Country submits applications for World Heritage List

The country plans to submit its proposals for the Unesco World Heritage List later this week.

The Ministry of Construction announced on Wednesday.

As already announced in February, these are the Stuttgart TV tower and the early Celtic prince seat of Heuneburg (Sigmaringen district).

Stuttgart - "We would be very happy if both monuments, each of which is outstanding and extraordinary in its own way, make it onto the German list of proposals," said Building Minister Nicole Razavi (CDU).

The Ministry of Construction is now responsible, previously it was the Ministry of Economic Affairs.

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There are currently 51 World Heritage Sites in Germany, seven of which are in Baden-Württemberg.

These include the caves of the Swabian Alb, the Maulbronn monastery in the Enzkreis and the spa town of Baden-Baden.

The federal states can submit proposals for the national pre-selection procedure to the Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs (KMK) until the end of October.

Who will ultimately end up on the proposal list will probably be decided at the end of 2023.

dpa