Dutch Water Defence Lines

Dutch Water Defence lines
UNESCO World Heritage Site
LocationNorth Holland, Utrecht, Netherlands
IncludesStelling van Amsterdam
New Dutch Waterline
CriteriaCultural: (ii), (iv), (v)
Reference759bis
Inscription1996 (20th Session)
Extensions2021
Area55,404.9 ha
Buffer zone150,950.62 ha

The Dutch Water Defence lines (Dutch: Hollandse Waterlinies) is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Netherlands comprising the New Dutch Waterline and Stelling van Amsterdam. The Stelling van Amsterdam was added as a World Heritage Site in 1996, and was extended in 2021 with the New Dutch Waterline in 2021.