Messel Pit Fossil Site
Also known as Messel pit
NaturalGermany
Germany
Category
Natural
Inscribed under criterion (viii).
Region
Europe and North America
Germany
Inscribed
1995
Area
42 ha
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Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
Mathildenhöhe Darmstadt
GermanyCultural8 km away
Abbey and Altenmünster of Lorsch
GermanyCultural32 km away
Speyer Cathedral
GermanyCultural70 km away
ShUM Sites of Speyer, Worms and Mainz
GermanyCultural71 km away
Upper Middle Rhine Valley
GermanyCultural81 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
- Wikidata itemQ639217, open data (CC0)
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