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United States submits its first multi-country nomination to the UNESCO World Heritage List for Moravian Church Settlements

WASHINGTON, FEBRUARY 17, 2023 – The National Park Service (NPS) submitted the United States’ first multi-country nomination to the World Heritage List for the first time in the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Convention’s 50-year history. The nomination is for Moravian Church Settlements, which include the Historic Moravian Bethlehem District in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, historic settlements of Herrnhut in Germany, and Gracehill in Northern Ireland in the United Kingdom.

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