Primeval Beech Forests
- States
- Albania | Austria | Belgium | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Bulgaria | Croatia | Czechia | France | Germany | Italy | Macedonia | Poland | Romania | Slovakia | Slovenia | Spain | Switzerland | Ukraine
- Category
- Natural
- Year
- 2007
- Region
- Europe & North America
- Coordinates
- 49.0097222222, 22.3388888889
- Last Visited
- 2019
- UNESCO ID
- 1133
- WH Site
- 1133
The Primeval Beech Forests, a UNESCO World Heritage site in Europe, recognized across multiple expansions since 2007 with additions in 2017 and 2021, span 18 countries, preserving ancient beech woodlands untouched since the last Ice Age. These dense, old-growth forests harbor rare wildlife like lynx and showcase the beech tree’s post-glacial spread across diverse terrains. This transnational network reflects Europe’s ecological heritage, offering a living testament to natural resilience and biodiversity in pristine forest ecosystems.
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Points (93)
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• Abruzzo, Lazio & Molise – Coppo del Morto
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• Abruzzo, Lazio & Molise – Coppo del Principe
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• Abruzzo, Lazio & Molise – Selva Moricento
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• Abruzzo, Lazio & Molise – Val Fondillo
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• Abruzzo, Lazio & Molise – Valle Cervara
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• Border Ridge and Gorna Solinka valley (Bieszczady)
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• Central Balkan – Boatin Reserve
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• Central Balkan – Dzhendema Reserve
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• Central Balkan – Kozya stena Reserve
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• Central Balkan – Peesh skali Reserve
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• Central Balkan – Severen Dzhendem Reserve
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• Central Balkan – Sokolna Reserve
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• Central Balkan – Stara Reka Reserve
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• Central Balkan – Steneto Reserve
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• Central Balkan – Tsarichina Reserve
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• Chapitre
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• Cheile Nerei-Beușnița
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• Chornohora
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• Codrul secular Șinca
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• Codrul Secular Slatioara
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• Cozia – Lotrisor
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• Cozia – Masivul Cozia
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• Cozzo Ferriero (Pollino National Park)
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• Dlaboka Reka
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• Domogled – Valea Cernei – Ciucevele Cerne
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• Domogled – Valea Cernei – Domogled-Coronini – Bedina
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• Domogled – Valea Cernei – Iauna Craiovei
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• Dürrenstein-Lassingtal
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• Falascone (Foresta Umbra)
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• Forêt de la Bettlachstock
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• Gorgany
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• Grand Ventron
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• Groșii Țibleșului – Izvorul Șurii
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• Groșii Țibleșului – Preluci
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• Grumsin
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• Hainich
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• Hajducki i Rožanski kukovi
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• Havešová Primeval Forest (Poloniny)
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• Hayedos de Ayllon – Montejo
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• Hayedos de Ayllon – Tejera Negra
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• Hayedos de Navarra – Aztaparreta
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• Hayedos de Navarra – Lizardoia
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• Hayedos de Picos de Europa – Canal de Asotin
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• Hayedos de Picos de Europa – Cuesta Fria
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• Izvoarele Nerei
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• Jasmund
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• Jizera Mountains
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• Kalkalpen – Bodinggraben
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• Kalkalpen – Hintergebirg
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• Kalkalpen – Urlach
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• Kalkalpen – Wilder Graben
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• Kellerwald
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• Krokar
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• Kuziy – Trybushany
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• Lumi i gashit
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• Maramarosh
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• Massane
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• Monte Cimino
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• Monte Raschio
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• Paklenica National Park
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• Pavari-Sfilzi (Foresta Umbra)
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• Pollinello (Pollino National Park)
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• Polonina Wetlinska and Smerek (Bieszczady)
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• Prašuma Janj
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• Rožok (Poloniny)
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• Roztochya
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• Rrajca
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• Sasso Fratino
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• Satanіvska Dacha
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• Serrahn
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• Snežnik-Ždrocle
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• Sonian Forest – Forest Reserve “Joseph Zwaenepoel”
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• Sonian Forest – Grippensdelle A
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• Sonian Forest – Grippensdelle B
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• Sonian Forest – Réserve forestière du Ticton A
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• Sonian Forest – Réserve forestière du Ticton B
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• Strimbu Băiuț
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• Stuzhytsia – Uzhok
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• Stužica - Bukovské Vrchy (Poloniny)
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• Svydovets
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• Synevyr – Darvaika
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• Synevyr – Kvasovets
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• Synevyr – Strymba
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• Synevyr – Vilshany
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• Terebowiec stream valley (Bieszczady)
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• Udava (Poloniny)
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• Uholka – Shyrikyi Luh
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• Valle Infernale
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• Valli di Lodano, Busai and Soladino Forest Reserves
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• Vihorlat
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• Wolosatka stream valley (Bieszczady)
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• Zacharovanyi Krai – Irshavka
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• Zacharovanyi Krai – Velykyi Dil