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The text related to the cultural heritage 'Messel Pit Fossil Site' has mentioned 'World Heritage' in the following places:
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| Messel Pit Fossil SiteUNESCO World Heritage SiteLocationDarmstadt-Dieburg, Hesse, GermanyCriteriaNatural:xc2xa0(viii)Reference720bisInscription1995 (19th session)Extensions2010Area42xc2xa0ha (4,500,000xc2xa0sqxc2xa0ft)Bufferxc2xa0zone22.5xc2xa0ha (2,420,000xc2xa0sqxc2xa0ft)Coordinates49xc2xb055xe2x80xb203xe2x80xb3N 8xc2xb045xe2x80xb224xe2x80xb3Exefxbbxbf / xefxbbxbf49.9175xc2xb0N 8.7567xc2xb0Exefxbbxbf / 49.9175; 8.7567Coordinates: 49xc2xb055xe2x80xb203xe2x80xb3N 8xc2xb045xe2x80xb224xe2x80xb3Exefxbbxbf / xefxbbxbf49.9175xc2xb0N 8.7567xc2xb0Exefxbbxbf / 49.9175; 8.7567Location of Messel pit in HesseShow map of HesseMessel pit (Germany)Show map of Germany | WIKI |
| After almost becoming a landfill, strong local resistance eventually stopped these plans and the Messel Pit was declared a UNESCO World Heritage site on 9 December 1995. | WIKI |
| Due to the extraordinary fossils, the pit was declared a UNESCO world heritage site in 1995, one of the few sites that have ever been placed on the list exclusively due to fossils. | WIKI |
| The property is jointly managed through an agreement between the government, the Senckenberg Society for Nature Research and the Messel Pit World Heritage Non-Profit Limited, an NGO founded in 2003, which has as its principal responsibility the presentation of the site to visitors. | UNESCO |