List of World Heritage Sites in the Czech Republic


The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization World Heritage Sites are places of importance to cultural or natural heritage as described in the UNESCO World Heritage Convention, established in 1972. The first sites on the territory of the present Czech Republic were inscribed at the 16th Session of the World Heritage Committee, held in Santa Fe, United States in 1992. At that session, three sites were added: "Historic Centre of Prague", "Historic Centre of Český Krumlov" and "Historic Centre of Telč" for the Czech and Slovak Federative Republic.
With the dissolution of Czechoslovakia on January 1, 1993, the country was split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Either party sought to honour treaty obligations signed by Czechoslovakia including the World Heritage convention. The Czech Republic officially succeeded the convention on March 26, 1993, inheriting these three sites. More sites were added in the years 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003 and 2019. As of July 2019, the Czech Republic has 14 total sites inscribed on the list. All of these sites are of the cultural type and one of them is shared with Germany.

World Heritage Sites

UNESCO lists sites under ten criteria; each entry must meet at least one of the criteria. Criteria i through vi are cultural, whereas vii through x are natural.
NameImageLocationPeriodUNESCO dataDescription
Landscape for Breeding and Training of Ceremonial Carriage Horses at Kladruby nad LabemKladruby nad Labem, Pardubice Region
Erzgebirge/Krušnohoří Mining RegionSaxony, Germany and
Czech Republic


The mountains in south-west Germany and north-west Czechia have been a source of metals including silver, tin and uranium beginning in the 12th century. The cultural landscape of the region was shaped by mining and smelting innovations.
Gardens and Castle at KroměřížKroměříž, Zlín Region
Historic Centre of Český KrumlovČeský Krumlov, South Bohemian Region
Historic Centre of PraguePrague
Historic Centre of TelčTelč, Vysočina Region
Holašovice Historical Village ReservationHolašovice, Jankov, South Bohemian Region
Holy Trinity Column in OlomoucOlomouc, Olomouc Region
Jewish Quarter and St Procopius' Basilica in TřebíčTřebíč, Vysočina Region
Kutná Hora: Historical Town Centre with the Church of St Barbara and the Cathedral of Our Lady at SedlecKutná Hora and Kutná Hora District, Central Bohemian Region
Lednice-Valtice Cultural LandscapeBřeclav District, South Moravian Region
Litomyšl CastleLitomyšl, Pardubice Region
Pilgrimage Church of St John of Nepomuk at Zelená HoraŽďár nad Sázavou, Vysočina Region
Tugendhat Villa in BrnoBrno, South Moravian Region

Tentative list

In addition to sites inscribed on the World Heritage List, member states can maintain a list of tentative sites that they may consider for nomination. Nominations for the World Heritage List are only accepted if the site was previously listed on the tentative list. As of 2019, the Czech Republic recorded 16 sites on its tentative list. The sites, along with the year they were included on the tentative list are:
SiteImageLocationYear listedUNESCO criteriaDescription
Renaissance Houses at SlavoniceSlavonice2001i, ii, iv
Paper Mill at Velké LosinyVelké Losiny2001ii, iv
Fishpond Network in the Třeboň Basin2001i, ii, iii, iv, v
Český ráj Rock Cities2001natural
Sites of Great Moravia: Slavonic Fortified Settlement at Mikulčice – Church of St. Margaret of Antioch in Kopčany, SlovakiaMikulčice2001iii, v
The Industrial Complexes at OstravaOstrava2001i, iv, v
The Fortress of TerezínTerezín2001i, ii, iv
The Spa at LuhačoviceLuhačovice2001i, ii, iii, iv
The Betlém Rock Sculptures near KuksKuks2001i, ii, iv
The Karlštejn CastleKarlštejn2001i, ii, iv
Extension of the World Heritage Site "Historic Centre of Prague" with the important Monuments in its Vicinity - The Müller Villa, The Břevnov Abbey, The Hvezda Hunting Lodge With lts Game-parkPrague2001i, ii, iv
Mountain-top Hotel and Television Transmitter JeštědLiberec2007i, ii, iv
Žatec – the Hops TownŽatec2007ii, iii, iv
The West Bohemian Spa Triangle2008ii, iii, iv
Great Spas of Europe, including Karlovy Vary, Mariánské Lázně, Františkovy Lázně2014ii, iii, iv, vi
Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe - Jizera Mountains Beech Forest National Nature Reserve2019natural