Bad Ems Plant World Heritage Center: A new tourist magnet is being created!

Bad Ems Plant World Heritage Center: A new tourist magnet is being created!

On March 28, 2025, Bad Ems plans to set up a world heritage center in the old town hall of the city. The aim of this initiative is to attract tourists to Bad Ems and to make the existing world heritage sites of the municipality appear clearly visible. As part of a city council meeting, funding opportunities from the leader program have already been presented to support this vision. In addition, there was also talk about a new city partnership that could further strengthen the city's cultural profile. Bad Ems has two outstanding world sites: the Obergermanisch-Raetian Limes and the Great Spas of Europe, a group of European places with a special spa history that are known for their historical importance. Rhein-Zeitung reports that ...

In order to reward the importance of these world heritage sites at European level, the European Cultural Heritage Seal has been awarded by the European Union since 2011. It honors sites and places that represent an important symbol for the cultural heritage of Europe and thus promote intercultural dialogue. The seal is intended to create a feeling of belonging to a united Europe and be honored sites that stand for European unification as well as for the ideals and the history of Europe and the European Union. A well-known example from Rhineland-Palatinate would be the Hambacher Castle, which is considered an important site of the German and European history of democracy.

European cultural heritage seal in focus

The sites awarded to the European cultural heritage seal symbolize European ideals, values, history and integration. They cover a period of time from the beginning of civilization to the present day and have a high symbolic value. These sites have been recognized for their role in European history since 2013, with the focus on the representation of the European symbolic character and the historical role of the sites. Cultural sites explains that ...

The promotion of educational activities, which in particular appeal to young people, is also in the foreground. This enables the scope and effect of European history and culture to experience up close. Citizens and visitors should receive the opportunity to get to know these important sites, which can be visited both individually and as part of a group, and to explore the history of Europe.
The city of Bad Ems could further increase the attractiveness of their world heritage with the concept of the European cultural heritage seal and underline their cultural identity.