The New Sites That Have Received The European Heritage Label

In a celebration of Europe’s rich and diverse cultural heritage, the European Commission has announced the winning European Heritage Label sites for 2023.

These seven continent-spanning historical sites have been recognized for their significant contributions to European culture and history as well as the formation of the European Union.

The winning sites are:

• Cisterscapes – Cistercian Landscapes Connecting Europe (Austria, Czechia, Germany, Poland, Slovenia)

• Monastery of San Jerónimo de Yuste, Cuacos de Yuste (Spain)

• Our Lord in the Attic Museum (The Netherlands)

• Royal Theatre Toone (Belgium)

• The Kalevala (Finland)

• Romanian Athenaeum (Romania)

• Sant’Anna di Stazzema (Italy)

The European Heritage Label was established by the EU in 2011 to promote a sense of belonging and identity among Europeans.

It highlights locations that have had a significant impact on the history of the continent as a whole. In 2013, the label received its first award. With this year’s selection, there are now 67 sites with the label across Europe.

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The types of eligible sites include: natural, underwater, archaeological, industrial or urban sites, cultural landscapes, places of remembrance, cultural goods, objects, intangible, heritage associated with a place, including contemporary heritage.

The label, which is given out every two years, is available for up to two sites to be proposed by each participating EU nation. Each nation’s participating site is selected by an independent European panel.

The European Commission selects the sites to receive the label on the basis of this recommendation. Out of 16 potential sites, seven from this year were selected.