Würzburg Residence
Also known as Résidence de Wurtzbourg avec les jardins de la Cour et la place de la Résidence, Würzburg Residence with the Court Gardens and Residence Square
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (i), (iv).
Region
Europe and North America
Germany
Inscribed
1981
Area
15 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Würzburg Residence is in Würzburg. The nearest other World Heritage site is Town of Bamberg, about 70 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Würzburg · about 169,000 peopleat the site
- Fürth · about 238,000 peopleabout 85 km south-east
- Nürnberg · about 737,000 peopleabout 90 km south-east
- Coburg · about 61,000 peopleabout 90 km north-east
- Frankfurt · about 2,895,000 peopleabout 95 km west
- Heidelberg · about 427,000 peopleabout 100 km south-west
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
GermanyCultural69 km away
GermanyNatural86 km away
GermanyCultural92 km away
GermanyCultural100 km away
GermanyCultural119 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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