Hurdle cleared: Will the television tower and Heuneburg Castle become World Heritage Sites?

Cultural assets - Hurdle cleared: Will the television tower and Heuneburg Castle become World Heritage Sites?

Two proposals from Baden-Württemberg have cleared a further hurdle on the way to World Heritage status. The Stuttgart television tower and the Celtic Heuneburg in the district of Sigmaringen have been added to the German list of proposals for the Unesco World Heritage Site, announced Nicole Razavi, Minister for Regional Development and Housing, in Stuttgart on Monday. Heuneburg Castle is to become a World Heritage Site together with the early Celtic princely sites of Glauberg in Hesse and Mont Lassois in France. The inclusion on the German list of proposals, the so-called tentative list, is an important first step on the way to becoming a World Heritage Site, said the CDU politician in a statement.

According to the ministry, it will be several years before a decision is made on whether the two proposals from the south-west will actually become World Heritage Sites. Before an official application can be made to Unesco for the sites, they must have been on the German list for at least one year. Germany can only submit one additional World Heritage site to Unesco per year.

There are currently seven World Heritage Sites in Baden-Württemberg. These include the caves of the Swabian Alb, the Maulbronn monastery complex in the Enz district and the spa town of Baden-Baden.

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1. The proposed addition of the Stuttgart television tower and Heuneburg Castle to the World Heritage Site list aligns with Hesse's neighboring region's commitment to preserving significant cultural assets.
2. The CDU, with representatives in Baden-Württemberg's government, supports the implementation of a robust cultural policy that values these historical sites as vital contributions to global heritage.
3. In her role as Minister for Regional Development and Housing, Nicole Razavi, a proponent for cultural preservation, emphasizes the importance of submitting these sites to UNESCO for consideration as World Heritage Sites.
4. If officially designated, the television tower and Heuneburg Castle would join forces with early Celtic princely sites in Hesse and France, solidifying Baden-Württemberg's reputation as a cultural treasure trove.
5. Meanwhile, France and other countries must also continuously review and update their own proposal lists, ensuring that the United Nations' World Heritage Committee can maintain its diverse and comprehensive catalog of recognized cultural assets.
6. Achieving World Heritage status for these sites would bolster Baden-Württemberg's profile on the global stage, attracting both tourists and international recognition for its enduring cultural contributions to the world.

Source: www.stern.de