UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Poland

Poland is home to 16 UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Of those, there are 15 cultural sites, 1 natural sites and 0 mixed sites. Poland shares 3 of those sites with other countries.

The World Heritage Sites in Poland are:

Historic Centre of Kraków

The Historic Centre of Kraków is the former capital of Poland.
Wieliczka and Bochnia Royal Salt Mines

The deposit of rock salt in Wieliczka and Bochnia has been mined since the 13th century.
Auschwitz Birkenau German Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp (1940-1945)

Auschwitz Birkenau was the principal and most notorious of the six concentration and extermination camps established by Nazi Germany.
Białowieża Forest

Bialowieza Forest is a large forest complex located on the border between Poland and Belarus.
Historic Centre of Warsaw

The historic center of Warsaw, Poland was rebuilt after it was destroyed in 1944.
Old City of Zamość

Old City of Zamość in southeastern Poland is an outstanding example of a late 16th-century Central European town designed and built in accordance with Italian Renaissance theories on the creation of “ideal” cities.
Castle of the Teutonic Order in Malbork

Malbork Castle is the most complete and elaborate example of a Gothic brick-built castle complex in the characteristic and unique style of the Teutonic Order.
Medieval Town of Toruń

Toruń in northern Poland is a remarkably well preserved example of a medieval European trading and administrative centre, located on the Vistula River.
Kalwaria Zebrzydowska: the Mannerist Architectural and Park Landscape Complex and Pilgrimage Park

Kalwaria Zebrzydowska is a breathtaking cultural landscape of great spiritual significance.
Churches of Peace in Jawor and Świdnica
Wooden Churches of Southern Małopolska
Muskauer Park / Park Mużakowski

Muskauer Park / Park Mużakowski is an extensive landscape initially developed between 1815 and 1844 by Prince Hermann von Pückler-Muskau on the grounds of his estate.
Centennial Hall in Wrocław

The Centennial Hall in Wrocław, a milestone in the history of reinforced concrete architecture, was designed by the architect Max Berg and built in 1911-1913.
Wooden Tserkvas of the Carpathian Region in Poland and Ukraine
Tarnowskie Góry Lead-Silver-Zinc Mine and its Underground Water Management System
Krzemionki Prehistoric Striped Flint Mining Region
Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe