UNESCO World Heritage

Saxony’s world-class culture

Three places you must see in Saxony

Saxony is home to three UNESCO World Heritage sites: “Muskau Park/Park Mużakowski” in Bad Muskau on the Polish border, the “Erzgebirge/Krušnohoří Mining Region” in the Ore Mountains and “Herrnhuter Brüdergemeine/Moravian Church”, together with other Moravian Church settlements in the UK and the US. As different as the sites are, with an elegantly landscaped park here and mining and religious history there, they all equally underpin Saxony's reputation as Germany's number one cultural destination. Plus, they have one thing in common: They all cross national borders and are thus wonderful symbols of the bond with the neighbouring countries of Poland and the Czech Republic on one hand and a worldwide network on the other. Now it's up to you to decide which one of the UNESCO awarded sites will be next on your travel list!

UNESCO World Heritage facts

The world cultural heritage convention is based on the principle that

Parts of the cultural or natural heritage are of outstanding interest and therefore need to be preserved as part of the world heritage of mankind as a whole.

Preamble to the world cultural heritage convention,1972

Saxony’s UNESCO World Heritage sites

What does world cultural heritage mean?

UNESCO’s World Heritage List comprises cultural and natural sites around the world that are protected and conserved collectively. It is intended to represent the most significant testimonies of all cultures in a balanced way and to reflect the diversity of cultural heritage and the richness of natural heritage everywhere in the world. The UNESCO World Heritage title is the highest distinction that any cultural site can attain.