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Decorated Farmhouses of Hälsingland

Cultural World Heritage property in Sweden, inscribed in 2012 under criterion (v).

Decorated Farmhouses of Hälsingland, Sweden
Photo: Catasa · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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State Party
Sweden
Year of inscription
2012
Criteria
v
Area of property
537 ha
Location
Hälsingland
What it is
architectural ensemble
Founded or built
2012
Component parts
7 (serial property)
Reference
WHC 1282 · Wikidata Q1642003

Why it is on the List

(v)An outstanding example of a traditional settlement or use of land or sea that represents a culture, especially one now vulnerable.
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Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

Falun Mine, Sweden126 kmFalun MineSweden · 2001CulturalEngelsberg Ironworks, Sweden194 kmEngelsberg IronworksSweden · 1993CulturalHigh Coast/Kvarken Archipelago, Finland266 kmHigh Coast/Kvarken ArchipelagoFinland · 2000NaturalRøros Mining Town and the Circumference, Norway268 kmRøros Mining Town and the CircumferenceNorway · 1980CulturalBirka and Hovgården, Sweden274 kmBirka and HovgårdenSweden · 1993CulturalDrottningholm Palace, Sweden281 kmDrottningholm PalaceSweden · 1991Cultural
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