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This article lists the sites registered with World Heritage in Croatia.

Understand

Croatia succeeds Convention for the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage July 6, 1992. The first protected sites were inscribed in 1979.

In 2018, Croatia has 10 sites registered in the World Heritage, 8 cultural and 2 natural.

Listing

The following sites are listed as World Heritage.

Site	Type	Criterion	Description	Drawing
42.65118.0911 Dubrovnik old town	Cultural	(i), (iii), (iv)		UNESCO sheet
43.50916.4432 Historic core of Split with Diocletian's Palace	Cultural	(ii), (iii), (iv)		UNESCO sheet
44.87815.6143 Plitvice National Park	Natural	(vii), (viii), (ix)		UNESCO sheet
45.22913.5944 Episcopal complex of the Euphrasian Basilica in the historic center of Poreč	Cultural	(ii), (iii), (iv)		UNESCO sheet
43.51616.2515 Historic town of Trogir	Cultural	(iii), (iv)		UNESCO sheet
43.73615.896 Šibenik Cathedral	Cultural	(i), (ii), (iv)		UNESCO sheet
43.18216.6397 Plain of Stari Grad	Cultural	(ii), (iii), (v)		UNESCO sheet
Venetian defenses from the 16th century to the 17th century: Stato da Terra - Stato da Mar occidental 44.11115.238 Zadar defensive system 43.72115.8549 St. Nicholas Fortress in Šibenik Other sites in Italy and at Montenegro	Cultural	(iii) (iv)	This property consists of 15 defensive structures located in Italy, Croatia and Montenegro, which are spread over more than 1000 kilometers between the Lombardy region in Italy and the eastern Adriatic coast. The fortifications of Stato da Terra, protected the Republic of Venice in the north-west and those of Stato da Mar, the maritime routes and the ports of the Adriatic Sea towards the Levant. They were necessary to support the expansion and power of the Serenissima. The introduction of gunpowder brought about significant changes in military techniques and architecture which were reflected in the design of the alla moderna (or bastioned) fortifications that would spread throughout Europe.	UNESCO sheet
Stećci medieval tomb cemeteries Cista Velika Dubravka Other sites in Bosnia and herzegovina, to Montenegro and in Serbia	Cultural	(iii) (vi)	This serial property brings together 28 sites, located in Bosnia and Herzegovina, western Serbia, western Montenegro, as well as central and southern Croatia, which represent medieval cemeteries and tombs, or stećci, specific to these regions. These cemeteries, which date from the 12the century to XVIe century, are organized in rows, as was the custom in Europe since the Middle Ages. The stećci are mostly carved in limestone. They feature a great diversity of decorative motifs and inscriptions which bear witness to iconographic continuities in medieval Europe and particular local traditions.	UNESCO sheet
Primary and ancient beech forests of the Carpathians and other parts of Europe 44.36615.43310 Paklenica National Park 44.69315.00611 Hajdučki i Rožanski kukovi Nature Reserve Other sites in Albania, in Germany, in Austria, in Belgium, Bulgaria, Spain, in Italy, in Poland, in Romania, in Slovakia, in Slovenia and in Ukraine	Natural	(ix)	This transnational property spans 12 countries. Since the end of the last Ice Age, European beech has spread from a few isolated refuges in the Alps, Carpathians, Dinarids, Mediterranean and Pyrenees, in the space of a few thousand years , a process that continues today. The success of the progression of beech is explained by its adaptability and tolerance to different climatic, geographic and physical conditions.	UNESCO sheet
Criteria legend (i) Represent a masterpiece of human creative genius. (ii) To testify to a considerable exchange of influences during a given period or in a specific cultural area, on the development of architecture or technology, monumental arts, city planning or the creation of landscapes. (iii) To bring a unique or at least exceptional testimony to a cultural tradition or a living or disappeared civilization. (iv) To be an outstanding example of a type of building, architectural or technological ensemble or landscape which illustrates one or more significant periods in human history. (v) Be a prominent example of traditional human settlement, traditional use of land or sea. (vi) To be directly or materially associated with events or living traditions, ideas, beliefs or artistic and literary works of outstanding universal significance. (vii) Represent natural phenomena or areas of exceptional natural beauty and aesthetic importance. (viii) To be eminently representative examples of the great stages in the history of the Earth. (ix) To be eminently representative examples of ecological and biological processes underway in the evolution and development of ecosystems. (x) Contain the most representative natural habitats and the most important for conservation in situ of biological diversity.

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