Germany. Roman Monuments, Cathedral of St Peter and Church of Our Lady in Trier

Porta Nigra
Moselle Bridge
Imperial Baths
Cathedral
Church of Our Lady (Liebfrauenkirche)

Igel Column

Date of Inscription: 1986
Criteria: (i)(iii)(iv)(vi)
State of Rhineland-Palatinate (Rheinland-Pfalz)
N49 45 07.0 E6 37 34.8
Ref: 367  
 
Trier, which stands on the Moselle River, was a Roman colony from the 1st century AD and then a great trading centre beginning in the next century. It became one of the capitals of the Tetrarchy at the end of the 3rd century, when it was known as the ‘second Rome’. The number and quality of the surviving monuments are an outstanding testimony to Roman civilization.

http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/367/

With many thanks to Evgenija from Germany!

Germany. Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex in Essen

Date of Inscription: 2001
Criteria: (ii)(iii)
State of North Rhine-Westphalia (Nordrhein-Westfalen)
N51 29 29 E7 2 46
Ref: 975  
 
The Zollverein industrial complex in Land Nordrhein-Westfalen consists of the complete infrastructure of a historical coal-mining site, with some 20th-century buildings of outstanding architectural merit. It constitutes remarkable material evidence of the evolution and decline of an essential industry over the past 150 years.

http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/975

With many thanks to Anja from Germany!

Germany. Dresden Elbe Valley

Dresden is deleted from UNESCO’s World Heritage List

Delisted Date: 2009
Date of Inscription: 2004
Criteria: (ii)(iii)(iv)(v)
Property : 1930.0000 ha
Buffer zone: 1240.0000 ha
State of Saxony (Sachsen)
N51 2 24 E13 49 16
Ref: 1156

The 18th- and 19th-century cultural landscape of Dresden Elbe Valley extends some 18 km along the river from Übigau Palace and Ostragehege fields in the north-west to the Pillnitz Palace and the Elbe River Island in the south-east. It features low meadows, and is crowned by the Pillnitz Palace and the centre of Dresden with its numerous monuments and parks from the 16th to 20th centuries. The landscape also features 19th- and 20th-century suburban villas and gardens and valuable natural features. Some terraced slopes along the river are still used for viticulture and some old villages have retained their historic structure and elements from the industrial revolution, notably the 147-m Blue Wonder steel bridge (1891–93), the single-rail suspension cable railway (1898–1901), and the funicular (1894–95). The passenger steamships (the oldest from 1879) and shipyard (c. 1900) are still in use.

http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1156

Thanks to Anja!

Germany. Cologne Cathedral

Date of Inscription: 1996
Minor modification inscribed year: 2008
Criteria: (i)(ii)(iv)
Property : ha
Buffer zone: 258.0000 ha
State of North Rhine-Westphalia (Nordrhein-Westfalen)
N50 56 28 E6 57 26
Ref: 292bis

Begun in 1248, the construction of this Gothic masterpiece took place in several stages and was not completed until 1880. Over seven centuries, successive builders were inspired by the same faith and a spirit of absolute fidelity to the original plans. Apart from its exceptional intrinsic value and the artistic masterpieces it contains, Cologne Cathedral testifies to the enduring strength of European Christianity.

http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/292

Thanks to Sonja!

Germany. Netherlands. The Wadden Sea

Date of Inscription: 2009
Criteria: (viii)(ix)(x)
Property : 968.3930 ha
N53 31 43 E8 33 22
Ref: 1314

The Wadden Sea comprises the Dutch Wadden Sea Conservation Area and the German Wadden Sea National Parks of Lower Saxony and Schleswig-Holstein. It is a large temperate, relatively flat coastal wetland environment, formed by the intricate interactions between physical and biological factors that have given rise to a multitude of transitional habitats with tidal channels, sandy shoals, sea-grass meadows, mussel beds, sandbars, mudflats, salt marshes, estuaries, beaches and dunes. The inscribed site represents over 66% of the whole Wadden Sea and is home to numerous plant and animal species, including marine mammals such as the harbour seal, grey seal and harbour porpoise. It is also a breeding and wintering area for up to 12 millions birds per annum and it supports more than 10 percent of 29 species. The site is one of the last remaining natural, large-scale, intertidal ecosystems where natural processes continue to function largely undisturbed.

http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1314

Thanks to Mindy from The Netherlands and to Brigitte from Germany!

Germany. Old town of Regensburg with Stadtamhof

Date of Inscription: 2006
Criteria: (ii)(iii)(iv)
Property : 182.8000 ha
Buffer zone: 775.6000 ha
Bavaria
N49 01 13 E12 05 50
Ref: 1155

Located on the Danube River in Bavaria, this medieval town contains many buildings of exceptional quality that testify to its history as a trading centre and to its influence on the region from the 9th century. A notable number of historic structures span some two millennia and include ancient Roman, Romanesque and Gothic buildings. Regensburg’s 11th- to 13th-century architecture – including the market, city hall and cathedral – still defines the character of the town marked by tall buildings, dark and narrow lanes, and strong fortifications. The buildings include medieval patrician houses and towers, a large number of churches and monastic ensembles as well as the 12th-century Old Bridge, which dates from. The town is also remarkable for the vestiges testifing to its rich history as one of the centres of the Holy Roman Empire that turned to Protestantism. http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1155

Thanks to Sabine!

Germany. Hanseatic City of Lübeck

Date of Inscription: 1987Minor modification inscribed year: 2009Criteria: (iv)
Property : 81.1000 ha
Buffer zone: 693.8000 ha
State of Schleswig-Holstein
N53 52 0.012 E10 41 30.012
Ref: 272bis

Lübeck – the former capital and Queen City of the Hanseatic League – was founded in the 12th century and prospered until the 16th century as the major trading centre for northern Europe. It has remained a centre for maritime commerce to this day, particularly with the Nordic countries. Despite the damage it suffered during the Second World War, the basic structure of the old city, consisting mainly of 15th- and 16th-century patrician residences, public monuments (the famous Holstentor brick gate), churches and salt storehouses, remains unaltered.

http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/272

Thanks to Sabine!

Germany. Speyer Cathedral

Date of Inscription: 1981
Criteria: (ii)
State of Rhineland-Palatinate (Rheinland-Pfalz)
N49 19 00 E8 26 35
Ref: 168

Speyer Cathedral, a basilica with four towers and two domes, was founded by Conrad II in 1030 and remodelled at the end of the 11th century. It is one of the most important Romanesque monuments from the time of the Holy Roman Empire. The cathedral was the burial place of the German emperors for almost 300 years. 

http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/168

Thanks to Isabella!