Małopolska UNESCO World Heritage route
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The UNESCO World Heritage List was created in 1972. As the name suggests, its aim was and still is to protect the world’s most precious historical sites and regions, which are important not only from the historical, but also from the cultural and environmental point of view.
It is not easy to be included on the prestigious UNESCO list. Nominated sites must comply with a number of criteria, and the final decision on the inscription is made by a special committee. The necessary, though not only condition is the exceptional and universal value of the proposed site, as well as its authenticity. Since 1992, additionally mixed (cultural and natural) sites are distinguished apart from natural and cultural sites. They are referred to as cultural landscapes and reflect the interaction between people and their natural environment. Fourteen sites from UNESCO list are located in Małopolska.
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