Corvey Westwork
Also known as Carolingian Westwork and Civitas Corvey, Corvey, Corvey Abbey, Princely Abbey of Corvey
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (ii), (iii), (iv).
Region
Europe and North America
Germany
Inscribed
2014
Area
12 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Corvey Westwork is about 45 km north-west of Göttingen. The nearest other World Heritage site is Fagus Factory in Alfeld, about 35 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Göttingen · about 139,000 peopleabout 45 km south-east
- Kassel · about 290,000 peopleabout 55 km south
- Bielefeld · about 332,000 peopleabout 65 km north-west
- Hanover · about 722,000 peopleabout 70 km north
- Braunschweig · about 245,000 peopleabout 90 km north-east
- Osnabrück · about 231,000 peopleabout 110 km north-west
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
GermanyCultural36 km away
GermanyCultural51 km away
GermanyCultural55 km away
GermanyCultural64 km away
GermanyCultural110 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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