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Historic Town of Banská Štiavnica and the Technical Monuments in its Vicinity

Cultural World Heritage property in Slovakia, inscribed in 1993 under criteria (iv), (v).

18th-Century Royal Palace at Caserta with the Park, the Aqueduct of Vanvitelli, and the San Leucio ComplexAachen CathedralAbbey and Altenmünster of LorschAbbey Church of Saint-Savin-sur-GartempeAbbey of FontenayAbbey of Saint GallAcropolis of AthensAeolian IslandsAigaiAmalfi CoastAncient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of EuropeAncient City of AleppoAncient City of NessebarAncient City of Tauric Chersonese and its ChoraAphrodisiasAppian WayArab-Norman Palermo and the Cathedral Churches of Cefalú and MonrealeArchaeological Area and the Patriarchal Basilica of AquileiaArchaeological Areas of Pompei, Herculaneum and Torre AnnunziataArchaeological Border complex of Hedeby and the DanevirkeArchaeological Ensemble of TárracoArchaeological site of Carthagearchaeological Site of DelphiArchaeological Sites of Mycenae and TirynsArchitectural, Residential and Cultural Complex of the Radziwill Family at NesvizhArles, Roman and Romanesque MonumentsArslantepeArtists' Colony in DarmstadtAssisi, the Basilica of San Francesco and Other Franciscan SitesAugustusburg and Falkenlust PalacesAuschwitzbanks of the SeineBardejov Town Conservation ReserveBathBauhaus and its Sites in Weimar, Dessau and BernauBeaches of the D-Day Landings, Normandy, 1944BeemsterBéguinages in FlandersBelfries of Belgium and FranceBergpark WilhelmshöheBerlin Modernism Housing EstatesBiałowieża ForestBirka and HovgårdenBlaenavon Industrial LandscapeBlenheim Palaceborders of the Roman EmpireBourges CathedralBoyana ChurchBryggenBudapest, including the Banks of the Danube, the Buda Castle Quarter and Andrássy AvenueBursa and Cumalıkızık: the Birth of the Ottoman EmpireButrintCanal du MidiCanterbury Cathedral, St Augustine's Abbey, and St Martin's ChurchCasbah of AlgiersCastel del MonteCatalan Romanesque Churches of the Vall de BoíÇatalhöyükCathedral, Torre Civica and Piazza Grande, ModenaCaves and Ice Age Art in the Swabian JuraCaves of Aggtelek Karst and Slovak KarstCentennial HallChaîne des Puys - Limagne fault tectonic arenaChampagne hillsides, houses and cellarsChauvet CaveChristiansfeldChurch of the Ascension, Kolomenskoyechurches of MoldaviaChurches of PeaceChurches of the Pskov School of ArchitectureCilento and Vallo di Diano National Park with the Archeological Sites of Paestum and Velia, and the Certosa di PadulaCité de CarcassonneCity of Graz – Historic Centre and Schloss EggenbergCity of Luxembourg: its Old Quarters and FortificationsCity of SafranboluCity of Vicenza and the Palladian Villas of the VenetoClassical WeimarClimats, terroirs of BurgundyCollegiate Church, Castle, and Old Town of QuedlinburgCologne CathedralColonies of BenevolenceCordouan LighthouseCrac des Chevaliers and Qal’at Salah El-DinCrespi d'AddaCultural Landscape of Kenozero LakeCultural Landscape of the Serra de TramuntanaCultural Reserve of KernavėCuronian SpitDacian Fortresses of the Orăștie MountainsDanube DeltaDead CitiesDecorated Farmhouses of HälsinglandDelosDerwent Valley MillsDessau-Wörlitz Garden RealmDivriği Great Mosque and HospitalDiyarbakır Fortress and Hevsel Gardens Cultural LandscapeDjemiladomus de janasDouggaDrottningholm PalaceDurham Castle and CathedralDurmitor National ParkDutch Water Defence LinesEarly Christian Monuments of RavennaEarly Christian Necropolis of PécsEise Eisinga PlanetariumEngelsberg IronworksEphesusEpiscopal City of AlbiEtna ParkEtruscan Necropolises of Cerveteri and TarquiniaEuphrasian BasilicaEvaporitic Karst and Caves of Northern ApenninesFagus FactoryFalun MineFerapontov MonasteryFerrara, City of the Renaissance, and its Po DeltaFertö / Neusiedlersee Cultural LandscapeFortifications of VaubanFountains AbbeyFrom the Great Saltworks of Salins-les-Bains to the Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans, the Production of Open-pan SaltFrontiers of the Roman Empire – The Danube Limes (Western Segment)GamzigradGardens and Castle at KroměřížGenoa: Le Strade Nuove and the system of the Palazzi dei RolliGlarus thrustGöbekli TepeGordionGöreme National Park and the Rock Sites of CappadociaGrachtengordelGrand-PlaceGrimeton VLF transmitterGulf of Porto: Calanche of Piana, Gulf of Girolata, Scandola ReserveHadrian's VillaHallstatt-Dachstein Salzkammergut cultural landscapeHanseatic City of LübeckHanseatic town of VisbyHattusha: the Hittite CapitalHierapolis-PamukkaleHistoric Areas of IstanbulHistoric Centre of AvignonHistoric Centre of BruggeHistoric Centre of Český KrumlovHistoric Centre of FlorenceHistoric Centre of NaplesHistoric Centre of PragueHistoric Centre of Rome, the Properties of the Holy See in that City Enjoying Extraterritorial Rights and San Paolo Fuori le MuraHistoric Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of MonumentsHistoric Centre of San GimignanoHistoric Centre of SienaHistoric Centre of SighișoaraHistoric Centre of TelčHistoric Centre of the City of PienzaHistoric Centre of the City of SalzburgHistoric Centre of UrbinoHistoric Centre of ViennaHistoric Centres of Berat and GjirokastërHistoric Centres of Stralsund and WismarHistoric City of TrogirHistoric Monuments of Novgorod and SurroundingsHistoric Town of Banská Štiavnica and the Technical Monuments in its VicinityHistoric Walled Town of Cuencahistorical centre of Yaroslavlhistorical city centre of OdesaHistorical Complex of Split with the Palace of DiocletianHolašoviceHollókőHoly Trinity Column in OlomoucHorezu monasteryHortobágy National ParkHypogeum of Ħal SaflieniIbiza, Biodiversity and CultureIchkeul National ParkIr.D.F. WoudagemaalIronbridge GorgeIvrea, industrial city of the 20th centuryJelling Heritage SiteJewish-Medieval Heritage of ErfurtJewish Quarter and St Procopius' Basilica in TřebíčJodrell Bank ObservatoryJungfrau-Aletsch protected areaJurassic CoastJurisdiction of Saint-EmilionKairouanKalwaria Zebrzydowska parkKew GardensKhirokitiaKizhi PogostKraków Old TownKremlin and Red SquareKronborg CastleKrzemionki Prehistoric Striped Flint Mining RegionKutná Hora: Historical Town Centre with the Church of St Barbara and the Cathedral of Our Lady at SedlecKyiv: Saint-Sophia Cathedral and Related Monastic Buildings, Kyiv-Pechersk LavraLa Chaux-de-Fonds / Le Locle, Watchmaking Town PlanningLandscape for Breeding and Training of Ceremonial Carriage Horses at Kladruby nad LabemLate Baroque Towns of the Val di NotoLavauxLe Colline del Prosecco di Conegliano e ValdobbiadeneLednice-Valtice Cultural LandscapeLevoča, Spiš Castle and the associated cultural monumentslifts on the old Canal du CentreLimes DacicusLitomyšl ChateauLongobards in Italy, Places of PowerLonja de la SedaLower German LimesLuther Memorials in Eisleben and WittenbergMadara RiderMadriu-Perafita-Claror ValleyMaison CarréeMajor Mining Sites of WalloniaMajor Town Houses of the Architect Victor HortaMalbork CastleMantua and SabbionetaMargravial Opera HouseMaritime GreenwichMaulbronn MonasteryMedici Villas and Gardens in TuscanyMedieval City of RhodesMedieval Monuments in KosovoMedieval Town of ToruńMedina of SousseMedina of TunisMegalithic Temples of MaltaMegaliths of Carnac and of the shores of MorbihanMehmed Paša Sokolović BridgeMessel pitMeteoraMines of Rammelsberg, Historic Town of Goslar and Upper Harz Water Management SystemMinoan Palatial CentresMir Castle ComplexMøns KlintModernist Kaunas: Architecture of Optimism, 1919-1939Monasteries of Daphni, Hosios Loukas and Nea Moni of ChiosMonasteries of San Millán de la CogollaMont-Saint-Michel and its BayMonte San GiorgioMount AthosMount NemrutMudejar Architecture of AragonMuseum IslandMuseum Plantin-MoretusMuskau ParkMystrasNatural and Cultural Heritage of the Ohrid regionNatural and Culturo-Historical Region of KotorNaumburg CathedralNaval City of KarlskronaNeolithic flint mines of SpiennesNice, Winter Resort Town of the Rivieranorthern French coal mining regionNotre-Dame d'AmiensNotre-Dame de ChartresNovodevichy ConventOld city (Dubrovnik)Old City of BernOld City of ZamośćOld RaumaOld town of CorfuOld town of KuldīgaOld Town of LvivOld town of Regensburg with StadtamhofOlympiaOre Mountain Mining RegionPadova botanical gardenPadua's fourteenth-century fresco cyclesPainted Churches in the Troödos RegionPalace and gardens of SchönbrunnPalace of FontainebleauPalace of VersaillesPalace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey including Saint Margaret's ChurchPalaces and Parks of Potsdam and BerlinPalau de la Música Catalana and Hospital de Sant Pau, BarcelonaPaleochristian and Byzantine monuments of ThessalonikiPalmeral of ElchePalmyraPannonhalma ArchabbeyPaphosPar force hunting landscape in North ZealandPergamon and its Multi-Layered Cultural LandscapePetäjävesi Old ChurchPetroglyphs of Lake Onega and the White SeaPhilippiPiazza del Duomo, PisaPilgrimage Church of Saint John of NepomukPirin National ParkPlace Stanislas, Place de la Carrière and Place d'Alliance in NancyPlitvice Lakes National ParkPoblet MonasteryPont du GardPontcysyllte Aqueductport of the Moonporticoes of BolognaPortovenere, Cinque Terre, and the Islands (Palmaria, Tino and Tinetto)prehistoric pile dwellings around the AlpsPrehistoric Sites and Decorated Caves of the Vézère ValleyPrincely Abbey of CorveyProvinsPunic Town of Kerkuane and its NecropolisPyrénées – Mont Perdu World Heritage SitePythagoreion and Heraion of SamosQal'at Bani Hammadreconstructed center of Le HavreReichenau IslandResidence Ensemble SchwerinResidence of Bukovinian and Dalmatian MetropolitansResidences of the Royal House of SavoyRhaetian Railway in the Albula / Bernina LandscapesRhine GorgeRietveld Schröder HouseRila MonasteryRjukan–Notodden Industrial Heritage SiteRock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian PeninsulaRock Carvings in Tanumrock drawings in ValcamonicaRock-hewn Churches of IvanovoRoman amphitheatre of El JemRoman Monuments, Cathedral of St. Peter and Church of Our Lady in Trier UNESCO World Heritage SiteRoman Theatre and its Surroundings and the "Triumphal Arch" of OrangeRoșia Montană Mining LandscapeRoskilde CathedralRoyal abbey of Saint-RemiSacri Monti of Piedmont and LombardySaint John AbbeySaltaireSammallahdenmäkiSan Marino Historic Centre and Mount TitanoSanctuary of Asclepius, EpidaurusSanta Maria delle GrazieSardis and the Lydian Tumuli of Bin TepeSchoklandSculptural Ensemble of Constantin Brâncuși at Târgu JiuSelimiye MosqueSemmering railwayShUM Sites of Speyer, Worms and MainzŠibenik CathedralSidi Bou SaidŠkocjan CavesSkogskyrkogårdenSouthern Öland cultural landscapeSpeicherstadt and Kontorhaus District with ChilehausSpeyer CathedralSrebarna Nature ReserveŚródmieścieSt Mary's Cathedral and St Michael's Church at HildesheimStari Grad PlainStari Ras and SopoćaniStećci (UNESCO svjetska baština)Stevns KlintStoclet PalaceStonehengeStrasbourg: from Grande-île to Neustadt, a European urban sceneStruve Geodetic ArcStudenica monasterySu Nuraxi di BaruminiSuomenlinnaSyracuse and the Rocky Necropolis of PantalicaTalayotic Culture of MinorcaTallinn Old TownTarnowskie Góry Lead-Silver-Zinc Mine and its Underground Water Management SystemTemple of Apollo Epicurius in BassaeThe Architectural Work of Le CorbusierThe Bony Fish Fossils of the Western Limfjord – Evolution and Climate Adaptation in the Earliest EoceneThe Causses and the Cévennes, Mediterranean agro-pastoral Cultural LandscapeThe DolomitesThe Great Spa Towns of EuropeThe Historic Centre (Chorá) with the Monastery of Saint-John the Theologian and the Cave of the Apocalypse on the Island of PátmosThe Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and ChalonnesThe Palaces of King Ludwig II of Bavaria: Neuschwanstein, Linderhof, Schachen and HerrenchiemseeThe Sassi and the Park of the Rupestrian Churches of MateraThe Trulli of AlberobelloThe Venetian Works of defence between 15th and 17th centuriesThe Vineyard Landscape of Piedmont: Langhe-Roero and MonferratoThe wider area of Mount OlympusThe works of Jože Plečnik in Ljubljana – Human Centred Urban DesignThracian Tomb of KazanlakThracian Tomb of SveshtariThree Castles of BellinzonaTimgadTipasaTokaj Wine Region Historic Cultural LandscapeTournai CathedralTower of LondonTown Hall of BremenTrinity Lavra of St. SergiusTroyUrnes Stave ChurchVal d'OrciaValle dei TempliVallettaVan Nelle FactoryVatican CityVecrīgaVenice and its LagoonVerlaVeronaVézelay, Church and HillVieux LyonViking Age Ring FortressesVilla d'EsteVilla Romana del CasaleVilla TugendhatVilnius Old TownVizcaya BridgeVjetrenicaVlkolínecVölklingen IronworksWachauWadden SeaWarsaw Old TownWartburgWater Management System of AugsburgWay of Saint James UNESCO World Heritage Sites in FranceWest Norwegian Fjords – Geirangerfjord and NærøyfjordWestern CaucasusWhite Monuments of Vladimir and SuzdalWieliczka and Bochnia Royal Salt MinesWieskircheWindmills at Kinderdijkwooden churches of MaramureșWooden churches of Southern Lesser Polandwooden churches of the Slovak CarpathiansWooden Hypostyle Mosques of Medieval AnatoliaWooden tserkvas of Carpathian region in Poland and UkraineWorks of Antoni GaudíWürzburg Residence with the Court Gardens and Residence SquareXanthos-LetoonZagoriŽatec and the Landscape of Saaz HopsZollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex48.461° N, 18.900° E
State Party
Slovakia
Year of inscription
1993
Criteria
ivv
Location
Banská Štiavnica
What it is
old town
Reference
WHC 618 · Wikidata Q16912647

Why it is on the List

(iv)An outstanding example of a building type, ensemble or landscape that illustrates a significant stage in human history.(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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