Austria is home to 10 UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Of those, there are 9 cultural sites, 1 natural sites and 0 mixed sites. Austria shares 3 of those sites with other countries.
The World Heritage Sites in Austria are:
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Historic Centre of the City of Salzburg
Salzburg is an outstanding example of an ecclesiastical city-state, peculiar to the Holy Roman Empire, from Prussia to Italy. -
Palace and Gardens of Schönbrunn
The site of the Palace and Gardens of Schönbrunn is outstanding as one of the most impressive and well preserved Baroque ensembles of its kind in Europe. -
Hallstatt-Dachstein / Salzkammergut Cultural Landscape
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Semmering Railway
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City of Graz – Historic Centre and Schloss Eggenberg
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Wachau Cultural Landscape
The Wachau is a stretch of the Danube located between Melk and Krems, which demonstrates high visual and landscape qualities. -
Historic Centre of Vienna
Vienna developed from early Celtic and Roman settlements into a Medieval and Baroque city, the capital of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. -
Fertö / Neusiedlersee Cultural Landscape
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Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe
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Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps
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The Great Spa Towns of Europe
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Frontiers of the Roman Empire – The Danube Limes (Western Segment)