Places included in the UNESCO World Heritage List and the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists (List of the Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity) in Slovakia:

Cultural Monuments
Natural Monuments
Intangible Cultural Heritage

Cultural Monuments

1. Bardejov Town Conservation Reserve – a small but exceptionally complete and well-preserved example of a fortified medieval town. Among other remarkable features, it also contains a small Jewish quarter around a fine 18th-century synagogue.
2. Historic Town of Banská Štiavnica and the Technical Monuments in its Vicinity – the town of Banská Štiavnica is an old medieval mining centre that grew into a town with Renaissance palaces, 16^th-century churches, elegant squares and castles. The urban centre blends into the surrounding landscape, which contains vital relics of the mining and metallurgical activities in the past.
3. Levoča, Spišský Hrad and the Associated Cultural Monuments – “Spišský hrad” (Spiš castle) has one of the largest ensembles of 13^th- and 14^th-century military, political and religious buildings in Eastern Europe, and its Romanesque and Gothic architecture has remained remarkably intact (spisskyhrad.sk). The extended site features the addition of the historic town-centre of Levoča founded in the 13^th and 14^th centuries within fortifications. Most of the site has been preserved and it includes the 14^th-century Church of St. James with its ten alters of the 15^th and 16^th centuries, a remarkable collection of polychrome works in the Late Gothic style, including an 18.6-metre high altarpiece completed around 1510 by Master Paul of Levoča.
4. Vlkolínec– a Monument Reserve of Folk Architecture, located in the centre of Slovakia, is a remarkably intact settlement of 55 buildings with the traditional features of a Central European village. It is the region’s most complete group of these kinds of traditional log houses, often found in mountainous areas.
5. Wooden Churches of the Slovak part of the Carpathian Mountain Area – two Roman Catholic, three Protestant and three Greek Orthodox churches built between the 16^th and 18^th The property presents good examples of a rich local tradition of religious architecture, marked by the meeting of Latin and Byzantine cultures. Interiors are decorated with paintings on the walls and ceilings and other works of art that enrich the cultural significance of the properties (whc.unesco.org).
6. Frontiers of the Roman Empire - The Danube Limes (Western Segment) - (partially shared with Austria and Germany) - this site includes two national cultural monuments located in Slovakia: the Roman military camp (castrum) Gerulata in Bratislava-Rusovce and the Roman military camp (castrum) Kelemantia in Iža.

Natural Monuments

1. Caves of Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst – the variety of formations and the fact that they are concentrated in a restricted area means that more than 1,000 caves currently identified make up a typical temperate zone karstic system. Because they display an extremely rare combination of tropical and glacial climatic effects, they make it possible to study geological history over tens of millions of years. Caves listed in the UNESCO World Heritage List open to the public: Dobšinská Ice Cave, Domica Cave, Gombasecká Cave, Jasovská Cave, Krásnohorská Cave, Ochtinská Aragonite Cave.
2. Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe – these forests represent examples of ongoing postglacial biological and ecological evolution of terrestrial ecosystems, and are indispensable to the understanding of spreading of the beech in the Northern Hemisphere across a variety of environments. It is a transboundary property that stretches over 12 countries.

Intangible Cultural Heritage

1. Fujara – musical instrument and its music - The fujara is an exceptionally long flute with three finger holes, found only in Slovakia, particularly in central Slovakia. It has a more distinctive musical repertoire than any other folk instrument. This is due to its role in the life of shepherds, its connection to shepherd and outlaw traditions, its musical and technical characteristics, and the expressive use of tones in the higher registers.
2. Bagpipe culture – bagpipe culture consists of a wide range of expressions and knowledge associated with bagpipes and their use, including music repertoire, style and ornamentation, songs, dances, instrument-making, folk customs and traditions and special verbal expressions. The bagpipe tradition exists throughout Slovakia, with regional differences concerning technical details, tuning, ornaments and know-how, and corresponding songs and dance repertoire.
3. Blueprint printing (Modrotlač) - resist block printing and indigo dyeing in Europe – Blaudruck/Modrotisk/Kékfestés/ - Modrotlač, which translates directly as blueprint or blue-dyeing, refers to the practice of printing a dye-resistant paste onto a cloth before dyeing over it with indigo dye. Compared to other Central European countries, Slovakia still had significant regional diversity in blueprint (modrotlač) patterns and a high density of blueprint workshops in the mid-20th century. More than thirty workshops were active, producing mainly for rural areas where people still wore traditional folk costumes. Nowadays, businesses engaged in the practice mainly comprise small, family-owned workshops, run by the second to the seventh generation of printers. Stakeholders feel a strong emotional bond with their products, and the element encapsulates a sense of pride in long-lasting family traditions.
4. Wire craft (Drotárstvo)– is a traditional Slovak technique of manually bending and weaving wire without welding, originally used in the 18th century to repair household items. In Slovakia, wire craft developed in the poorest hill-farming (kopaničiarske) regions of the northern part of the Trenčín County (Upper Považie and Kysuce), and later also in the northern Spiš region. By the end of the 19th century, there were more than 150 wire craft villages in northwestern Slovakia. From a cultural and historical perspective, wire craft is considered a technical and artistic phenomenon within Slovak national culture, representing a distinctive and unique tradition, even in an international context.
5. Multipart singing of the Horehronie region – the singing is characterised by a variable solo melody of pre-singing and more static choir answers, either by men or women. The singing culminates in intertwined parallel melodies with rich variations, consisting of two or three parts; each section presents a variation of the initial melodic formula.
6. Music of Terchová – the village of Terchová in north-west Slovakia is renowned for its collective vocal and instrumental music, performed by three-, four- or five-member string ensembles with a small two-string bass or diatonic button accordion. It is often accompanied by polyphonic singing and combined with folk dances. The musical tradition of Terchová also includes solo instrumental performances on shepherds’ fifes.
7. Puppetry in Slovakia – puppetry is not only a popular form of traditional entertainment but also a way of conveying a vision of the world and an education tool with messages on moral values. Puppets are usually made of wood and animated using various methods.
8. Falconry – a living human heritage - traditional art of training and flying birds of prey to hunt wild game. It is a cultural practice based on a deep relationship between humans and nature, passed down through generations across continents. In Slovakia, falconry has a long history dating back to the Great Moravian period and medieval nobility. Today, it is practiced by enthusiasts who preserve traditional techniques, use historical equipment, and actively engage in nature conservation and education.
9. Traditions associated with the breeding of Lipizzaner horses -The Lipizzaner horse is one of Europe’s oldest horse breeds, closely associated with classical dressage and imperial tradition. Originating in the 16th century, the breed is known for its grace, intelligence, and historical significance. In Slovakia, the National Stud Farm in Topoľčianky plays a central role in maintaining this tradition. It is one of the main breeding centres for Lipizzaner horses and serves as a hub for equestrian culture, training, and public performances.

More information: http://whc.unesco.org/en/statesparties/sk, https://ich.unesco.org/en/lists