The European Commission decided on 1 March 2018 to add nine sites celebrating and symbolising European ideals, values, history and integration to the European Heritage Label list.
These cities will be celebrated during an award ceremony taking place on the 26 March in Plovdiv, Bulgaria as part of the International conference "Cultural heritage: for a more sustainable Europe".
Besides the Dohány Street Synagogue Complex, Leipzig’s Musical Heritage Sites (Germany), Fort Cadine (Italy), Javorca Church (Slovenia), Former Natzweiler concentration camp and its satellite camps (France and Germany), Sighet Memorial (Romania); Bois du Cazier (Belgium), Village of Schengen (Luxembourg) and Maastricht Treaty (The Netherlands) has received the Label.
The European Commission took its decision based on the proposal of the independent selection panel in charge of assessing the applications on the basis of the established criteria. This brings the number of sites that have received the European Heritage Label over past four years to thirty eight in total.
The Dohány Street Synagogue and its complex has the largest synagogue in Europe, the second largest one in the world. It is a symbol of integration, remembrance and openness to dialogue.
