Great Spa Towns of Europe
| UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
|---|---|
| Includes | Eleven spa towns in Europe |
| Criteria | Cultural: (ii)(iii) |
| Reference | 1613 |
| Inscription | 2021 (44th Session) |
| Area | 7,014 ha (17,330 acres) |
| Buffer zone | 11,319 ha (27,970 acres) |
The Great Spa Towns of Europe is a transnational UNESCO World Heritage Site consisting of a selection of 11 spa towns across seven European countries. They were developed around natural mineral water springs and flourished from the early 18th century to the 1930s.[1][2]
Nomination
The City of Bath originally was inscribed on UNESCO's World Heritage List in 1987.[3]
The efforts to get the Great Spas of Europe onto the World Heritage List began in 2012, and the nomination was submitted in 2019.[4] On 24 July 2021, the Great Spas of Europe officially were inscribed on the World Heritage List.[2]
Spa towns
| Picture | ID[5] | Country | Town |
|---|---|---|---|
|
1613-001 |  Austria
|
Baden bei Wien |
|
1613-002 |  Belgium
|
Spa |
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|
1613-003 |  Czechia
|
Františkovy Lázně |
|
1613-004 | Karlovy Vary | |
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|
1613-005 | Mariánské Lázně | |
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|
1613-006 |  France
|
Vichy |
|
1613-007 |  Germany
|
Bad Ems |
|
1613-008 | Baden-Baden | |
|
1613-009 | Bad Kissingen | |
|
1613-010 |  Italy
|
Montecatini Terme |
|
1613-011 |  United Kingdom
|
City of Bath |
References
- ^ "The Great Spa Towns of Europe". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
- ^ a b "Five sites in the Arab and Europe regions inscribed on UNESCO's World Heritage List". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
- ^ "Bath another step closer to second World Heritage listing". somersetlive.co.uk. 7 June 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ^ "11 European cities nominate The Great Spas of Europe for UNESCO World Heritage List". sheritagetribune.eu. 30 January 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ^ "The Great Spa Towns of Europe : Multiple locations". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 5 July 2021.