Map of Norwegian Unesco Heritage Sites
Click any of the markers above to learn more about the corresponding heritage site and learn more about Norway in Europe. The list below is ordered by name. The oldest site is Bryggen. On the list since 1979. The youngest site is West Norwegian Fjords – Geirangerfjord and Nærøyfjord. On the list since 2005.
Name | Since |
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Bryggen Bryggen, the old wharf of Bergen, is a reminder of the town’s importance as part of the Hanseatic League’s trading empire from the 14th to the mid-16th century. Many fires, the last in 1955, have ... |
1979 |
Rock Art of Alta This group of petroglyphs in the Alta Fjord, near the Arctic Circle, bears the traces of a settlement dating from c. 4200 to 500 B.C. The thousands of paintings and engravings add to our understanding... |
1985 |
Røros Mining Town and the Circumference Røros Mining Town and the Circumference is linked to the copper mines, established in the 17th century and exploited for 333 years until 1977. The site comprises the Town and its industrial-rural cul... |
1980 |
Urnes Stave Church The wooden church of Urnes (the stavkirke) stands in the natural setting of Sogn og Fjordane. It was built in the 12th and 13th centuries and is an outstanding example of traditional Scandinavian wood... |
1979 |
Vegaøyan -- The Vega Archipelago A cluster of dozens of islands centred on Vega, just south of the Arctic Circle, forms a cultural landscape of 103,710 ha, of which 6,930 ha is land. The islands bear testimony to a distinctive frugal... |
2004 |
West Norwegian Fjords – Geirangerfjord and Nærøyfjord Situated in south-western Norway, north-east of Bergen, Geirangerfjord and Nærøyfjord, set 120 km from one another, are part of the west Norwegian fjord landscape, which stretches from Stavanger in ... |
2005 |