UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Curacao
Curacao has 1 site on the UNESCO World Heritage List (1 cultural), the first inscribed in 1997 (Historic Area of Willemstad, Inner City and Harbour, Curaçao). The map below plots it alongside the rest of the List, and each site is written up in full further down the page.
- World Heritage Sites
- 1
- Cultural
- 1
- Natural and Mixed
- 0
- First Inscribed
- 1997
Map of World Heritage Sites in Curacao
CulturalNaturalMixedIn DangerLarge dots are in Curacao. Click a dot to read about the site.
Historic Area of Willemstad, Inner City and Harbour, Curaçao
Curacao · 12.1061° N, 68.9342° W · 1 km² · 14 km from Willemstad
The people of the Netherlands established a trading settlement at a fine natural harbour on the Caribbean island of Curaçao in 1634. The town developed continuously over the following centuries. The modern town consists of several distinct historic districts whose architecture reflects not only European urban-planning concepts but also styles from the Netherlands and from the Spanish and Portuguese colonial towns with which Willemstad engaged in trade.
Description from the UNESCO World Heritage Centre (CC BY-SA IGO 3.0).
Why Historic Area of Willemstad, Inner City and Harbour, Curaçao Is Listed
- (ii)
- An important interchange of human values.
- (iv)
- An outstanding example of a type of building or landscape.
- (v)
- An outstanding example of traditional human settlement or land use.
World Heritage in Curacao: Quick Answers
- How many UNESCO World Heritage Sites are in Curacao?
- Curacao has 1 World Heritage Site: 1 cultural.
- What was the first World Heritage Site in Curacao?
- Historic Area of Willemstad, Inner City and Harbour, Curaçao, inscribed in 1997.
- Are any World Heritage Sites in Curacao in danger?
- None of the World Heritage Sites in Curacao is on UNESCO's List of World Heritage in Danger.