World Heritage in Romania is a 2017
document, attractively illustrated, outlining ‘a new approach in the
implementation of The World Heritage Convention’. Romania accepted the Convention in 1990 but
only implemented the necessary legislation in 2000. The National Institute of Heritage (NIH) acts
as the Focal Point Institution for Romania’s sites enjoying world heritage
status.
There was a shake-up of the national
strategy in 2016 and continued the following year, with the creation of a new
World Heritage Coordination Unit within the NIH, the members of which monitor
the seven world heritage sites within Romania.
Fortunately little space is devoted to
the bureaucratic approach to identifying and managing thee sites, instead the
bulk of the document describes the sites, with photographs. A visit to them all would certainly make a
fascinating holiday and provide valuable insights into Romania’s history. The sites listed are:
Danube Delta
Churches of Moldavia
Monastery of Hurezi
Villages with Fortified Churches in
Transylvania (numbering seven)
Dacian Fortresses of the Orăștie
Mountains
Historic Centre of Sighişoara
Wooden Churches of Maramureş
Source: Issuu
(This was first published on The Joy of Mere Words, 2 January 2018)
