The Colony of Wortel can call themselve UNESCO World Heritage! Together with three other Colonies of Benevolence in the Netherlands - Frederiksoord, Wilhelminaoord and Veenhuizen - was the Colony of Wortel inscribed in July 2021 on the UNESCO World Heritage List. This occasion was preceded by years of preparation, thorough study and international cooperation.
The Colonies of Benevolence are recognized as a cultural landscape that is transnational and serial.
Would you like to learn more about the World Heritage nomination? Read all about it at www.kolonienvanweldadigheid.eu/en/world-heritage
