There are 42 UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Germany. Germany is fifth in the number of UNESCO World Heritage sites behind Italy, China, Spain, and France.
Below is a list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Germany, and includes links to posts about those we have visited.
Cultural (39)
- Aachen Cathedral (1978)
- Abbey and Altenmünster of Lorsch (1991)
- Bauhaus and its Sites in Weimar, Dessau and Bernau (1996,2017)
- Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe (2013)
- Berlin Modernism Housing Estates (2008)
- Carolingian Westwork and Civitas Corvey (2014)
- Castles of Augustusburg and Falkenlust at Brühl (1984)
- Caves and Ice Age Art in the Swabian Jura (2017)
- Classical Weimar (1998)
- Collegiate Church, Castle and Old Town of Quedlinburg (1994)
- Cologne Cathedral (1996)
- Fagus Factory in Alfeld (2011)
- Frontiers of the Roman Empire (1987,2005,2008)
- Garden Kingdom of Dessau-Wörlitz (2000)
- Hanseatic City of Lübeck (1987)
- Historic Centres of Stralsund and Wismar (2002)
- Luther Memorials in Eisleben and Wittenberg (1996)
- Margravial Opera House Bayreuth (2012)
- Maulbronn Monastery Complex (1993)
- Mines of Rammelsberg, Historic Town of Goslar and Upper Harz Water Management System (1992,2010)
- Monastic Island of Reichenau (2000)
- Museumsinsel (Museum Island), Berlin (1999)
- Muskauer Park / Park Mużakowski (2004)
- Old town of Regensburg with Stadtamhof (2006)
- Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin (1990,1992, 1999)
- Pilgrimage Church of Wies (1983)
- Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps (2011)
- Roman Monuments, Cathedral of St Peter and Church of Our Lady in Trier (1986)
- Speicherstadt and Kontorhaus District with Chilehaus (2015)
- Speyer Cathedral (1981)
- St Mary's Cathedral and St Michael's Church at Hildesheim (1985)
- The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement (2016)
- Town Hall and Roland on the Marketplace of Bremen (2004)
- Town of Bamberg (1993)
- Upper Middle Rhine Valley (2002)
- Völklingen Ironworks (1994)
- Wartburg Castle (1999)
- Würzburg Residence with the Court Gardens and Residence Square (1981)
- Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex in Essen (2001)
Natural (3)
- Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe (2007,2011,2017)
- Messel Pit Fossil Site (1995)
- Wadden Sea (2009,2014)