21 sites pre-selected for the 2025 European Heritage Label
The European Commission received the proposals from 15 EU countries participating in the action to receive the European Heritage Label in 2025.
For the 2025 Selection, EU countries participating in the European Heritage Label action have pre-selected the following 21 sites.
Landeszeughaus, Styrian Armoury, Graz, Austria
Scladina Cave
Andenne, Belgium
Domain and Royal Museum of Mariemont
Mariemont, Belgium
Prehistoric salt mining and urban centre Provadia-Solnitsa
Provadia-Solnitsa, Bulgaria
Free Speech Space
Czech Republic
City-People-River, The Pader for Europe
Pader, Germany
Ninth Fort Museum
Kaunas, Lithuania
Cultural Centre la Nau
Valencia, Spain
Monastery of Santa Maria la Real
Aguilar de Campoo, Spain
Industrial Heritage of Varkaus
Varkaus, Finland
Rachi of Troyes European Remembrance
Troyes, France
Places Of Peace
- Alcáçovas (Portugal)
- Altrandstädt (Germany)
- Bucharest (Romania)
- Edirne (Turkey)
- Evoramonte (Portugal)
- Kaynardzha (Bulgaria)
- Khotyn (Ukraine)
- Trenčin (Slovakia)
- Vasvár (Hungary)
- Wermsdorf (Germany)
- Zadar (Croatia)
Baroque Town-Fortresses
- Osijek (Croatia)
- Alba Iulia (Romania)
- Timisoara (Romania)
Saint George Church of Ják
Ják, Hungary
Zsolnay Cultural Quarter
Pécs, Hungary
Oak Forest National Regional Park
Seveso, Italy
Teatro Olimpico Vicenza
Vicenza, Italy
Saint Paul's Catacombs
Rabat, Malta
A draft “Constitution for Europe” by Wojciech Bogumił
Central Archives of Historical Records, Warsaw, Poland
The manor and park complex at the Krzysztof Penderecki - European Centre for Music
Luslawice, Poland
The Lapedo Child remains, Lagar Velho rock shelter
Lagar Velho, Portugal
Next steps in the selection process
A European panel of independent experts will evaluate the applications of the pre-selected sites and will select a maximum of one site per country. The European Commission will formally nominate the sites to receive the European Heritage Label in 2026.
About the European Heritage Label
European Heritage sites are milestones in the creation of today’s Europe. These sites celebrate and symbolise European ideals, values, history and integration. Since 2013, they bring the European Union and its citizens closer together.
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