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Focus: UNESCO World Heritage sites under review

A hut poised over a lake, part of the Upper Harz water management system

Germany has 33 UNESCO World Heritage sites, with one more - a historic water management system in the Upper Harz region - under consideration. Click on the links below for more on world heritage.

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Germany poised to gain new UNESCO World Heritage site

An 850-year-old water management system in Germany's Upper Harz region could become a UNESCO World Heritage site, replacing Dresden's Elbe Valley, which was removed from the list. But would the title benefit the region? (27.07.2010) 

Unique study program creates experts on UNESCO World Heritage sites

Deciding which sites make the UNESCO list of World Heritage sites and why takes debate and research. In the future, experts on the topic may hail from Cottbus, where a new MA program centers on World Heritage sites. (28.07.2010) 

UNESCO approves bridge plan for German world heritage site

A plan to build a bridge across the Rhine valley has been given the go-ahead by world heritage panelists. UNESCO says that project can take place without a threat to the status of Germany’s world-famous Lorelei rock. (29.07.2010) 

Unique study program creates experts on UNESCO World Heritage sites

Deciding which sites make the UNESCO list of World Heritage sites and why takes debate and research. In the future, experts on the topic may hail from Cottbus, where a new MA program centers on World Heritage sites. (28.07.2010) 

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