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The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Sites are places of importance to cultural or natural heritage as described in the UNESCO World Heritage Convention, established in 1972. The Kingdom of Sweden accepted the convention on 22 January 1985, making its historical sites eligible for inclusion on the list. As of 2016, there are fifteen World Heritage Sites in Sweden, including thirteen cultural sites, one natural site and one mixed site.
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Inscribed sites
Name: name as listed by the World Heritage Committee Location: County of Sweden where the site is located and geographic coordinates of the site's location Year: year the site was added to the World Heritage List UNESCO ref: the site's reference number UNESCO criteria: the criteria it was listed under (criteria i through vi are cultural, while vii through x are natural) Description: brief description of the siteTentative sites
In addition to sites inscribed on the World Heritage list, member states can maintain a list of tentative sites that they may consider for nomination. Nominations for the World Heritage list are only accepted if the site was previously listed on the tentative list. As of 2016, Sweden recorded one site on its tentative list.