Žatec and the Landscape of Saaz Hops
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (iii), (iv), (v).
Region
Europe and North America
Czechia
Inscribed
2023
Area
594 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Žatec and the Landscape of Saaz Hops is about 50 km south-west of Usti Nad Labem. The nearest other World Heritage site is Erzgebirge/Krušnohoří Mining Region, about 55 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Usti Nad Labem · about 94,000 peopleabout 50 km north-east
- Prague · about 1,162,000 peopleabout 65 km south-east
- Pizen · about 164,000 peopleabout 65 km south
- Chemnitz · about 303,000 peopleabout 75 km north-west
- Dresden · about 618,000 peopleabout 80 km north
- Liberec · about 102,000 peopleabout 120 km north-east
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
Czechia, GermanyCultural56 km away
CzechiaCultural76 km away
CzechiaCultural124 km away
CzechiaCultural136 km away
GermanyCultural151 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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