Romania | World Heritage Explorer

Romania has been a State Party to the World Heritage Convention since 1990. With 11 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. One of these properties is shared with neighboring countries, demonstrating cooperation across borders in heritage conservation.

Romania as a State Party to the World Heritage Convention

State Party since: May 16, 1990

Status: Acceptance

Mandates to the World Heritage Committee: None

Total of Mandate Years: 0

Total of Mandates: 0

WHC Electoral Group: II (Eastern Europe)

World Heritage Sites in Romania (11)

Cultural: 9 | Natural: 2 | Mixed: 0

Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe · Natural (Transboundary)
Brâncuși Monumental Ensemble of Târgu Jiu · Cultural
Churches of Moldavia · Cultural
Dacian Fortresses of the Orastie Mountains · Cultural
Danube Delta · Natural
Frontiers of the Roman Empire – Dacia · Cultural
Historic Centre of Sighişoara · Cultural
Monastery of Horezu · Cultural
Roșia Montană Mining Landscape · Cultural
Villages with Fortified Churches in Transylvania · Cultural
Wooden Churches of Maramureş · Cultural

Map of World Heritage Sites

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

Tentative World Heritage Sites (17)

Former Communist Prisons in Romania · submitted: April 15, 2024
Movile Cave · submitted: April 15, 2024
Princely religious foundations in Wallachia and Moldavia · submitted: April 15, 2024
Royal Residences of Sinaia · submitted: April 15, 2024
Frontiers of the Roman Empire - The Danube Limes · submitted: January 31, 2020
The old villages of Hollókő and Rimetea and their surroundings · submitted: February 14, 2012
The Historic Centre of Sibiu and its Ensemble of Squares · submitted: June 29, 2004
Le Monastère de Neamt · submitted: March 1, 1991
Eglises byzantines et post-byzantines de Curtea de Arges · submitted: March 1, 1991
L'ensemble rupestre de Basarabi · submitted: March 1, 1991
Les « coules » de Petite Valachie · submitted: March 1, 1991
L'église de Densus · submitted: March 1, 1991
Le noyau historique de la ville d'Alba Julia · submitted: March 1, 1991
Massif du Retezat · submitted: March 1, 1991
Pietrosul Rodnei (sommet de montagne) · submitted: March 1, 1991
Sinpetru (site paléontologique) · submitted: March 1, 1991
Codrul secular Slatiora (forêt séculaire) · submitted: March 1, 1991

Source: UNESCO Tentative Lists

Country Profile Romania

Official Name: Romania

Continent: Europe

Subregion: Southeast Europe

UNESCO Region: Europe and North America

Capital: Bucharest

Population (2024): 19,069,340

Land Area: 230,080 km²

Currency: Romanian leu (RON)

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