List of World Heritage Sites in Bulgaria

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) designates World Heritage Sites of outstanding universal value to cultural or natural heritage which have been nominated by countries which are signatories to the UNESCO World Heritage Convention, established in 1972. Cultural heritage consists of monuments (such as architectural works, monumental sculptures, or inscriptions), groups of buildings, and sites (including archaeological sites). Natural features (consisting of physical and biological formations), geological and physiographical formations (including habitats of threatened species of animals and plants), and natural sites which are important from the point of view of science, conservation or natural beauty are defined as natural heritage. Bulgaria accepted the convention on 7 March 1974.

As of 2022, there are ten World Heritage Sites listed in Bulgaria. The first four sites were listed in 1979: the Boyana Church, the Madara Rider, the Rock-hewn Churches of Ivanovo, and the Thracian Tomb of Kazanlak. Four more sites were listed in 1983, one in 1985, and the most recent one in 2017. Seven of these sites are cultural and three are natural. There is one transnational site, the Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe, which is shared with 17 other countries. In addition, Bulgaria maintains 16 sites on the tentative list.

World Heritage Sites

UNESCO lists sites under ten criteria; each entry must meet at least one of the criteria. Criteria i through vi are cultural, and vii through x are natural.

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 2022, Bulgaria recorded 16 sites on its tentative list.

References

External links

1. Lists of World Heritage Sites
2. World Heritage Sites by country
3. List of World Heritage in Danger
4. List of World Heritage Sites in Spain
5. List of World Heritage Sites in Croatia
6. List of World Heritage Sites in Serbia
7. List of World Heritage Sites by year of inscription
8. List of World Heritage Sites in Greece
9. List of World Heritage Sites in Belgium
10. List of World Heritage Sites in Russia
11. List of World Heritage Sites in Southern Europe
12. List of World Heritage Sites in Eastern Europe
13. List of World Heritage Sites in Ukraine
14. Tourism in Bulgaria
15. List of World Heritage Sites in Western Europe
16. Musala
17. World Heritage Committee
18. Organization of World Heritage Cities
19. Gorham's Cave
20. Culture of Bulgaria