Klaus Freisinger

Austria \ Member since December 2005

#180 268 0 7

I like the concept of World Heritage, and I like to travel, so combining these two is very enjoyable. However, I don't travel outside of Europe that often, so my ultimate goal would be to visit all WH sites in Europe.

My most impressive site: Rome and Grand Canyon

My proposal for a new site: Mount Vesuvius and Phlegreian Fields, Historic University Towns of Oxford and Cambridge, Windsor Castle, Death Valley National Park, Old Town of Hall in Tirol and Schwaz Silver Mines, Historic Centre of Innsbruck and Ambras Castle, Bavarian Royal Castles, Moon Landing Sites: Cape Canaveral/Kennedy Space Center and Houston/Johnson Space Center (Mission Control)

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    Dec. 18, 2005
    Aachen Cathedral, Abbey and Altenmünster of Lorsch, Abbey of St Gall, Acropolis, Albi ...
Top 10 Missing
  1. Angkor 4.72
  2. Machu Picchu 4.63
  3. Petra 4.61
  4. Galapagos Islands 4.60
  5. Rapa Nui 4.49
  6. Yellowstone 4.49
  7. Victoria Falls 4.47
  8. Tikal National Park 4.46
  9. Great Wall 4.45
  10. Bagan 4.44
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About Klaus Freisinger

Member since
December 2005
Country of Origin
Austria
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#180
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Reviews by Klaus Freisinger

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Fortifications of Vauban by Els Slots

Fortifications of Vauban (Inscribed)

Fortifications of Vauban

Similar to the Routes of Santiago de Compostela, this is a site that spreads across the length and breadth of France. It consists of fortifications designed by the famous military …

Saint Savin sur Gartempe

Saint-Savin sur Gartempe (Inscribed)

Saint-Savin sur Gartempe

Located in a small town in the Poitou region, the magnificent abbey of St-Savin is nicknamed the "Romanesque Sistine Chapel" for its murals showing biblical scenes dating from the 11th …

Mont-Saint-Michel by Els Slots

Mont-Saint-Michel (Inscribed)

Mont-Saint-Michel

Mont St.Michel is one of the most famous and recognizable sights in the world, and one of the best-known symbols of France. Known as the Wonder of the West, or …

Jelling by Els Slots

Jelling (Inscribed)

Jelling

This is a really small site in the middle of Jutland that doesn't offer a whole lot to see, but is still historically interesting. It consists of 2 runestones (under …

Roskilde by Argo

Roskilde Cathedral (Inscribed)

Roskilde Cathedral

Roskilde is quite a pleasant town to the west of Copenhagen, but doesn't have the same importance today as it used to have when it was the capital of Denmark …

Kronborg castle, Denmark

Kronborg Castle (Inscribed)

Kronborg Castle

Kronborg Castle is one of the national symbols of Denmark and probably the most famous castle in Northern Europe. It stands guard over the Öresund and was notorious for the …

Rhaetian Railway by Els Slots

Rhaetian Railway (Inscribed)

Rhaetian Railway

This is really a fantastic site not only for WH collectors, but for anyone who enjoys travelling by train and admiring scenic landscapes. After visiting the WH-listed convent at Müstair, …

Benedictine Convent of St. John by Els Slots

Benedictine Convent of St. Jo… (Inscribed)

Benedictine Convent of St. John

Müstair is a small village in the Romansh-speaking part of Switzerland, just 1 km from the Italian border. The main (well, only) attraction is the impressive Convent of St. John, …

Laurisilva of Madeira by Solivagant

Laurisilva of Madeira (Inscribed)

Laurisilva of Madeira

Madeira is a beautiful island and very popular holiday destination. Though it doesn't offer a whole lot of historic sights, it features a wide range of diverse landscapes and habitats, …

Pilgrimage Church of Wies by Els Slots

Pilgrimage Church of Wies (Inscribed)

Pilgrimage Church of Wies

This is one of the sites that can be quickly visited and ticked off, but are not so easy to reach, because they are somewhat off the beaten track. Wies …

Rock Carvings in Tanum by Els Slots

Rock Carvings in Tanum (Inscribed)

Rock Carvings in Tanum

I had previously only seen rock art in Kakadu National Park in Australia, so I looked forward to seeing Tanum's much more recent ones. I'm not really an expert on …

Grimeton Radio Station by Els Slots

Grimeton Radio Station (Inscribed)

Grimeton Radio Station

This is one of the sites that you just visit to tick them off, but then turn out to be quite pleasant. I'm not really an expert in technical matters, …

Southern Öland by Els Slots

Southern Öland (Inscribed)

Southern Öland

In my 2 weeks in Sweden, this was the most interesting WH site I have come across. The landscape of the Stora Alvaret is unique and fascinating, like nothing I …

Karlskrona by Els Slots

Karlskrona (Inscribed)

Karlskrona

Karlskrona is Sweden's major naval port and a good example of a planned town of the 17th and 18th centuries. The WH site covers several buildings in the city itself …

Falun Great Copper Mountain by Els Slots

Falun Great Copper Mountain (Inscribed)

Falun Great Copper Mountain

Falun is mostly famous for its copper production, once the most important in Europe and the source of Sweden's wealth and power in the 15th to 18th centuries. Today, production …

Birka and Hovgarden by Els Slots

Birka and Hovgarden (Inscribed)

Birka and Hovgarden

There is only a handful of WH sites associated with the Vikings, and the major reason for this seems to be that they just didn't leave that many traces. Their …

Engelsberg Ironworks by Els Slots

Engelsberg Ironworks (Inscribed)

Engelsberg Ironworks

This is a very unusual site - a major ironworks and one of the first industrial production sites in the world, yet it has a pretty idyllic location in the …

Skogskyrkogarden by Shandos Cleaver

Skogskyrkogarden (Inscribed)

Skogskyrkogarden

This is one of the more unusual sites on the list (probably the only cemetery, apart from ancient necropolises), as well as one of the most easily accessible: just get …

Longobards in Italy by Els Slots

Longobards in Italy (Inscribed)

Longobards in Italy

Being interested in medieval history and all things Italian, I was really looking forward to seeing this site inscribed. Sites from late Antiquity and the early Middle Ages are rather …

Beemster Polder by MoPython

Beemster Polder (Inscribed)

Beemster Polder

Like the other reviewers here, I'm not too enthusiastic about this site. The bus ride from Amsterdam Central Station (buses leave on the north side, near the ferry terminal) takes …

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