Hungary
Hungary has been a State Party to the World Heritage Convention since 1985. With 8 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.
Hungary as a State Party to the World Heritage Convention
State Party since: July 15, 1985
Status: Acceptance
Mandates to the World Heritage Committee: 1997-2003, 2017-2021
Total of Mandate Years: 10
Total of Mandates: 2
WHC Electoral Group: II (Eastern Europe)
World Heritage Sites in Hungary (8)
Cultural: 7 | Natural: 1 | Mixed: 0
- Budapest, including the Banks of the Danube, the Buda Castle Quarter and Andrássy Avenue · Cultural
- Caves of Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst · Natural (Transboundary)
- Early Christian Necropolis of Pécs (Sopianae) · Cultural
- Fertö / Neusiedlersee Cultural Landscape · Cultural (Transboundary)
- Hortobágy National Park - the Puszta · Cultural
- Millenary Benedictine Abbey of Pannonhalma and its Natural Environment · Cultural
- Old Village of Hollókő and its Surroundings · Cultural
- Tokaj Wine Region Historic Cultural Landscape · Cultural
Map of World Heritage Sites
Tentative World Heritage Sites (11)
- The Network of Rural Heritage Buildings in Hungary · submitted: August 31, 2017
- Royal Seats in Esztergom, Visegrád with the former Royal Wood in the Pilis Mountain · submitted: August 31, 2017
- Wooden bell-towers in the Upper Tisza-Region · submitted: August 31, 2017
- Balaton Uplands Cultural Landscape · submitted: August 31, 2017
- Frontiers of the Roman Empire – Ripa Pannonica in Hungary · submitted: June 22, 2009
- Ödön Lechner’s independent pre-modern architecture · submitted: May 26, 2008
- System of Fortifications at the Confluence of the Rivers Danube and Váh in Komárno - Komárom · submitted: January 12, 2007
- State Stud-Farm Estate of Mezöhegyes · submitted: December 28, 2000
- The Ipolytartnóc Fossils · submitted: December 28, 2000
- Le Château-fort médiéval d'Esztergom · submitted: August 11, 1993
- Caves of the Buda Thermal Karst System · submitted: August 11, 1993
Country Profile Hungary
Official Name: Hungary
Continent: Europe
Subregion: Central Europe
UNESCO Region: Europe and North America
Capital: Budapest
Population (2024): 9,562,314
Land Area: 91,260 km²
Currency: Hungarian forint (HUF)