Kernave · Lithuania
The oldest burial site in Kernavė
Attraction
📍 Unnamed Road, 19172 Kernavė, Lithuania
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- 1 The UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) has designated 37 World Heritage Sites in eight countries (also called "state parties") commonly referred to as Northern Europe: Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, i.e.
- 2 Greenland, lying on the North American continent, is not included in this list despite its political ties with Denmark; it is included in the List of World Heritage Sites in North America.
- 3 Sweden is home to the most inscribed sites with 15 sites, two of which are transborder properties.
- 4 The first sites from the region were inscribed in 1979, when the Urnes Stave Church and Bryggen, both in Norway were chosen a year after the list's conception.
- 5 Each year, UNESCO's World Heritage Committee may inscribe new sites on the list, or delist sites that no longer meet the criteria.
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