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List of World Heritage Sites in Sweden

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There are fourteen official UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Sweden. There are twelve cultural sites, one natural site and one mixed site.

Inscribed sites

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Name: name as listed by the World Heritage Committee
Coordinates: geographic coordinates of the site's location
County: County of Sweden where the site is at
Year: year the site was added to the World Heritage List
UNESCO ref: the site's reference number
UNESCO criteria: the criteria it was listed under (criteria i through vi are cultural, while vii through x are natural)
Description: brief description of the site
Name Image Coordinates County Year UNESCO
ref 		UNESCO
criteria 		Description Ref
Agricultural Landscape of Southern Öland 56°19′30″N 16°29′00″E / 56.32500°N 16.48333°E / 56.32500; 16.48333 Kalmar 2000 968 iv, v
(cultural) 		[1]
Birka and Hovgården 59°20′6.5″N 17°32′33.5″E / 59.335139°N 17.542639°E / 59.335139; 17.542639 Stockholm 1993 555 iii, iv
(cultural) 		[2]
Church Village of Gammelstad, Luleå 65°38′46″N 22°1′43″E / 65.64611°N 22.02861°E / 65.64611; 22.02861 Norrbotten 1996 762 ii, iv, v
(cultural) 		[3]
Engelsberg Ironworks 59°58′00″N 16°00′30″E / 59.96667°N 16.00833°E / 59.96667; 16.00833 Västmanland 1993 556 iv
(cultural) 		[4]
Hanseatic Town of Visby 57°38′30″N 18°17′45″E / 57.64167°N 18.29583°E / 57.64167; 18.29583 Gotland 1995 731 iv, v
(cultural) 		[5]
High Coast / Kvarken Archipelago 63°18′00″N 21°18′00″E / 63.30000°N 21.30000°E / 63.30000; 21.30000 Västernorrland 2000 (extended 2006) 898 viii
(natural) 		Shared with Finland [6]
Laponian Area 67°20′00″N 17°35′00″E / 67.33333°N 17.58333°E / 67.33333; 17.58333 Norrbotten 1996 774 iii, v, vii, viii, ix
(mixed) 		[7]
Mining Area of the Great Copper Mountain in Falun 60°36′17″N 15°37′51″E / 60.60472°N 15.63083°E / 60.60472; 15.63083 Dalarna 2001 1027 ii, iii, v
(cultural) 		[8]
Naval Port of Karlskrona 56°10′00″N 15°35′00″E / 56.16667°N 15.58333°E / 56.16667; 15.58333 Blekinge 1998 871 ii, iv
(cultural) 		[9]
Rock Carvings in Tanum 58°42′04″N 11°20′28″E / 58.70111°N 11.34111°E / 58.70111; 11.34111 Västra Götaland 1994 557 i, iii, iv
(cultural) 		[10]
Royal Domain of Drottningholm 59°19′23″N 17°53′00″E / 59.32306°N 17.88333°E / 59.32306; 17.88333 Stockholm 1991 559 iv
(cultural) 		[11]
Skogskyrkogården 59°16′32″N 18°05′58″E / 59.27556°N 18.09944°E / 59.27556; 18.09944 Stockholm 1994 558 ii, iv
(cultural) 		[12]
Struve Geodetic Arc Norbotten 2005 1187 ii, iii, vi
(cultural) 		Shared with Belarus, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Norway, Russia and Ukraine [13]
Varberg Radio Station 57°06′00″N 12°23′00″E / 57.10000°N 12.38333°E / 57.10000; 12.38333 Halland 2004 1134 ii, iv
(cultural) 		[14]

References

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  1. ↑ "Agricultural Landscape of Southern Öland". UNESCO. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
  2. ↑ "Birka and Hovgården". UNESCO. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
  3. ↑ "Church Village of Gammelstad, Luleå". UNESCO. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
  4. ↑ "Engelsberg Ironworks". UNESCO. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
  5. ↑ "Hanseatic Town of Visby". UNESCO. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
  6. ↑ "High Coast / Kvarken Archipelago". UNESCO. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
  7. ↑ "Laponian Area". UNESCO. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
  8. ↑ "Mining Area of the Great Copper Mountain in Falun". UNESCO. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
  9. ↑ "Naval Port of Karlskrona". UNESCO. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
  10. ↑ "Rock Carvings in Tanum". UNESCO. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
  11. ↑ "Royal Domain of Drottningholm". UNESCO. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
  12. ↑ "Skogskyrkogården". UNESCO. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
  13. ↑ "Struve Geodetic Arc". UNESCO. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
  14. ↑ "Varberg Radio Station". UNESCO. Retrieved 26 May 2011.

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