UNESCO World Heritage

World Heritage Norway is the name of the organisation representing all the six sites, and the four points on Struve's Geodetic Arc, which are inscribed on the UNESCO list of cultural and natural heritage sites. The first places in Norway to achieve this status were: Bryggen in Bergen, and Urnes Stave Church, both of which were entered in 1979.

Heritage is something that is passed on from earlier generations and what we pass on to future generations. Cultural heritage, as well as natural heritage, is an irreplaceable source of knowledge, pleasure and inspiration for all peoples; and is our most important point of reference with regard to who we are, and where we come from.

Work to increase understanding for the responsibilities, the duties and the opportunities that are linked to World Heritage.