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Grand-Pré

Cultural World Heritage property in Canada, inscribed in 2012 under criteria (v), (vi).

Grand-Pré, Canada
Photo: Dr Wilson . User Semhur on the french wikipedia, modified the original picture. · CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons
AnticostiGrand-PréGreat Smoky Mountains National ParkGros Morne National ParkHopewell Ceremonial EarthworksIndependence HallJoggins Fossil CliffsL'Anse aux MeadowsLiberty IslandMammoth Cave National ParkMiguasha National ParkMistaken Point Ecological ReserveMonticello and the University of Virginia in CharlottesvilleOld QuebecOld Town LunenburgRed Bay National Historic SiteRideau Canal World Heritage SiteSt George and Related FortificationsThe 20th-Century Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright45.109° N, 64.309° W
State Party
Canada
Year of inscription
2012
Criteria
vvi
Area of property
1,323 ha
Location
Kings County
What it is
cultural landscape, human settlement
Founded or built
1680
Official website
experiencegrandpre.ca/
Reference
WHC 1404 · Wikidata Q1100749

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.(vi)Directly linked to events, living traditions, ideas, beliefs or artistic and literary works of outstanding universal significance.
nearby

Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

Joggins Fossil Cliffs, Canada72 kmJoggins Fossil CliffsCanada · 2008NaturalOld Town Lunenburg, Canada81 kmOld Town LunenburgCanada · 1995CulturalMiguasha National Park, Canada369 kmMiguasha National ParkCanada · 1999NaturalAnticosti, Canada499 kmAnticostiCanada · 2023NaturalOld Quebec, Canada566 kmOld QuebecCanada · 1985CulturalGros Morne National Park, Canada709 kmGros Morne National ParkCanada · 1987Natural
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