1282 SE - Decorated Farmhouses of Hälsingland (2012)

Brief Description

"Seven timber houses are listed in this site located in the east of Sweden, representing the zenith of a regional timber building tradition that dates back to the Middle Ages. They reflect the prosperity of independent farmers who in the 19th century used their wealth to build substantial new homes with elaborately decorated ancillary houses or suites of rooms reserved for festivities. The paintings represent a fusion of folk art with the styles favoured by the landed gentry of the time, including Baroque and Rococo. Decorated by painters, including known and unknown itinerant artists, the listed properties represent the final flowering of a long cultural tradition."

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1282

1282-001     Kristofers, Stene
1282-002     Gästgivars, Vallsta
1282-003     Pallars, Långhed
1282-004     Jon-Lars, Långhed   
1282-005     Bortom Åa, Fågelsjö
1282-006     Bommars, Letsbo
1282-007     Erik Anders, Askesta

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1282-004     Jon-Lars, Långhed   

762 SE - Church Village of Gammelstad, Luleå (1996)

Brief Description

"Gammelstad, at the head of the Gulf of Bothnia, is the best-preserved example of a 'church village', a unique kind of village formerly found throughout northern Scandinavia. The 424 wooden houses, huddled round the early 15th-century stone church, were used only on Sundays and at religious festivals to house worshippers from the surrounding countryside who could not return home the same day because of the distance and difficult travelling conditions."

吕勒欧的格默尔斯达德教堂村

"格默尔斯达德位于波的尼亚湾的顶端，是一处保存良好的存在于北欧斯堪的纳维亚半岛独特的教堂城镇的典范。424座木屋环绕着一座15世纪初兴建的石头教堂，房屋只在星期天和宗教节日里供那些周围村落的信民和因旅行条件所限，当日不能返家的外出的人居住。"

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/762

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731 SE - Hanseatic Town of Visby (1995)

Brief Description

"A former Viking site on the island of Gotland, Visby was the main centre of the Hanseatic League in the Baltic from the 12th to the 14th century. Its 13th-century ramparts and more than 200 warehouses and wealthy merchants' dwellings from the same period make it the best-preserved fortified commercial city in northern Europe."

汉萨同盟城市维斯比

"维斯比原为哥得兰岛上的海盗据点，12世纪至14世纪成为波罗的汉萨同盟城市的中心。维斯比拥有13世纪的堡垒以及同时期的200多座仓库以及大量贸易设施，这些使之成为北欧保存最完好的商业防御城市。"

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/731

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968 SE - Agricultural Landscape of Southern Öland (2000)

Brief Description

"The southern part of the island of Öland in the Baltic Sea is dominated by a vast limestone plateau. Human beings have lived here for some five thousand years and adapted their way of life to the physical constraints of the island. As a consequence, the landscape is unique, with abundant evidence of continuous human settlement from prehistoric times to the present day."

南厄兰岛的农业风景区
"厄兰岛位于波罗的海，它的南部由一片巨大的石灰石高地构成。人类已经在此居住了五千年，他们的生活方式也已适应了岛上恶劣的自然环境。因此，岛上的风景显得极为独特，丰富的证据表明从史前时代到现在，一直有人类在此居住。"

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/968

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1027 SE - Mining Area of the Great Copper Mountain in Falun (2001)

Brief Description

"The enormous mining excavation known as the Great Pit at Falun is the most striking feature of a landscape that illustrates the activity of copper production in this region since at least the 13th century. The 17th-century planned town of Falun with its many fine historic buildings, together with the industrial and domestic remains of a number of settlements spread over a wide area of the Dalarna region, provide a vivid picture of what was for centuries one of the world's most important mining areas."

法伦的大铜山采矿区

"法伦大矿坑庞大的开采挖掘是其最惊人的景观，表现了该地区的采矿活动至少开始于13世纪。17世纪开始规划的法伦镇有许多精美的历史性建筑，加之达拉纳地区工业经济时代和家庭经济时代的大量居民遗址，展示给世人一幅几个世纪前世界上最重要的采矿区的生动画面。"

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1027

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558 SE - Skogskyrkogården (1994)

Brief Description

"This Stockholm cemetery was created between 1917 and 1920 by two young architects, Asplund and Lewerentz, on the site of former gravel pits overgrown with pine trees. The design blends vegetation and architectural elements, taking advantage of irregularities in the site to create a landscape that is finely adapted to its function. It has had a profound influence in many countries of the world."

斯科斯累格加登公墓
"这块位于斯德哥尔摩的公墓是由两位年轻的建筑师──阿斯普隆德和莱韦伦茨设计，建于1917-1920年。他们用砂砾铺地，地上种满了松树。这里的设计把植物、建筑特色及地形的不规则性相结合，使景观与墓地功能相融合。它对世界上许多国家的墓地设计都产生了深刻影响。"

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/558

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555 SE - Birka and Hovgården (1993)

Brief Description

"The Birka archaeological site is located on Björkö Island in Lake Mälar and was occupied in the 9th and 10th centuries. Hovgården is situated on the neighbouring island of Adelsö. Together, they make up an archaeological complex which illustrates the elaborate trading networks of Viking-Age Europe and their influence on the subsequent history of Scandinavia. Birka was also important as the site of the first Christian congregation in Sweden, founded in 831 by St Ansgar."

比尔卡和霍夫加登
"比尔卡考古遗址位于梅拉伦湖的比约克岛上，公元9世纪至10世纪开始有人居住。霍夫加登在毗邻的阿德尔斯岛上。这两个岛构 成了反映欧洲海盗时期贸易网络情况的考古遗址，并且影响到斯堪的纳维亚以后的历史。比尔卡还是瑞典第一个基督圣会（831年由圣安斯加创立）的地点所在。"

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/555

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871 SE - Naval Port of Karlskrona (1998)

Brief Description

"Karlskrona is an outstanding example of a late-17th-century European planned naval city. The original plan and many of the buildings have survived intact, along with installations that illustrate its subsequent development up to the present day."

卡尔斯克鲁纳军港
"卡尔斯克鲁纳是欧洲17世纪末海军城市的一个突出典范。直到今天，它最初的设计和许多建筑连同反映它后来发展的设施都被完 好地保存下来。"

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/871

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774 SE - Laponian Area (1996)

Brief Description

"The Arctic Circle region of northern Sweden is the home of the Saami, or Lapp people. It is the largest area in the world (and one of the last) with an ancestral way of life based on the seasonal movement of livestock. Every summer, the Saami lead their huge herds of reindeer towards the mountains through a natural landscape hitherto preserved, but now threatened by the advent of motor vehicles. Historical and ongoing geological processes can be seen in the glacial moraines and changing water courses."

拉普人区域
"瑞典北部北极圈地区是萨米人或拉普人的家园。这里是最大的也是最后一个人们按照祖传方式进行生活的地区，这种生活以牲畜周 期性的迁移为基础。每年夏天，萨米人赶着他们的驯鹿群穿越自然风景区走向大山，这些风景区至今还保存着，如今却受到汽车的威胁。我们可以从冰碛和水流路线 的改变中看到历史和现今的地质作用。"

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/774

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774-008 Rapa valley delta land Sweden

559 SE - Royal Domain of Drottningholm (1991)

Brief Description

"The Royal Domain of Drottningholm stands on an island in Lake Mälar in a suburb of Stockholm. With its castle, perfectly preserved theatre (built in 1766), Chinese pavilion and gardens, it is the finest example of an 18th-century north European royal residence inspired by the Palace of Versailles."

德罗特宁霍尔摩皇宫
"德罗特宁霍尔摩皇宫位于斯德哥尔摩地区默拉尔湖的女王岛上，拥有城堡，保存完好的剧场（建于1766年），中国式的庭院楼阁，它还受到凡尔赛宫的影响，成为北欧18世纪皇宫的最佳典范。"

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/559

556 SE - Engelsberg Ironworks (1993)

Brief Description

"Sweden's production of superior grades of iron made it a leader in this field in the 17th and 18th centuries. This site is the best-preserved and most complete example of this type of Swedish ironworks."

恩格尔斯堡铁矿工场
"17世纪和18世纪时期，瑞典生产的铁是一流产品，在全世界同行业中处于领先位置。恩格尔斯堡铁矿工场是瑞典铁矿工场保存最好最完整的范例。"

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/556

557 SE - Rock Carvings in Tanum (1994)

Brief Description

"The rock carvings in Tanum, in the north of Bohuslän, are a unique artistic achievement not only for their rich and varied motifs (depictions of humans and animals, weapons, boats and other subjects) but also for their cultural and chronological unity. They reveal the life and beliefs of people in Europe during the Bronze Age and are remarkable for their large numbers and outstanding quality."

塔努姆的岩刻画
"塔努姆的岩刻画位于瑞典哥德堡以北，它丰富多彩的图形（描绘人类和动物、武器、船只和其他物品），表现了它独一无二的艺术成就和文化与年代的统一。它丰富突出的作品反映了欧洲青铜器时代人们的生活和信仰。"

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/557

1132 SE - Varberg Radio Station (2004)

Brief Description

"The Varberg Radio Station at Grimeton in southern Sweden (built 1922–24) is an exceptionally well-preserved monument to early wireless transatlantic communication. It consists of the transmitter equipment, including the aerial system of six 127-m high steel towers. Although no longer in regular use, the equipment has been maintained in operating condition. The 109.9-ha site comprises buildings housing the original Alexanderson transmitter, including the towers with their antennae, short-wave transmitters with their antennae, and a residential area with staff housing. The architect Carl Åkerblad designed the main buildings in the neoclassical style and the structural engineer Henrik Kreüger was responsible for the antenna towers, the tallest built structures in Sweden at that time. The site is an outstanding example of the development of telecommunications and is the only surviving example of a major transmitting station based on pre-electronic technology."

威堡广播站
"位于瑞典南部格里默通市的威堡广播站建于1922-1924 年，是早期无线电通信的完好见证。该站由无线发射设备组成，包括6座高达127米的发射铁塔。尽管已经不再正常运转，但所有设备都保存如初。占地 109.9公顷，除了放置原先的亚历山德森发射装置的建筑，包括发射塔及其天线和短波发射机及其天线之外，还有员工的住宅。建筑师Carl Åkerblad将主建筑设计成新古典主义风格，结构工程师Henrik Kreüger则负责天线塔的设计。天线塔是当时瑞典最高的建筑物。该遗产地是电讯事业发展的杰出代表，并且是现存唯一基于前电气技术建造的主要发射站。"

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1134

898 FI/SE- High Coast / Kvarken Archipelago (2000)

Brief Description

"The Kvarken Archipelago (Finland) and the High Coast (Sweden) are situated in the Gulf of Bothnia, a northern extension of the Baltic Sea. The 5,600 islands of the Kvarken Archipelago feature unusual ridged washboard moraines, ‘De Geer moraines’, formed by the melting of the continental ice sheet, 10,000 to 24,000 years ago. The Archipelago is continuously rising from the sea in a process of rapid glacio-isostatic uplift, whereby the land, previously weighed down under the weight of a glacier, lifts at rates that are among the highest in the world. As a consequence islands appear and unite, peninsulas expand, and lakes evolve from bays and develop into marshes and peat fens. The High Coast has also been largely shaped by the combined processes of glaciation, glacial retreat and the emergence of new land from the sea. Since the last retreat of the ice from the High Coast 9,600 years ago, the uplift has been in the order of 285 m which is the highest known ''rebound''. The site affords outstanding opportunities for the understanding of the important processes that formed the glaciated and land uplift areas of the Earth''s surface."

高海岸∕瓦尔肯群岛
"高海岸位于波的尼亚湾西海滨，是波罗的海向北延伸的一部 分。这片海岸面积为142 500公顷，其中80 000公顷为海洋部分，有大量的近海群岛。由于冰河作用、冰川消融及海面新陆地抬升的共同作用，形成了该地区一系列的湖泊、海湾和高达350米的低丘等不 规则地形。自9 600年前冰川从高海岸最后消融以来，陆地抬升最高达285米，这就是著名的“反弹”。高海岸遗址为认识地球表面冰冻和陆地抬升区域形成的重要过程提供了 极好的机会。 “瓦尔肯群岛”（2006年加入到世界遗产的高海岸项目中）有5 600个群岛和小岛，总面积194 400公顷（15%为陆地，85%为海洋）。地面主要为10 000至24 000年前大陆冰层融化形成的不规则脊状延伸的洗衣板冰碛，“DeGreer冰碛”。在冰川快速均衡抬升过程中，小岛不断地从海面升起，原来被冰川压迫而 下沉的大陆，逐渐以世界最快的速度抬升。海岸线不断推进，岛屿慢慢形成并连结在一起，半岛也在扩张，湖泊由海湾演变而来，继而成为块状沼泽与湿地。瓦尔肯 是研究地壳均衡现象的“典型区域”；人们正是从此地开始认识并研究这种现象的。"

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/898
 

 Kvarken Archipelago, Finland

Kvarken Archipelago, Finland

Kvarken Archipelago, Finland

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High Coast, Sweden