Austrian Eisenstrasse on the way to the UNESCO World Heritage: Next steps!
Austrian Eisenstrasse on the way to the UNESCO World Heritage: Next steps!
On May 30, 2025, an important community information event took place in Steinbach an der Steyr, which dealt with the next step in the nomination of the Austrian Eisenstrasse as a UNESCO World Heritage. Over 40 participants discussed the important features of the region, which are assessed by experts as highly potentially potentially for international recognition. Tips.at reports that the Austrian Eisenstrasse is provided as one of two sites on the proposal list for the UNESCO-WELTERBE.
The Eisenstrasse extends over a large part of Austria and comprises areas in three federal states: Upper Austria, Lower Austria and Styria. It is not only the oldest iron industrial region in the world in which actively dismantled, but also plays a central role in regional economic and social history. Over 100 historical objects, such as forging, memory buildings and town houses, form the basis of the "iron story", which tells the story from iron production to international trade. Eisenstrasse.info informs about the important development that is behind this story.
The way to UNESCO nomination
A preliminar report on the properties of the Austrian Eisenstrasse will be presented to the World Heritage Center in Paris in the summer of 2025. The submission, which is supported by a large number of partners, is to be submitted on September 15. In more than 70% of historical objects, monument protection is already granted, which underlines the importance of this site. The application is supported by the federal states, regions, municipalities and museums involved. It is expected to be available for nomination by autumn 2026.
A strong interest in the nomination is also shown by the establishment of a support association that was launched on April 19, 2025. This association has set itself the goal of promoting the region culturally and touristically and strengthening awareness of the legacy and its sustainability.
global meaning
The UNESCO World Coal Convention is made up of five strategic goals, the so-called "five C’s": credibility (credibility), conservation (preservation), capacity building (building capacity), communication (communication) and communities (communities). These aspects are essential for the sustainable development and the protection of world sites. Welterbe-Salzkammergut means that the credibility of the list and its balanced regional representation should ensure sustainable protection of nature and cultural heritage.
Overall, the initiative around the Austrian Eisenstrasse shows how closely culture and history are related to economic development. The cooperation between the municipalities, companies and educational institutions is the focus and promises positive effects on the image, the habitat and the economic growth of this unique region.
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