UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Norway

Cultural Sites

• Bryggen in Bergen: Historic Hanseatic wharf with wooden buildings from the 14th century.
• Urnes Stave Church: Norway’s oldest stave church, built in the 12th century.
• Røros Mining Town: Preserved wooden town with 17th-century copper mining heritage.
• Rock Art of Alta: Thousands of petroglyphs dating back to 4200 BCE.
• Vegaøyan – The Vega Archipelago: Cultural landscape shaped by fishing and eiderdown harvesting.
• Struve Geodetic Arc: Transnational triangulation points used to measure Earth’s shape.
• Rjukan–Notodden Industrial Site: Early 20th-century hydroelectric and industrial innovation.

Natural Site

• West Norwegian Fjords: Geirangerfjord and Nærøyfjord — dramatic cliffs, waterfalls, and glacial landscapes.