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world heritage
A site, such as a building, a city, or a natural landscape, that UNESCO classifies as especially worthy of protection because of its unique cultural or natural significance for all of humanity. A distinction is made between world cultural heritage and world natural heritage.
Die Altstadt von Bamberg wurde 1993 in die Liste des UNESCO-Welterbes aufgenommen.
The old town of Bamberg was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1993.
The word is made up of 'Welt' (world) and 'Erbe' (heritage). It therefore refers to something that is regarded as heritage for the entire world.
Der Schutz des Welterbes ist eine globale Aufgabe.
The protection of world heritage is a global task.
Common verbs in this context are 'zum Welterbe gehören' (to be part of world heritage), 'etwas zum Welterbe erklären' (to declare something world heritage), or 'auf der Liste des Welterbes stehen' (to be on the World Heritage List).
Der Kölner Dom gehört seit 1996 zum UNESCO-Welterbe.
Cologne Cathedral has been part of the UNESCO World Heritage since 1996.
The term 'Welterbe' (world heritage) is inseparably connected with UNESCO, an organization of the United Nations. It is used almost exclusively for sites that are on the official UNESCO list.
Die UNESCO entscheidet darüber, was als Welterbe anerkannt wird.
UNESCO decides what is recognized as world heritage.
The word 'Welterbe' (world heritage) is often an umbrella term. Texts frequently distinguish between 'Weltkulturerbe' (world cultural heritage; sites created by humans) and 'Weltnaturerbe' (world natural heritage; natural landscapes).
Die Pyramiden sind Weltkulturerbe, der Grand Canyon ist Weltnaturerbe.
The pyramids are world cultural heritage; the Grand Canyon is world natural heritage.
cultural heritage
Both words can refer to a valuable historical site. „Welterbe“, however, refers to a site of particular significance for all humanity that UNESCO has classified as worthy of protection. „Kulturerbe“ is broader and also includes the tangible or intangible heritage of a society without this status.
Die historische Altstadt wurde von der UNESCO zum Welterbe erklärt.
UNESCO declared the historic old town a World Heritage Site.
Die historische Altstadt gehört zum Kulturerbe der Region.
The historic old town is part of the region's cultural heritage.
