The Netherlands has a long and rich cultural history. Despite its small size, the Netherlands boasts 12 UNESCO World Heritage Sites. There is a large variation in these World Heritage Sites; eleven cultural sites ranging from historic towns, agriculture, historic and modern architecture, and one natural site.

The Netherlands‘ 12 UNESCO World Heritage sites, includes 3 transboundary sites. Below is a list of all the UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Netherlands, with links to posts about the ones we’ve visited.

Name	Date Inscribed	Category	Visited
Schokland and Surroundings	1995	Cultural
Dutch Water Defence Lines	1996	Cultural
Mill Network at Kinderdijk-Elshout	1997	Cultural	Kinderdijk (2018)
Historic Area of Willemstad, Inner City and Harbour, Curaçao	1997	Cultural
Ir.D.F. Woudagemaal (D.F. Wouda Steam Pumping Station)	1998	Cultural
Droogmakerij de Beemster (Beemster Polder)	1999	Cultural
Rietveld Schröderhuis (Rietveld Schröder House)	2000	Cultural
Seventeenth-Century Canal Ring Area of Amsterdam inside the Singelgracht	2010	Cultural	Amsterdam (2018)
Van Nellefabriek	2014	Cultural
Colonies of Benevolence	2021	Cultural
Wadden Sea	2009	Natural
Frontiers of the Roman Empire – The Lower German Limes	2021	Cultural

The table UNESCO - Netherlands was last modified at 2025-05-02 20:43:28.

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