Hungary | World Heritage Explorer

Hungary has been a State Party to the World Heritage Convention since 1985. With 8 inscribed properties, the country maintains a well-established presence on the World Heritage List. The majority of its sites are cultural properties, reflecting a strong emphasis on historical and architectural heritage. Some of these properties are shared with neighboring countries, demonstrating cooperation across borders in heritage conservation.

Hungary as a State Party to the World Heritage Convention

State Party since: July 15, 1985

Status: Acceptance

Mandates to the World Heritage Committee: 1997-2003, 2017-2021

Total of Mandate Years: 10

Total of Mandates: 2

WHC Electoral Group: II (Eastern Europe)

World Heritage Sites in Hungary (8)

Cultural: 7 | Natural: 1 | Mixed: 0

Budapest, including the Banks of the Danube, the Buda Castle Quarter and Andrássy Avenue · Cultural
Caves of Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst · Natural (Transboundary)
Early Christian Necropolis of Pécs (Sopianae) · Cultural
Fertö / Neusiedlersee Cultural Landscape · Cultural (Transboundary)
Hortobágy National Park - the Puszta · Cultural
Millenary Benedictine Abbey of Pannonhalma and its Natural Environment · Cultural
Old Village of Hollókő and its Surroundings · Cultural
Tokaj Wine Region Historic Cultural Landscape · Cultural

Map of World Heritage Sites

This interactive map shows the location of all UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Hungary.

Tentative World Heritage Sites (11)

The Network of Rural Heritage Buildings in Hungary · submitted: August 31, 2017
Royal Seats in Esztergom, Visegrád with the former Royal Wood in the Pilis Mountain · submitted: August 31, 2017
Wooden bell-towers in the Upper Tisza-Region · submitted: August 31, 2017
Balaton Uplands Cultural Landscape · submitted: August 31, 2017
Frontiers of the Roman Empire – Ripa Pannonica in Hungary · submitted: June 22, 2009
Ödön Lechner’s independent pre-modern architecture · submitted: May 26, 2008
System of Fortifications at the Confluence of the Rivers Danube and Váh in Komárno - Komárom · submitted: January 12, 2007
State Stud-Farm Estate of Mezöhegyes · submitted: December 28, 2000
The Ipolytartnóc Fossils · submitted: December 28, 2000
Le Château-fort médiéval d'Esztergom · submitted: August 11, 1993
Caves of the Buda Thermal Karst System · submitted: August 11, 1993

Source: UNESCO Tentative Lists

Country Profile Hungary

Official Name: Hungary

Continent: Europe

Subregion: Central Europe

UNESCO Region: Europe and North America

Capital: Budapest

Population (2024): 9,562,314

Land Area: 91,260 km²

Currency: Hungarian forint (HUF)

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