RomaniaRomania as a State Party to the World Heritage Convention
State Party since: May 16, 1990
Status: Acceptance
Mandates to the World Heritage Committee: None
Total of Mandate Years: 0
Total of Mandates: 0
WHC Electoral Group: II (Eastern Europe)
World Heritage Sites in Romania (11)
Cultural: 9 | Natural: 2 | Mixed: 0
- Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe · Natural (Transboundary)
- Brâncuși Monumental Ensemble of Târgu Jiu · Cultural
- Churches of Moldavia · Cultural
- Dacian Fortresses of the Orastie Mountains · Cultural
- Danube Delta · Natural
- Frontiers of the Roman Empire – Dacia · Cultural
- Historic Centre of Sighişoara · Cultural
- Monastery of Horezu · Cultural
- Roșia Montană Mining Landscape · Cultural
- Villages with Fortified Churches in Transylvania · Cultural
- Wooden Churches of Maramureş · Cultural
Map of World Heritage Sites
This interactive map shows the location of all UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Romania.
World Heritage Inscription Timeline
Tentative World Heritage Sites (17)
- Former Communist Prisons in Romania · submitted: April 15, 2024
- Movile Cave · submitted: April 15, 2024
- Princely religious foundations in Wallachia and Moldavia · submitted: April 15, 2024
- Royal Residences of Sinaia · submitted: April 15, 2024
- Frontiers of the Roman Empire - The Danube Limes · submitted: January 31, 2020
- The old villages of Hollókő and Rimetea and their surroundings · submitted: February 14, 2012
- The Historic Centre of Sibiu and its Ensemble of Squares · submitted: June 29, 2004
- Le Monastère de Neamt · submitted: March 1, 1991
- Eglises byzantines et post-byzantines de Curtea de Arges · submitted: March 1, 1991
- L'ensemble rupestre de Basarabi · submitted: March 1, 1991
- Les « coules » de Petite Valachie · submitted: March 1, 1991
- L'église de Densus · submitted: March 1, 1991
- Le noyau historique de la ville d'Alba Julia · submitted: March 1, 1991
- Massif du Retezat · submitted: March 1, 1991
- Pietrosul Rodnei (sommet de montagne) · submitted: March 1, 1991
- Sinpetru (site paléontologique) · submitted: March 1, 1991
- Codrul secular Slatiora (forêt séculaire) · submitted: March 1, 1991
Country Profile Romania
Official Name: Romania
Continent: Europe
Subregion: Southeast Europe
UNESCO Region: Europe and North America
Capital: Bucharest
Population (2024): 19,069,340
Land Area: 230,080 km²
Currency: Romanian leu (RON)
About States Parties
States Parties are countries that have joined the World Heritage Convention. They commit to identifying, nominating, and protecting properties of outstanding cultural or natural value on their territory. States Parties are also expected to monitor and report on the condition of inscribed sites.