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CulturalRef. 1143

Vega Archipelago

Cultural World Heritage property in Norway, inscribed in 2004 under criterion (v).

Vega Archipelago, Norway
Photo: Ann Elin Bratseth · CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons
Archaeological Border complex of Hedeby and the DanevirkeArchitectural, Residential and Cultural Complex of the Radziwill Family at NesvizhBeemsterBerlin Modernism Housing EstatesBiałowieża ForestBirka and HovgårdenBlaenavon Industrial LandscapeBlenheim Palaceborders of the Roman EmpireBrú na BóinneBryggenCastles and Town Walls of King Edward in GwyneddChristiansfeldChurches of the Pskov School of ArchitectureCollegiate Church, Castle, and Old Town of QuedlinburgColonies of BenevolenceCultural Reserve of KernavėCuronian SpitDecorated Farmhouses of HälsinglandDerwent Valley MillsDessau-Wörlitz Garden RealmDrottningholm PalaceDurham Castle and CathedralDutch Water Defence LinesEise Eisinga PlanetariumEngelsberg IronworksFagus FactoryFalun MineFlow CountryForth BridgeFountains AbbeyGammelstad Church TownGiant's CausewayGrachtengordelGrimeton VLF transmitterHanseatic City of LübeckHanseatic town of VisbyHeart of Neolithic OrkneyHigh Coast/Kvarken ArchipelagoHistoric Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of MonumentsHistoric Centres of Stralsund and WismarHistoric Monuments of Novgorod and SurroundingsIr.D.F. WoudagemaalIronbridge GorgeJelling Heritage SiteJodrell Bank ObservatoryKronborg CastleLake DistrictLaponian National ParkLower German LimesLuther Memorials in Eisleben and WittenbergMalbork CastleMedieval Town of ToruńMines of Rammelsberg, Historic Town of Goslar and Upper Harz Water Management SystemMir Castle ComplexMøns KlintModernist Kaunas: Architecture of Optimism, 1919-1939Museum IslandNaval City of KarlskronaNew LanarkOld and New Towns of EdinburghOld RaumaOld town of KuldīgaPalaces and Parks of Potsdam and BerlinPar force hunting landscape in North ZealandPetäjävesi Old ChurchPontcysyllte AqueductPrincely Abbey of CorveyResidence Ensemble SchwerinRietveld Schröder HouseRjukan–Notodden Industrial Heritage SiteRock carvings at AltaRock Carvings in TanumRoskilde CathedralRøros Mining Town and the CircumferenceSaltaireSammallahdenmäkiSchoklandSkogskyrkogårdenSouthern Öland cultural landscapeSpeicherstadt and Kontorhaus District with ChilehausŚródmieścieSt KildaSt Mary's Cathedral and St Michael's Church at HildesheimStevns KlintStruve Geodetic ArcSuomenlinnaTallinn Old TownThe Bony Fish Fossils of the Western Limfjord – Evolution and Climate Adaptation in the Earliest EoceneThe Slate Landscape of Northwest WalesTown Hall of BremenUrnes Stave ChurchVan Nelle FactoryVecrīgaVega ArchipelagoVerlaViking Age Ring FortressesVilnius Old TownWadden SeaWarsaw Old TownWest Norwegian Fjords – Geirangerfjord and NærøyfjordWindmills at Kinderdijk65.633° N, 11.900° E
State Party
Norway
Year of inscription
2004
Criteria
v
Location
Vega Municipality
What it is
archipelago
Component parts
4 (serial property)
Next to
Atlantic Ocean
Reference
WHC 1143 · Wikidata Q829084

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.
nearby

Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

Laponian National Park, Sweden315 kmLaponian National ParkSweden · 1996MixedRøros Mining Town and the Circumference, Norway341 kmRøros Mining Town and the CircumferenceNorway · 1980CulturalGammelstad Church Town, Sweden464 kmGammelstad Church TownSweden · 1996CulturalDecorated Farmhouses of Hälsingland, Sweden485 kmDecorated Farmhouses of HälsinglandSweden · 2012CulturalHigh Coast/Kvarken Archipelago, Finland500 kmHigh Coast/Kvarken ArchipelagoFinland · 2000NaturalUrnes Stave Church, Norway533 kmUrnes Stave ChurchNorway · 1979Cultural
Norway

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