Austria

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Danube Limes by Els Slots

Fertö/Neusiedlersee by Els Slots

Graz by Els Slots

Great Spa Towns of Europe by Els Slots

From Edelweissspitze by Jan-Willem

From Kaiser-Franz-Josefs-Höhe by Jan-Willem

Hallstatt-Dachstein by Els Slots

Iron Trail with Erzberg and the old town of Steyr

Prehistoric Pile Dwellings by Els Slots

Primeval Beech Forests by Els Slots

Austria ratified the UNESCO World Heritage Convention on 18 December 1992. Its World Heritage sites include predominantly cultural properties, alongside a single natural listing.

Cultural nominations commonly focus on historic urban ensembles (Salzburg, Vienna, Graz), Habsburg palaces and gardens, industrial infrastructure like the Semmering Railway, and prehistoric lake dwellings in the Alpine region. The sole natural site is part of the Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests.

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Full Name: Austria (AT)

UNESCO Region: Europe and North America

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Chair: N/A

Member: N/A

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Recent List Updates

Großglockner-Hochalpenstraße : Nominated
Danube Limes : Inscribed
Great Spa Towns of Europe : Inscribed
Hall in Tyrol - The Mint : Removed from tentative list
Prehistoric Pile Dwellings : Inscribed

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World Heritage Sites

Danube Limes

Austria, Germany, Slovakia

Inscribed: 2021

2.06

246

6
Fertö/Neusiedlersee

Austria, Hungary

Inscribed: 2001

2.29

185

8
Graz

Austria

Inscribed: 1999

2.97

255

10
Great Spa Towns of Europe

Austria, Belgium, Czechia, France, Germany, Italy, United Kingdom

Inscribed: 2021

3.28

442

16
Hallstatt-Dachstein

Austria

Inscribed: 1997

3.61

244

16
Prehistoric Pile Dwellings

Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Slovenia, Switzerland

Inscribed: 2011

2.03

249

15
Primeval Beech Forests

Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, France, Germany, Italy, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Ukraine

Inscribed: 2007

2.71

316

37
Salzburg

Austria

Inscribed: 1996

3.75

452

17
Schönbrunn

Austria

Inscribed: 1996

3.50

506

14
Semmering Railway

Austria

Inscribed: 1998

2.46

179

9
Vienna

Austria

Inscribed: 2001

4.02

591

20
Wachau Cultural Landscape

Austria

Inscribed: 2000

3.37

233

12

Tentative List

Großglockner-Hochalpenstraße

Austria

Nominated: 2027

53%

74

3
Iron Trail with Erzberg and the old town of Steyr

Austria

Tentative: 2002

19

2

Former tentative sites

Abbey of Kremsmünster

Austria

Removed: 1994

26%

0

1
Bregenz Forest

Austria

Removed: 1994

47%

0

1
Cathedral of Gurk

Austria

Removed: 1994

26%

0

1
Cultural Landscape of Innsbruck Nordkette Karwende

Austria

Removed: 2002

36%

3

2
Hall in Tyrol - The Mint

Austria

Removed: 2013

35%

0

0
Heiligenkreuz Abbey

Austria

Removed: 1994

56%

1

1
Hochosterwitz Castle

Austria

Removed: 1994

66%

0

0
National Park Hohe Tauern

Austria

Removed: 2003

60%

2

2