Rock Carvings in Tanum
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (i), (iii), (iv).
Region
Europe and North America
Sweden
Inscribed
1994
List reference
557
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Rock Carvings in Tanum is about 110 km north of Göteborg. The nearest other World Heritage site is Grimeton Radio Station, Varberg, about 190 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Vannersborg · about 22,000 peopleabout 70 km south-east
- Trollhättan · about 45,000 peopleabout 75 km south-east
- Tønsberg · about 39,000 peopleabout 80 km north-west
- Moss · about 37,000 peopleabout 90 km north-west
- Göteborg · about 538,000 peopleabout 110 km south
- Skien · about 73,000 peopleabout 110 km north-west
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
SwedenCultural187 km away
NorwayCultural204 km away
DenmarkCultural226 km away
DenmarkNatural250 km away
SwedenCultural300 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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