List of World Heritage Sites in Romania facts for kids

The List of World Heritage Sites in Romania is a group of places chosen by UNESCO, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.

History

UNESCO was created for the "conservation and protection of the world’s inheritance of books, works of art and monuments of history and science". The constitution of UNESCO was ratified in 1946 by 26 countries.

Romania agreed to take part in the World Heritage Convention in 1990.

List

The table lists information about each World Heritage Site:

Name: as listed by the World Heritage Committee

Location: village or city of the site

County: one of the 40 counties of Romania

Period: time period of significance, typically of construction

UNESCO data: the site's reference number; the year the site was inscribed on the World Heritage List; the criteria it was listed under: criteria (i) through (vi) are cultural, while (vii) through (x) are natural

Description: brief description of the site

† Natural site

Name	Location	County	Period	UNESCO data	Description
Churches of Moldavia	Arbore	Suceava	015late 15th to late 16th century	0598 598; 1993, 2010 (extended); i, iv	The eight churches have external walls covered in authentic and particularly well preserved fresco paintings represent complete cycles of religious themes and are considered "masterpieces inspired by Byzantine art". These include: Beheading of Saint John the Baptist Church of Arbore village. The Assumption of the Virgin and of Saint George's Church of the old Humor Monastery. The Church of the Annunciation of Moldovița Monastery. Sacred Cross Church of Pătrăuți. Saint Nicolas' Church of Probota Monastery. Saint John the New Monastery of Suceava.\|\| 1993 Saint George's Church of the former Voroneț Monastery. Church of the Resurrection of Sucevița Monastery.
	Humor
	Moldovița
	Pătrăuți
	Probota
	Suceava
	Voroneț
	Sucevița
Dacian Fortresses of the Orăștie Mountains	Sarmizegetusa Regia	Hunedoara	0011st centuries B.C. and A.D.	0906 906; 1999; ii, iii, iv	An unusual fusion of military and religious architectural techniques and concepts. Including: Sarmizegetusa Regia, the capital of Dacia. Costești-Cetățuie Dacian fortress Costești-Blidaru Dacian fortress, the strongest of the Dacian Fortresses. Piatra Roșie Dacian fortress. Dacian fortress of Bănița. Dacian fortress of Căpâlna.
	Costești-Cetățuie
	Costești-Blidaru
	Piatra Roșie
	Bănița
	Căpâlna	Alba County
Historic Centre of Sighișoara	Sighișoara	Mureș	01313th century	0902 902; 1999; iii, iv	A fine example of a small, fortified medieval town
Danube Delta†	—	Tulcea	999 —	0588 588; 1991; vii, x	Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve
Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe†	Izvoarele Nerei	Caraș-Severin	—	41; 2017; ix
	Cheile Nerei-Beușnița
	Domogled-Valea Cernei
	Cozia Massif	Vâlcea
	Lotru Mountains	Vâlcea
	Șinca Secular Forest	Brașov
	Slătioara Secular Forest	Suceava
	Țibleș Mountains	Maramureș
Monastery of Horezu	Horezu	Vâlcea	0171690	0597 597; 1993; ii	A masterpiece of the Brâncovenesc style
Villages with fortified churches in Transylvania	Biertan	Sibiu	01313th to the 16th century	0596 596; 1993, 1999 (extended); iv	A picture of the cultural landscape of southern Transylvania. Including: The site of Biertan with the fortified church and a part of the town. Village of Câlnic. Village of Dârjiu. Village of Prejmer. Village of Saschiz. Village of Valea Viilor. Village of Viscri.
	Câlnic	Alba
	Dârjiu	Harghita
	Prejmer	Brașov
	Saschiz	Mureș
	Valea Viilor	Sibiu
	Viscri	Braşov
Wooden Churches of Maramureș	Bârsana	Maramureș	01717th and 18th century	0904 904; 1999; iv	Outstanding examples of a range of architectural solutions from different periods and areas. Including: The Church of the Presentation of the Virgin in the Temple in Bârsana. The Church of Saint Nicholas in Budești. The Saint Parascheva Church in Desești. The Church of the Nativity of the Virgin in Ieud Deal. The Church of the Holy Archangels in Plopiș. The Saint Parascheva Church in Poienile Izei. The Church of the Holy Archangels in Rogoz. The Church of the Holy Archangels in Șurdești.
	Budești Josani
	Desești
	Ieud Deal
	Plopiș
	Poienile Izei
	Rogoz
	Șurdești

Tentative list

In addition to sites inscribed on the World Heritage list, member states can maintain a list of tentative sites that they may consider for nomination. Nominations for the World Heritage list are only accepted if the site was previously listed on the tentative list. As of 2016, Romania recorded 14 sites on its tentative list. The sites, along with the year they were included on the tentative list are: