The World Heritage Convention was created in 1972. The Netherlands has signed and ratified the World Heritage Convention in 1992. By signing up the World Heritage Convention, the Dutch Government promised to promote and protect their UNESCO World Heritage Sites and pass them on to future generations. A UNESCO World Heritage Site must be of outstanding universal value to humanity.
Photos and descriptions of most of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the Netherlands:
- Canal Ring Area of Amsterdam
- Colonies of Benevolence
- Defence Line of Amsterdam: Fort along the Pampus
- Droogmakerij de Beemster (Beemster Polder)
- Dutch part of the Wadden Sea
- Dutch Water Defence Lines
- Frontiers of the Roman Empire in the Netherlands
- Mill Network at Kinderdijk-Elshout
- New Dutch Water Line - Fort bij Vechten
- New Dutch Water Line - Fort Pannerden
- Rietveld Schröder House
- Schokland and Surroundings
- Van Nellefabriek - Van Nelle Factory
- Wouda Steam Pumping Station