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🏛️ Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps

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🏛️ Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps
Serial archaeological sites spanning five millennia of Alpine settlement


🕐 2 min read · Updated 1 Apr 2026 at 11:26

UNESCOUNESCO World Heritage Site

📋 Fast Facts
  • 111 individual sites across six Alpine countries (56 in Switzerland)
  • Occupation period: approximately 5000–500 BCE (Neolithic and Bronze Age)
  • Located on edges of lakes, rivers, and wetlands
  • Exceptional preservation due to waterlogged conditions

The Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps constitute a serial UNESCO World Heritage property encompassing 111 archaeological sites ...

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