25610
Arc-et-Senans, France
Bruay-la-Buissière | France
La Cité des Électriciens
Rue Franklin
62700
Bruay-la-Buissière, France
Le Verdon-sur-Mer | France
Cordouan Lighthouse World Heritage Site
Phare de Cordouan
33123
Le Verdon-sur-Mer, France