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Painted churches of northern Moldavia

UNESCO World Heritage Site
Churches of Moldavia
Name as inscribed on the World Heritage List
Location Romania
Type Cultural
Criteria i, iv
Reference 598
UNESCO region Europe and North America
Inscription history
Inscription 1993 (17th Session)

The eight Romanian Orthodox Churches of Moldavia are located in Suceava County, northern Moldavia, and were built approximately between 1487 and 1583.

Since 1993, they have been listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. Church of the Resurrection within the Sucevița Monastery was added to the site in 2010.

Other remarkable churches in the area are:

Agapia Monastery

Bogdana Monastery

Cetățuia Monastery

Dragomirna Monastery

Galata Monastery

Golia Monastery

Neamț Monastery

Putna Monastery

Trei Ierarhi Monastery

Văratec Monastery




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