# Every UNESCO World Heritage Site in Romania

Romania has 11 UNESCO World Heritage Sites, from the Danube Delta and the fortified-church villages of the 1990s to Brâncuși's ensemble at Târgu Jiu and the frontiers of Roman Dacia, added in 2024. Here they all are in order of inscription, with a short description. Roșia Montană is on the List of World Heritage in Danger.

- 38 votes · 11 items
- Oct 27, 2024 · justdiner
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## Top 11

1. **Monastery of Horezu** (5 · ▲5 ▼0) — Inscribed in 1993. Cultural site. Founded by Prince Constantin Brâncoveanu; the model of the Brâncovenesc style.
2. **Dacian Fortresses of the Orăștie Mountains** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — Inscribed in 1999. Cultural site. Six Dacian fortresses, including Sarmizegetusa Regia, the Dacian capital.
3. **Roșia Montană Mining Cultural Landscape** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — Inscribed in 2021. Cultural site. Roman gold-mining galleries; inscribed directly on the List of World Heritage in Danger.
4. **Villages with Fortified Churches in Transylvania** (3 · ▲4 ▼1) — Inscribed in 1993. Cultural site. Saxon villages with fortified churches such as Biertan, Viscri and Prejmer.
5. **Sculptural Ensemble of Constantin Brâncuși at Târgu Jiu** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Inscribed in 2024. Cultural site. The Table of Silence, the Gate of the Kiss and the Endless Column, dedicated to the soldiers of World War I.
6. **Danube Delta** (2 · ▲3 ▼1) — Inscribed in 1991. Natural site. Europe's best-preserved delta, with over 300 bird species.
7. **Historic Centre of Sighișoara** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Inscribed in 1999. Cultural site. One of Europe's few still-inhabited medieval citadels.
8. **Churches of Moldavia** (1 · ▲2 ▼1) — Inscribed in 1993. Cultural site. Churches with 15th–16th-century exterior frescoes, such as Voroneț, Sucevița and Moldovița.
9. **Frontiers of the Roman Empire – Dacia** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Inscribed in 2024. Cultural site. The limes of Roman Dacia: more than 1,000 km of frontier with forts and fortifications.
10. **Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe** (0 · ▲2 ▼2) — Inscribed in 2017. Natural site. A transnational site; Romania's components include forests in Domogled-Valea Cernei National Park.
11. **Wooden Churches of Maramureș** (-1 · ▲1 ▼2) — Inscribed in 1999. Cultural site. Eight wooden churches with tall, slender spires, including Bârsana, Ieud and Surdești.

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