Jarek Pokrzywnicki

Poland \ Member since December 2010

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My most impressive site: Rome, Machu Picchu, Canaima, Los Glaciares, Ha Long Bay, Komodo, Tikal, Kathmandu Valley

My proposal for a new site: Defensive network along Danube river in Serbia (Bac, Golubac, Smederevo, Petrovaradin), Toro Muerto - Peru, Salar de Uyuni (Bolivia), Pierrefonds castle (France), Svalbard archipelago (Norway), Tetovo, North Macedonia - former Turkish monuments (painted mosque, Arabati Baba Tekke, Isa Beg hammam), Debre Damo monastery, Danakil Depression (Ethiopia)

Recent Visits

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Mecklenburg: Green Belt, Schwerin Residence Ensemble
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June 22, 2025

Europe short trip: European Paper Mills, Iron Trail with Erzberg and the old town of …
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Bale Mountains National Park, Gedeo Cultural landscape, Konso, Lower Valley of the Awash, Lower Valley …

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- Green Belt
- Schwerin Residence Ensemble
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- European Paper Mills
- Iron Trail with Erzberg and the old town of Steyr
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- The Typical Crernozem Soils of the Balti Steppe
- The Underground Wineries of Moldova
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- The rural settlement of Fikardou
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- The archaeological site of the city of Dvin
- The monastery of Noravank and the upper Amaghou Va
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- The Medieval Town of Tansen
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- Amalienborg and its district
- The Maritime Heritage of Dragør Old Town and Harbo
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- Svalbard Archipelago
- The Lofoten islands
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- Spice Trade Route on XIII-XVIII AD
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- The forts of Rostaq and al-Hazm
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- The Dunejec River Gorge in the Pieniny Mountains
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- The Cultural Heritage of Yeha
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- L'amphitheatre de Durres
- The Ancient City of Apollonia
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- Tenzug - Tallensi settlements
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- Sya
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- Susha
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- Silk Roads Sites in Tajikistan
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- Sheikh Abdullah Al-Jabir Palace
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- Seruwila to Sri Pada pilgrim route
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- Sacred Titicaca Lake
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- Meanders of the Upper Daugava
- Rundāle Palace Ensemble
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- Aguas Livres Aqueduct
- Pombaline Lisbon
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- Eglise et Monastère de Sao Bento
- Palais de la Culture, Rio de Janeiro
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- Kerman
- Nasqsh-e Rostam and Naqsh-e Rajab
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- Naganeupseong
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- Maaloula
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- L'Aeropostale
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- Jerash Archaeological City
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- Ciudad Bolivar
- Hacienda Chuao
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- Cultural Landscape of Canyon in Kamenets-Podilsk
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- Caesarea
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- Black River Gorges National Park
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- Baltic Klint
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- Panamá City
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- Archaeo-astronomical Site Kokino
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- Chalchuapa
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- Varazdin - Historic Nucleus and Old Town (the Cast
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- Trakai Historical National Park
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About

Member since: December 2010

Country of Origin: Poland

Visits

Rank: #19

WHS: 737

Tentative Sites: 192

Website Participation

Reviews: 111

Ratings Ratings World Heritage Sites Mystras 5.0 Tarnowskie Góry Lead-Silver-Zinc Mine 5.0 Wieliczka and Bochnia Royal Salt Mines 5.0 Auschwitz Birkenau 5.0 Warsaw 5.0 Malbork Castle 5.0 Białowieża Forest 5.0 Centennial Hall 5.0 Kraków 5.0 Kalwaria Zebrzydowska 5.0 Muskauer Park 5.0 Wooden Churches of Southern Malopolska 5.0 Wooden Tserkvas of the Carpathian Region 5.0 L'viv 5.0 Luther Memorials 5.0 Darien National Park 5.0 Los Katios National Park 5.0 Krzemionki prehistoric flint mines 5.0 Grand Canyon 5.0 Waterton Glacier International Peace Park 5.0 Yellowstone 5.0 Yosemite National Park 5.0 Lalibela 5.0 Torun 5.0 Zamość 5.0 Ombilin Coal Mining Heritage of Sawahlunto 4.5 Maymand 4.0 Djoudj 4.0 Nesvizh 4.0 Coiba National Park 4.0 Coro and its Port 4.0 Convent of Christ in Tomar 4.0 Valparaiso 3.5 Berat and Gjirokastra 3.5 Saloum Delta 3.5 Mycenae and Tiryns 3.0 Site of Xanadu 3.0 Copán 3.0 Saryarka 3.0 Holasovice 2.5 Walled City of Baku 2.0 Madriu-Perafita-Claror Valley 2.0 Le Havre 1.5 Gobustan Rock Art 1.5 Island of Saint-Louis 1.0 Tentative Sites Garni and the ‘Basalt Organ’ Columnar Joint Guano Islands, Islets, and Capes National Reserve Pereslavl-Zalessky The wider area of Mount Olympus Capital Fortifications of Hanyang European Paper Mills Martin Brod - Una National Park The Maritime Heritage of Dragør Old Town and Harbo The Underground Wineries of Moldova Dirre Sheik Hussein Religious, Cultural and Histor Tilaurakot-Kapilavastu Archaeological Complex of Toro Muerto Svalbard Archipelago Tbilisi Historic District Malleco Viaduct Les Alpes de la Méditerranée (France) Gdynia Gdansk - Town of Memory and Freedom Desert Castles of Ancient Khorezm The Augustow Canal (Kanal Augustowski) Le Monastère de Neamt Plovdiv L'église de Densus The Augustow Canal (Kanal Augustowski) Maltese Catacomb Complexes Silk Roads Sites in Uzbekistan Rundāle Palace Ensemble Meanders of the Upper Daugava Rostov Kremlin Sites of Great Moravia Silk Roads Sites in Tajikistan Íznik Ceský ráj (Czech Paradise) Rock Cities Two neolithic dwellings The Historical City of Maybod Kerman Marais salants de Guérande Zee Ain Heritage Village in Al-Baha Region Lake Tana Island Monasteries and Wetland Rijal Almaa National Theater of Guatemala The Lofoten islands California Current Conservation Complex VIKING MONUMENTS AND SITES / Thingvellir National Route of the Franciscan Evangelisation Ancient City of Aspendos Harran and Sanliurfa Orheiul Vechi Aalto Works Cuetzalan Le noyau historique de la ville d'Alba Julia Gemer and Abov churches Les « coules » de Petite Valachie Archaeological site of Ancient Messene Manama Historic Center of Qoqon The rural settlement of Fikardou Tenzug - Tallensi settlements Susha The Typical Crernozem Soils of the Balti Steppe Sinpetru (site paleontologique) Maaloula Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation: 45 63

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Reviews by Jarek Pokrzywnicki

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Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tourn… (Inscribed)

Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai

Huge cathedral but still covered with scaffoldings. This will last until 2017 - major works, although minor works will be carried out until 2025 (?).

Currently (July 2015) it is …

Keep reading Jarek Pok… 31/07/15

Reims (Inscribed)

Reims

Just visited (July, 2015). Currently the cathedral is under restoration (scaffoldings hide rosette of main portal). Located nearby the Palace of Tau is closed on Mondays but it is possible …

Keep reading Jarek Pok… 28/07/15

Renaissance Houses at Slavoni… (On tentative list)

Renaissance Houses at Slavonice

One of my favourite small towns in Czech Republic. Plenty of medieval houses and also of course of later origin (hence renaissance houses), old town is small and fully enclosed …

Keep reading Jarek Pok… 11/06/15

The Theatre and Aqueducts of the Ancient City of A by Els Slots

Ancient City of Aspendos (On tentative list)

Ancient City of Aspendos

I just wonder how they waited so long to put that place on tenative list. It should have been there much, much earlier. Visited a long time ago (July, 1993).

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Keep reading Jarek Pok… 12/05/15

Mining Sites of Wallonia (Inscribed)

Mining Sites of Wallonia

Just visited - April, 2015. Only one location - Bois du Cazier - relatively easy to see if you are in Charleroi (in fact Bois du Cazier is currently part …

Keep reading Jarek Pok… 29/04/15

Virgin Komi Forests (Inscribed)

Virgin Komi Forests

Visit in June, 2008.

Area consist of Yugyd Va National Park, Pechorsko-Ilychski Reserve and buffer zones (including Yaksha Forest). Personally I was visiting only parts of Yugyd Va NP. …

Keep reading Jarek Pok… 28/04/15

Cueva de las Manos (Inscribed)

Cueva de las Manos

Site visited in March 2012. All prices were valid at that time with utilization of official peso - dollar rate of exchange. Currently you can exchange your money on black …

Keep reading Jarek Pok… 25/12/14

El Fuerte de Samaipata (Inscribed)

El Fuerte de Samaipata

Visited November 2014. Easy if you are in Samaipata town (recommended to stay a bit longer). The easiest way to get to El Fuerte is by foot (some 9 km …

Keep reading Jarek Pok… 29/11/14

Naumburg Cathedral (Inscribed)

Naumburg Cathedral

Well, I just wonder why it is not on the list already! One of the most beautiful cathedrals ever seen, highly recommended, in fact, reserve some more time as also …

Keep reading Jarek Pok… 22/08/14

Archaeo-astronomical Site Kok… (On tentative list)

Archaeo-astronomical Site Kokino

Visited in August 2011. Very difficult to get without your own car. The site is located quite far from civilization. I took the road from Prohor Pcinski (Serbia) to Kumanovo …

Keep reading Jarek Pok… 18/08/14

Tatev Monastery and Vorotan G… (Nominated)

Tatev Monastery and Vorotan Gorge

One of best preserved monasteries in Armenia. Additional attraction is the famous "Wings of Tatev" - the longest cable car in the world (be prepared to long queues in the …

Keep reading Jarek Pok… 31/07/14

The monastery of Noravank and… (On tentative list)

The monastery of Noravank and the upper Amaghou Va

Just visited (July 2014). Easy to see if you are in southern Armenia - the best place to start journey seems to be Yeghegnadzor - it is possible to hire …

Keep reading Jarek Pok… 31/07/14

The archaeological site of th… (On tentative list)

The archaeological site of the city of Dvin

Just returned from Armenia (July 2014), I doubt if alone it once will be inscribed. There is not much left from original city, just single stones of foundations, rest of …

Keep reading Jarek Pok… 28/07/14

Struve Geodetic Arc (Inscribed)

Struve Geodetic Arc

Belarus has 5 sites related to Struve. 3 of them are located quite close to Ivanava (Polish name Janów Poleski) in the southern part of Belarus.

Easily to see if …

Keep reading Jarek Pok… 13/05/14

Asante Traditional Buildings (Inscribed)

Asante Traditional Buildings

Visited March 2014, the easiest shrine to get is Ejisu Besease - in fact located in Besease village (there is public transport from Kumasi), the only shrine that is well …

Keep reading Jarek Pok… 09/04/14

Tenzug - Tallensi settlements (On tentative list)

Tenzug - Tallensi settlements

Visited March 2014. Located some 12 km form Bolgatanga, easy accessible by public transport (From Bolga bus station there are small buses to Tongo village where from it is easy …

Keep reading Jarek Pok… 05/04/14

Sya (On tentative list)

Sya

Visited March 2014. Sya is in fact the group of mud-brick buildings located in the so called historic centre of Bobo Diulasso town, the oldest of which is considered to …

Keep reading Jarek Pok… 02/04/14

The Royal Court of Tiébélé (Inscribed)

The Royal Court of Tiébélé

Visited March, 2014. Easily access from Po via local public transport (around 30 km one way, although apart from market days you will have to wait - other possibility is …

Keep reading Jarek Pok… 01/04/14

Ruins of Loropéni (Inscribed)

Ruins of Loropéni

Just visited (March 2014), while in Burkina it's quite easy to see. The most convenient big town to start with is Gaoua (the capital of Sud-Ouest Region).

Small buses from …