Every UNESCO World Heritage Site in Poland (1978–2025)
The top 3 according to 52 votes from people: Historic Centre of Kraków · Wieliczka and Bochnia Royal Salt Mines · Auschwitz Birkenau, German Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp (1940–1945). (Updated Jun 7, 2026.)
From Kraków and the Wieliczka salt mine, inscribed in 1978 among the first twelve sites in the world, to the Carpathian beech forests of the Bieszczady in 2021: Poland's 17 World Heritage Sites in order of inscription, with voivodeship and type. Lesser Poland has the most, with six.
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Top 17
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1
Historic Centre of Kraków
Inscribed in 1978. Cultural site. Lesser Poland Voivodeship. One of the first twelve sites ever inscribed on the World Heritage List.
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2
Wieliczka and Bochnia Royal Salt Mines
Inscribed in 1978. Cultural site. Lesser Poland Voivodeship. Also among the first twelve sites, in 1978.
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3
Auschwitz Birkenau, German Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp (1940–1945)
Inscribed in 1979. Cultural site. Lesser Poland Voivodeship.
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4
Churches of Peace in Jawor and Świdnica
Inscribed in 2001. Cultural site. Lower Silesia Voivodeship.
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5
Wooden Churches of Southern Lesser Poland
Inscribed in 2003. Cultural site. Lesser Poland Voivodeship.
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6
Białowieża Forest
Inscribed in 1979. Natural site. Podlaskie Voivodeship. Natural site, shared with Belarus.
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7
Castle of the Teutonic Order in Malbork
Inscribed in 1997. Cultural site. Pomerania Voivodeship.
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8
Kalwaria Zebrzydowska
Inscribed in 1999. Cultural site. Lesser Poland Voivodeship.
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9
Centennial Hall in Wrocław
Inscribed in 2006. Cultural site. Lower Silesia Voivodeship.
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10
Old City of Zamość
Inscribed in 1992. Cultural site. Lublin Voivodeship.
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11
Medieval Town of Toruń
Inscribed in 1997. Cultural site. Kuyavia-Pomerania Voivodeship.
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12
Muskauer Park / Park Mużakowski
Inscribed in 2004. Cultural site. Lubusz Voivodeship. Shared with Germany.
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13
Krzemionki Prehistoric Striped Flint Mining Region
Inscribed in 2019. Cultural site. Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship.
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14
Wooden Tserkvas of the Carpathian Region in Poland and Ukraine
Inscribed in 2013. Cultural site. Lesser Poland and Subcarpathia Voivodeships. Shared with Ukraine.
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15
Tarnowskie Góry Lead-Silver-Zinc Mine and its Underground Water Management System
Inscribed in 2017. Cultural site. Silesia Voivodeship.
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16
Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe
Inscribed in 2021. Natural site. Subcarpathia Voivodeship. The Polish part is in the Bieszczady Mountains.
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17
Historic Centre of Warsaw
Inscribed in 1980. Cultural site. Masovia Voivodeship. Rebuilt after its destruction in 1944.
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Comments (2)
Byłem w Tarnowskich Górach w zeszłym roku, spływ łodziami podziemnym korytarzem robi wrażenie. Mało kto o tym słyszał, a to też UNESCO.
a Gdynia? kiedy?