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The World Heritage Sites are places of importance to cultural or natural heritage as described in the UNESCO World Heritage Convention, established in 1972.[1] Italy ratified the convention on June 23, 1978, making its historical sites eligible for inclusion on the list.[2]
Sites in Italy were first inscribed on the list at the 3rd Session of the Rhaetian Railway in the Albula / Bernina Landscapes" with Switzerland; "Historic Centre of Rome" with the Vatican; and "Prehistoric pile dwellings around the Alps" with Austria, France, Germany, Slovenia and Switzerland. Four World Heritage Sites in Italy are of the natural type, all others are cultural sites (46).[2] Therefore Italy has the largest number of world cultural heritage sites followed by Spain with 39 cultural sites.
The table lists information about each World Heritage Site:
In addition to sites inscribed on the World Heritage list, member states can maintain a list of tentative sites that they may consider for nomination. Nominations for the World Heritage list are only accepted if the site was previously listed on the tentative list.[62] As of 2014, Italy recorded 40 sites on its tentative list. The sites, along with the year they were included on the tentative list are:[2]
European Union, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Canada
Zürich, Geneva, France, Switzerland, Germany
Milan, Bergamo, Brescia, Italy, Leonardo da Vinci
Italy, Roman Republic, Capri, Serie A, Regions of Italy
Italy, History of Italy, Culture of Italy, Cinema of Italy, Leonardo da Vinci
Italy, Cycling, Fencing, World War II, Football in Italy
Italy, Cinema of Italy, Culture of Italy, History of Italy, Languages of Italy
Italy, World War I, Roman Empire, Byzantine Empire, Holy Roman Empire