List of World Heritage Sites by year of inscription
Country Site Category UNESCO Reference no
Canada Old Town Lunenburg Cultural 741
Canada United States Waterton Glacier International Peace Park Natural 354
Chile Rapa Nui National Park ( F ) Cultural 715
Colombia Historic Centre of Santa Cruz de Mompox Cultural 742
Colombia National Archeological Park of Tierradentro Cultural 743
Colombia San Agustín Archaeological Park Cultural 744
Czech Republic Kutná Hora : Historical Town Centre with the Church of St Barbara and the Cathedral of Our Lady at Sedlec Cultural 732
Denmark Roskilde Cathedral Cultural 695
France Historic Centre of Avignon : Papal Palace , Episcopal Ensemble and Avignon Bridge Cultural 228
Germany Messel Pit Fossil Site Natural 720
Hungary Slovakia Caves of Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst Natural 725
Italy Crespi d'Adda Cultural 730
Italy Ferrara , City of the Renaissance , and its Po Delta Cultural 733
Italy Historic Centre of Naples Cultural 726
Italy Historic Centre of Siena Cultural 717
Japan Historic Villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama Cultural 734
Laos Town of Luang Prabang ( F ) Cultural 479
Netherlands Schokland and Surroundings ( F ) Cultural 739
Philippines Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras Cultural 722
Portugal Cultural Landscape of Sintra Cultural 723
1995 ( 19th session )
29 sites ( 23 cultural , 6 natural ) Host : Germany
This is a list of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites around the world by year of inscription, selected during the annual sessions of the World Heritage Committee. The first World Heritage Site in the list is Galápagos Islands, while the country with the largest number of sites (including sites shared with other countries) is Italy, with 55 entries. The country with the largest number of sites by itself alone (excluding sites shared with other countries) is China, with 52 entries. (F) denotes the country's first inscription.