List of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Ukraine
Encyclopedia
Officially, there are five World Heritage Site
World Heritage Site
A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a place that is listed by the UNESCO as of special cultural or physical significance...

s sites in Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...

. Saint-Sophia Cathedral and Related Monastic Buildings, Kiev-Pechersk Lavra are registered as one entry; however, they are traditionally shown as two separate sites.

Cultural

No. Image Name Location Time of creation Time listed Ranking UNESCO Categories
1
Saint-Sophia Cathedral and Related Monastic Buildings  Kiev
Kiev
Kiev or Kyiv is the capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River. The population as of the 2001 census was 2,611,300. However, higher numbers have been cited in the press....

11th century 1990  527 i, ii, iii, iv
Kiev Pechersk Lavra
Kiev Pechersk Lavra
Kiev Pechersk Lavra or Kyiv Pechersk Lavra , also known as the Kiev Monastery of the Caves, is a historic Orthodox Christian monastery which gave its name to one of the city districts where it is located in Kiev, the capital of Ukraine....

 
Kiev
Kiev
Kiev or Kyiv is the capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River. The population as of the 2001 census was 2,611,300. However, higher numbers have been cited in the press....

 
1051 1990 527 i, ii, iii, iv
2
Lviv - the Ensemble of the Historic Centre
Old Town (Lviv)
Lviv's Old Town is the historic centre of the western Ukrainian city of Lviv, in the Lviv Oblast , recognized as the State Historic-Architectural Sanctuary in 1975.-UNESCO:...

 
Lviv
Lviv
Lviv is a city in western Ukraine. The city is regarded as one of the main cultural centres of today's Ukraine and historically has also been a major Polish and Jewish cultural center, as Poles and Jews were the two main ethnicities of the city until the outbreak of World War II and the following...

 
1256 1998 865 ii, v
3
Residence of Bukovinian and Dalmatian Metropolitans
Chernivtsi University
The Chernivtsi National University is the leading Ukrainian institution for higher education in northern Bukovina, in Chernivtsi, a city in southwest Ukraine....

 
Chernivtsi
Chernivtsi
Chernivtsi is the administrative center of Chernivtsi Oblast in southwestern Ukraine. The city is situated on the upper course of the River Prut, a tributary of the Danube, in the northern part of the historic region of Bukovina, which is currently divided between Romania and Ukraine...

 
1864—1882 2011 1330 ii, iii, iv
4
Struve Geodetic Arc
Struve Geodetic Arc
The Struve Geodetic Arc is a chain of survey triangulations stretching from Hammerfest in Norway to the Black Sea, through ten countries and over 2,820 km, which yielded the first accurate measurement of a meridian....

 
Khmelnytsky
Khmelnytskyi Oblast
Khmelnytskyi Oblast is an oblast of western Ukraine. The administrative center of the oblast is the city of Khmelnytskyi.The current estimated population is around 1,401,140 .-Geography:...

 and Odessa Oblasts
Odessa Oblast
Odesa Oblast, also written as Odessa Oblast , is the southernmost and largest oblast of south-western Ukraine. The administrative center of the oblast is the city of Odessa.-History:...

 
1816—1855 2005 1187 ii, iii, vi

Natural

No. Image Name Location Time of creation Time listed Ranking UNESCO Categories
1
Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and the Ancient Beech Forests of Germany
Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians
Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and the Ancient Beech Forests of Germany is a transnational composite nature site. The Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians include 10 separate massifs located along the long axis from the Rakhiv mountains and Chornohora ridge in Ukraine over the...


(Carpathian Biosphere Sanctuary, Uzhok National Nature Park)
Zakarpattia Region   — 2007 1133 ix

Notes
This UNESCO World Heritage Sites includes two biosphere reserve
Biosphere reserve
The Man and the Biosphere Programme of UNESCO was established in 1971 to promote interdisciplinary approaches to management, research and education in ecosystem conservation and sustainable use of natural resources.-Development:...

s: Carpathian Biosphere Sanctuary and the southern half of East Carpathian Biosphere Reserve
East Carpathian Biosphere Reserve
The East Carpathian Biosphere Reserve is a transboundary protected area, designated as an area of global importance under UNESCO's Programme on Man and the Biosphere. It is located in the Eastern Carpathians and includes parts of three countries: Poland, Slovakia and Ukraine...

 (Poloniny National Park and Uzhok National Park) as well some protected Presov areas in the eastern Slovakia
Slovakia
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...

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Tentative List

Ukraine has fifteen submissions on the tentative list. One of the submissions is an extension of the existing site of Kiev's historical monuments. Mykolayiv Astronomical Observatory
Mykolayiv Astronomical Observatory
Mykolayiv Astronomical Observatory — astronomic observatory situated in Mykolaiv...

 has been submitted in 2007, but in 2008 it has been resubmitted as a part of Astronomical Observatories of Ukraine
Astronomical observatories in Ukraine
This is a list of astronomical observatories in Ukraine:*Mykolayiv Astronomical Observatory*Biały Słoń*Crimean Astrophysical Observatory*Mykolayiv Astronomical Observatory*Simeiz Observatory...


No. Image Name Location Time of creation Time submitted Reference UNESCO Category UNESCO Criteria
1
Historic Centre of Tchernigov, 9th -13th centuries
Chernihiv Ancient
Chernihiv Ancient is the National Architecture-Historical Sanctuary located in the north-eastern Ukrainian city of Chernihiv.The sanctuary was created at first as an affiliate of the National Sanctuary "Sophia of Kiev"...

 
Chernihiv Region
Chernihiv Oblast
Chernihiv Oblast is an oblast of northern Ukraine. The administrative center of the oblast is the city of Chernihiv.-Geography:The total area of the province is around 31,900 km²....

 
907 1989 668 Cultural i, ii, iv
2
Taras Shevchenko Tomb and State Historical and Natural Museum - Reserve
Chernecha hora
Taras Hill or Chernecha Hora is a hill on the bank of the Dnieper near Kaniv in Ukraine, where the remains of the famous Ukrainian poet and artist Taras Shevchenko have been buried since 1861. The original site of Shevchenko's burial is the Smolensky Cemetery in St. Petersburg. The hill formerly...

 
Cherkasy Region
Cherkasy Oblast
Cherkasy Oblast is an oblast of central Ukraine located along the Dnieper River. The administrative center of the oblast is the city of Cherkasy).-Geography:...

 
1861 1989 672 Mixed ?
3
Ruins of Ancient City of Khersoness, 4th B.C. - 12th century  Crimea
Crimea
Crimea , or the Autonomous Republic of Crimea , is a sub-national unit, an autonomous republic, of Ukraine. It is located on the northern coast of the Black Sea, occupying a peninsula of the same name...

 
4th century B.C. 1989 671 Cultural ii, iii, vi
4
National Steppe Biosphere Reserve "Askaniya Nowa"
Askania-Nova
Askania-Nova is a biosphere reserve located in Kherson Oblast, Ukraine, within the dry Taurida steppe near Oleshky Sands. The reserve consists of a zoological park, a botanical garden, and an open territory of virgin steppes....

 
Kherson Region
Kherson Oblast
Kherson Oblast is an oblast in southern Ukraine, just north of Crimea. Its administrative center is Kherson. The area of the region is 29000 km², its population is 1.12 million.Important cities in the oblast include:...

 
1874 1989 673 Natural x
5
Cultural Landscape of Canyon in Kamenets-Podilsk
Kamianets-Podilskyi Castle
Kamianets-Podilskyi Castle is a former Ruthenian-Lithuanian castle located in the historic city of Kamianets-Podilskyi, Khmelnytskyi Oblast , in the historic region of Podolia in western Ukraine...

 
Kamianets-Podilskyi
Kamianets-Podilskyi
Kamyanets-Podilsky or Kamienets-Podolsky is a city located on the Smotrych River in western Ukraine, to the north-east of Chernivtsi...

 
14th century 1989 670 Cultural i, ii, iv
6
Dendrological Park "Sofijivka"
Sofiyivsky Park
Sofiyivsky Park is a arboretum and a scientific-researching institute of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. The park is located in the northern part of the Uman city, Cherkasy Oblast , near the river Kamianka. Some areas of the park are reminiscent of an English garden...

 
Cherkasy Region
Cherkasy Oblast
Cherkasy Oblast is an oblast of central Ukraine located along the Dnieper River. The administrative center of the oblast is the city of Cherkasy).-Geography:...

 
1796 2000 674 Mixed ?
7
Bagçesaray Palace of the Crimean Khans
Bakhchisaray Palace
The Khan's Palace or Hansaray is located in the town of Bakhchisaray, Crimea, Ukraine. It was built in the 16th century and became home to a succession of Crimean Khans. The walled enclosure contains a mosque, a harem, a cemetery, living quarters and gardens. The palace interior has been decorated...

 
Crimea
Crimea
Crimea , or the Autonomous Republic of Crimea , is a sub-national unit, an autonomous republic, of Ukraine. It is located on the northern coast of the Black Sea, occupying a peninsula of the same name...

 
16th century 2003 1820 Cultural i, iii, v, vi
8
Archaeological Site "Stone Tomb"
Kamyana Mohyla
Kamyana Mohyla is an archaeological site in the Molochna River valley, about a mile from the village of Terpinnya, Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine....

 
Zaporizhia Region
Zaporizhia Oblast
Zaporizhia Oblast is an oblast of southern Ukraine. Its capital is Zaporizhia.This oblast is an important part of Ukraine's industry and agriculture.-Geography:...

 
7th century BC 2006 5075 Cultural iii, vi
9
Complex of the Sudak Fortress Monuments of the 6th - 16th c.
Sudak
Sudak or Sudaq is a small historic town located in Crimea, Ukraine situated to the west of Feodosiya and to the east of Simferopol, the capital of Crimea...

 
Crimea
Crimea
Crimea , or the Autonomous Republic of Crimea , is a sub-national unit, an autonomous republic, of Ukraine. It is located on the northern coast of the Black Sea, occupying a peninsula of the same name...

 
6th century 2007 5117 Cultural ii, iv, v
10
Astronomical Observatories of Ukraine
Astronomical observatories in Ukraine
This is a list of astronomical observatories in Ukraine:*Mykolayiv Astronomical Observatory*Biały Słoń*Crimean Astrophysical Observatory*Mykolayiv Astronomical Observatory*Simeiz Observatory...

 
Kiev
Kiev
Kiev or Kyiv is the capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River. The population as of the 2001 census was 2,611,300. However, higher numbers have been cited in the press....

, Mykolaiv
Mykolaiv
Mykolaiv , also known as Nikolayev , is a city in southern Ukraine, administrative center of the Mykolaiv Oblast. Mykolaiv is the main ship building center of the Black Sea, and, arguably, the whole Eastern Europe.-Name of city:...

, Odessa
Odessa
Odessa or Odesa is the administrative center of the Odessa Oblast located in southern Ukraine. The city is a major seaport located on the northwest shore of the Black Sea and the fourth largest city in Ukraine with a population of 1,029,000 .The predecessor of Odessa, a small Tatar settlement,...

, Crimea
Crimea
Crimea , or the Autonomous Republic of Crimea , is a sub-national unit, an autonomous republic, of Ukraine. It is located on the northern coast of the Black Sea, occupying a peninsula of the same name...

 
18th century 2008 5267 Cultural ii, iv, vi
11
Historic Center of the Port City of Odessa
Odessa
Odessa or Odesa is the administrative center of the Odessa Oblast located in southern Ukraine. The city is a major seaport located on the northwest shore of the Black Sea and the fourth largest city in Ukraine with a population of 1,029,000 .The predecessor of Odessa, a small Tatar settlement,...

 
Odessa Region
Odessa Oblast
Odesa Oblast, also written as Odessa Oblast , is the southernmost and largest oblast of south-western Ukraine. The administrative center of the oblast is the city of Odessa.-History:...

 
1794 2009 5412 Cultural i, ii, iii, iv, v
12
St. Cyril's
St. Cyril's Monastery
St. Cyril's Monastery is a medieval monastery in Kiev, the capital of Ukraine. The monastery contains the famous St. Cyril's Church, an important specimen of Kievan Rus' architecture of the 12th century, and combining elements of the 17th and 19th centuries. However, being largely Ukrainian...

 and St. Andrew's Church - (extension of Kiev: Saint-Sophia Cathedral and Related Monastic Buildings, Kiev-Pechersk Lavra)
Kiev
Kiev
Kiev or Kyiv is the capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River. The population as of the 2001 census was 2,611,300. However, higher numbers have been cited in the press....

 
12th century, 1754 2009 5423 Cultural i, ii, iii, iv
13
Wooden Churches of Carpathian
Wooden churches in Ukraine
Wooden church architecture in Ukraine dates from the beginning of Christianity and comprises a set of unique styles and forms specific to many sub-regions of the country. As a form of vernacular culture, construction of the churches in specific styles is passed on to subsequent generations...

 
West Ukraine, Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

 
2010 5494 Cultural iii, iv
14
Genoese Trade Ports at the Black Sea Crimea
Crimea
Crimea , or the Autonomous Republic of Crimea , is a sub-national unit, an autonomous republic, of Ukraine. It is located on the northern coast of the Black Sea, occupying a peninsula of the same name...

2010 5575 Cultural ii, iv

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