Chronology o f the World Heritage Application
| 1989 | Under Head Mayor Friedrich Viehbacher, activities begin to work towards having Regensburg entered in UNESCO's list of World Heritage Sites. |
| 90's | The State Ministers for Education and Cultural Affairs met together and decided that only applications from candidates located in the former East Germany would be considered. |
| 1998 | At a Historic Places Open Day in Regensburg, State Minister Zehetmair states publicly during the official opening ceremony that Regensburg belongs on the list. |
| 1999 | Newly elected Culture Specialist Klemens Unger makes efforts to get Regensburg's application moving. |
| 2001 | The Department for Historic Buildings is joined by another art historian and an expert on preserving historic buildings. Now there are enough staff members to work on the application, and work begins. |
| 2002 | The application is worked on by the Department for Historic Buildings alongside their normal work. UNESCO's requirements continue to tighten. |
| 2004 | The application is submitted first to the Bavarian Ministry for Science, Research and Art, then via the assembly of State Ministers for Culture and Education to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and on to UNESCO's World Heritage Office. |
| 2005 | UNESCO requests a few more specifications, which are provided immediately. In September, an assessor assigned by UNESCO spends several days inspecting Regensburg on location. |
| 2006 | The application is dealt with at the UNESCO conference in Vilnius, Lithuania - Regensburg is to be registered on the list of World Heritage Sites. |
| 2007 | 24th of November: Regensburg celebrates the bestowal of the world heritage certificate |
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