Poland
Poland has been a State Party to the World Heritage Convention since 1976. With 17 inscribed properties, the country is one of the more prominent contributors to 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.
Poland as a State Party to the World Heritage Convention
State Party since: June 29, 1976
Status: Ratification
Mandates to the World Heritage Committee: 1976-1978, 2013-2017, 2025-2029
Total of Mandate Years: 10
Total of Mandates: 3
WHC Electoral Group: II (Eastern Europe)
World Heritage Sites in Poland (17)
Cultural: 15 | Natural: 2 | Mixed: 0
- Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe · Natural (Transboundary)
- Auschwitz Birkenau German Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp (1940-1945) · Cultural
- Białowieża Forest · Natural (Transboundary)
- Castle of the Teutonic Order in Malbork · Cultural
- Centennial Hall in Wrocław · Cultural
- Churches of Peace in Jawor and Świdnica · Cultural
- Historic Centre of Kraków · Cultural
- Historic Centre of Warsaw · Cultural
- Kalwaria Zebrzydowska: the Mannerist Architectural and Park Landscape Complex and Pilgrimage Park · Cultural
- Krzemionki Prehistoric Striped Flint Mining Region · Cultural
- Medieval Town of Toruń · Cultural
- Muskauer Park / Park Mużakowski · Cultural (Transboundary)
- Old City of Zamość · Cultural
- Tarnowskie Góry Lead-Silver-Zinc Mine and its Underground Water Management System · Cultural
- Wieliczka and Bochnia Royal Salt Mines · Cultural
- Wooden Tserkvas of the Carpathian Region in Poland and Ukraine · Cultural (Transboundary)
- Wooden Churches of Southern Małopolska · Cultural
Map of World Heritage Sites
Tentative World Heritage Sites (9)
- Historic Saltworks Complex in Ciechocinek · submitted: August 6, 2025
- Bobrka oil field – the heritage of the beginnings of the oil industry in the world · submitted: July 25, 2025
- The early modern Srebrna Góra Fortress as a perfect example of mountain massifs transformation · submitted: July 25, 2025
- Historical coal-mining complex in Zabrze (eighteenth–twentieth centuries) · submitted: July 18, 2025
- European Paper Mills (from the era of hand-made paper) · submitted: April 12, 2024
- Modernist Centre of Gdynia — the example of building an integrated community · submitted: September 26, 2019
- The Augustów Canal (Kanal Augustowski) · submitted: March 20, 2006
- The Dunajec River Gorge in the Pieniny Mountains · submitted: March 20, 2006
- Gdansk - Town of Memory and Freedom · submitted: November 4, 2005
Country Profile Poland
Official Name: Republic of Poland
Continent: Europe
Subregion: Central Europe
UNESCO Region: Europe and North America
Capital: Warsaw
Population (2024): 36,554,707
Land Area: 306,100 km²
Currency: Polish złoty (PLN)