Völklingen Ironworks
Also known as Völklinger Hütte
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (ii), (iv).
Region
Europe and North America
Germany
Inscribed
1994
Area
6 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Völklingen Ironworks is about 9 km west of Saarbrücken. The nearest other World Heritage site is Trier Roman Monuments, about 60 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Saarbrücken · about 770,000 peopleabout 9 km east
- Metz · about 409,000 peopleabout 50 km west
- Luxembourg · about 107,000 peopleabout 65 km north-west
- Nancy · about 269,000 peopleabout 80 km south-west
- Arlon · about 26,000 peopleabout 90 km north-west
- Strasbourg · about 440,000 peopleabout 100 km south-east
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
GermanyCultural58 km away
LuxembourgCultural65 km away
FranceCultural79 km away
FranceCultural99 km away
GermanyCultural116 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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