Denmark | World Heritage Explorer

Denmark has been a State Party to the World Heritage Convention since 1979. With 12 inscribed properties, the country maintains a well-established presence on the World Heritage List. The majority of its sites are cultural properties, reflecting a strong emphasis on historical and architectural heritage. Some of these properties are shared with neighboring countries, demonstrating cooperation across borders in heritage conservation.

Denmark as a State Party to the World Heritage Convention

State Party since: July 25, 1979

Status: Ratification

Mandates to the World Heritage Committee: None

Total of Mandate Years: 0

Total of Mandates: 0

WHC Electoral Group: I (Western Europe/North America)

World Heritage Sites in Denmark (12)

Cultural: 8 | Natural: 4 | Mixed: 0

Aasivissuit – Nipisat. Inuit Hunting Ground between Ice and Sea · Cultural
Ilulissat Icefjord · Natural
Jelling Mounds, Runic Stones and Church · Cultural
Kronborg Castle · Cultural
Kujataa Greenland: Norse and Inuit Farming at the Edge of the Ice Cap · Cultural
Moravian Church Settlements · Cultural (Transboundary)
Møns Klint · Natural
Roskilde Cathedral · Cultural
Stevns Klint · Natural
The par force hunting landscape in North Zealand · Cultural
Viking-Age Ring Fortresses · Cultural
Wadden Sea · Natural (Transboundary)

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Tentative World Heritage Sites (5)

Workers’ Assembly Halls · submitted: December 7, 2023
Seaweed Houses and Sea-salt Huts, Laesoe Island · submitted: September 6, 2023
The Bony Fish Fossils of the Western Limfjord: Evolution and Climate Adaptation in the Earliest Eocene · submitted: September 6, 2023
The Maritime Heritage of Dragør Old Town and Harbour - A ‘skipper-town’ from the era of the great tall ships in the 18th and 19th centuries · submitted: January 31, 2019
Amalienborg and its district · submitted: September 1, 1993

Source: UNESCO Tentative Lists

Country Profile Denmark

Official Name: Kingdom of Denmark

Continent: Europe

Subregion: Northern Europe

UNESCO Region: Europe and North America

Capital: Copenhagen

Population (2024): 5,976,992

Land Area: 40,000 km²

Currency: Danish krone (DKK)

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UNESCO World Heritage Convention: State Party Denmark

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