Thefts since inscription
Important objects stolen from WHS after they have been inscribed.
Connected Sites
| Site | Rationale | Link |
| Archaeological Site of Aigai | Sometime around Aug/Sept 2001 6 carvings were prised from the Throne of Queen Eurydice at Aigai. See - | |
| Auschwitz Birkenau | Auschwitz death camp sign stolen (Dec 18 2009) - resolved | |
| Bagan | Historic sculptures have been stolen from two pagodas (April 2022). | |
| Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks | August 2011: six slabs of rock from the Burgess Shale fossil site were stolen (the thieves were caught within a day and the rocks recovered) | |
| Flemish Béguinages | The theft of 12 gold coins from the béguinage of Kortrijk in 2016. | |
| Kii Mountain Range | Statue Head (Jun 20 2008) | |
| Medieval Monuments in Kosovo | Roof from Church of Our Lady of Ljeviš - for the valuable lead (wiki) | |
| National History Park | Two 18th-century bronze cannons from Henri Citadel (May 2024) | |
| Ningaloo Coast | Giant tooth of ancient 15-metre shark stolen (March 2018) | |
| Ohrid Region | 9 icons were stolen from the Church of St. John at Kaneo in the 1980s | |
| Route of Santiago de Compostela | Codex Calixtinus manuscript stolen from Santiago de Compostela | |
| Santiago de Compostela | Codex Calixtinus manuscript stolen from Santiago de Compostela |
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