The Millenary Benedictine Abbey of Pannonhalma and its Natural Environment
A unique example of the spread of Christianity in Central Europe, its monastic community is a living centre of Benedictine culture.
Caves of Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst
A unique system of a large number of caves with a variety of shapes, formed in extreme climatic conditions.
Budapest – the Banks of the Danube, the Buda Castle Quarter and Andrássy Avenue
The stunning panorama on the banks of the Danube, with a city which is an outstanding example of historical urban development in Central Europe, preserved from Roman times.
Old Village of Hollókő and its Surroundings
The village and its community are a unique example of the combination of traditional farming, folk architecture and rich folk traditions.
Fertő/Neusiedlersee Cultural Landscape
A diverse landscape formed along Europe's westernmost steppe lake, shaped by thousands of years of land use based on animal husbandry and viticulture
Hortobágy National Park – the Puszta
It is a landscape shaped by pastoral societies, where pastoralism has survived to this day in the harmonious coexistence of man and nature.
Early Christian Necropolis of Pécs (Sopianae)
The particularly rich and well-preserved tombs of the early Christian cemetery of the late Roman period in the former Sopianae area.
Tokaj wine region historic cultural landscape
A cultural landscape shaped by more than a thousand years of viticultural and wine-growing culture and its built heritage.
The breath-taking panorama of Budapest on the two banks of the Danube, Hollókő, still lives its Palóc traditions, the unique stalagmites of the caves of the Aggtelek karst, the thousand-year-old Benedictine spirit of Pannonhalma, the endless horizon of the Hortobágy, the mysterious Early Christian Necropolis of Pécs, the thousand-faced cultural landscape of Fertő and the honey-sweet liquid golden wine of Tokaj-Hegyalja –Hungary contributes to the outstanding cultural and natural heritage of humanity with these sites, which are inscribed on the World Heritage List.
The UNESCO World Heritage Convention, adopted in 1972, aims to protect natural and cultural values of outstanding importance and to conserve them for future generations. Hungary acceded to the international treaty - currently adopted by 194 states parties - in 1985 and since then eight Hungarian sites have been inscribed on the World Heritage List, one in the natural and seven in the cultural category. The Convention provides for the inscription on the World Heritage List of sites that are of unique significance not only for a particular country but for humanity as a whole. This uniqueness is embodied in the outstanding universal value of World Heritage sites.
