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Beijing Eleven European spa towns were jointly awarded World Heritage status by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee on Saturday, recognizing their key role in European society more than a hundred years ago.
In an unusual “transnational” designation, the 11 resorts that jointly put forward the “Great Spas of Europe” proposal were collectively awarded the coveted World Heritage status by the UN committee, which has its annual meeting this year in the Chinese city of Fuzhou Cited for the international significance they achieved as health resorts from the late 18th to the early 20th centuries, the towns sharing the award include the famous German resorts of Baden-Baden, Bad Ems and Bad Kissingen; Carlsbad and Marienbad in the Czech Republic, Spa in Belgium, Vichy in France and Bath in Britain. (dpa)
In an unusual “transnational” designation, the 11 resorts that jointly put forward the “Great Spas of Europe” proposal were collectively awarded the coveted World Heritage status by the UN committee, which has its annual meeting this year in the Chinese city of Fuzhou Cited for the international significance they achieved as health resorts from the late 18th to the early 20th centuries, the towns sharing the award include the famous German resorts of Baden-Baden, Bad Ems and Bad Kissingen; Carlsbad and Marienbad in the Czech Republic, Spa in Belgium, Vichy in France and Bath in Britain. (dpa)
