<Tr> <Th> Las Médulas </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Spain! Province of León, Castile and León, Spain 42 ° 28 ′ 10" N 6 ° 46 ′ 15" W ﻿ / ﻿ 42.46944 ° N 6.77083 ° W ﻿ / 42.46944; - 6.77083 ﻿ (Las Médulas) </Td> <Td> Cultural: (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> 1997 </Td> <Td> The Romans established a gold mine and worked the site for two centuries . They used an early form of hydraulic mining and cut aqueducts in the rock cliffs to provide water for the operations . The Romans left in the early 3rd century, leaving sheer cliff faces and mining infrastructure that is intact today . <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto (South - Eastern Sicily) </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Italy! Provinces of Catania, Ragusa and Syracuse, Sicily, Italy 36 ° 53 ′ 35.5" N 15 ° 4 ′ 8" E ﻿ / ﻿ 36.893194 ° N 15.06889 ° E ﻿ / 36.893194; 15.06889 ﻿ (Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto (South - Eastern Sicily)) </Td> <Td> Cultural: (i) (ii) (iv) (v) </Td> <Td> 7006113000000000000 ♠ 113 (280); buffer zone 306 (760) </Td> <Td> 2002 </Td> <Td> <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Laurisilva of Madeira </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Por Madeira, Portugal 32 ° 46 ′ 00" N 17 ° 00 ′ 00" W ﻿ / ﻿ 32.766667 ° N 17 ° W ﻿ / 32.766667; - 17 ﻿ (Laurisilva of Madeira) </Td> <Td> Natural: PorLau (ix), (x) </Td> <Td> 7008150000000000000 ♠ 15,000 (37,000) </Td> <Td> 1999 </Td> <Td> The site is the largest surviving area of laurel forest . It consists of approximately 90% old - growth forest and is home to endemic species such as the Madeiran long - toed pigeon . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Longobards in Italy . Places of the power (568 - 774 A.D.) </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Italy! Italy 46 ° 5 ′ 39" N 13 ° 25 ′ 59" E ﻿ / ﻿ 46.09417 ° N 13.43306 ° E ﻿ / 46.09417; 13.43306 ﻿ (Longobards in Italy . Places of the power (568 - 774 A.D.)) </Td> <Td> Cultural: (ii) (iii) (vi) </Td> <Td> 7005140000000000000 ♠ 14 (35); buffer zone 306 (760) </Td> <Td> 2011 </Td> <Td> The site includes seven Longobards towns: Brescia, Cividale del Friuli, Castelseprio, Spoleto, Campello sul Clitunno, Benevento and Monte Sant'Angelo . <P> </P> </Td> </Tr>

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