World Heritage Sites in Romania

Natural World Heritage Sites in Romania

Danube Delta
The Danube Delta was designated a natural world heritage site by the UNESCO in 1991 because the area of Romania where the Danube River flows into the Black Sea is one of the largest and most well preserved river delta in Europe.

Cultural World Heritage Sites in Romania

Churches of Moldavia
Eight 15th and 16th century churches in the Northern Moldavia section of Romania were collectively designated a world heritage site by UNESCO in 1993 because they are their walls are covered with fresco paintings that are authentic and well preserved
- Church of the Beheading of St. John the Baptist (Arbore) 1503
- Church of the Assumption of the Virgin of the former Humor Monastery (Humor) 1530
- Church of the Annunciation of the Moldovița Monastery (Moldovita) 1532
- Church of the Holy Rood of Patrauti (Patrauti) 1487
- Church of St. Nicholas and the Catholicon of the Probota Monastery (Probota) 1531
- Saint John the New Monastery (Suceava) 1522
- Church of St George of the former Voroneț Monastery (Voroneț) 1487
- Church of the Resurrection Sucevita Monastery (Sucevita) 1583
- Romania Tourism - Painted Monasteries of Bucovina

Dacian Fortresses of the Orastie Mountains
Declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1999.
- Three Sarmizegetusa Regia Fortifications (protecting the capital city)
----- Fortfied sites on dominent physical features (banks and ditches)
----- Fortresses
----- Linear Defenses
- Costesti-Cetatuie Fortress
- Costesti-Blidaru Fortress
- Luncani Piatra Rosie Fortress
- Banita fortress
- Capalna fortress

Historic Centre of Sighisoara
Declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1999.

Monastery of Horezu
Declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1993.

Villages with Fortified Churches in Transylvania
The Transylvania villages with fortifried churches were collectively declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1993. Those villages and churches are:
- Biertan
- Calnic
- Prejmer
- Viscri
- Drjiu
- Saschiz
- Valea Viilor

Wooden Churches of Maramures
The eight churches of Maramures were collectively declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1999.
- Church of the Presentation of the Virgin at the Temple (Barsana),
- Church of Saint Nicholas (Budesti)
- Church of the Holy Paraskeva
- Church of the Nativity of the Virgin
- Church of the Holy Archangels (Plopis)
- Church of the Holy Parasceve (Poienile Izei)
- Church of the Holy Archangels (Rogoz),
- Church of the Holy Archangels (Surdesti),