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🏛️ Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps

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🏛️ Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps
Ancient lakeside settlements spanning 4,500 years


🕐 2 min read · Updated 1 Apr 2026 at 11:31

UNESCOUNESCO World Heritage Site

📌 Fast Facts
  • 111 archaeological sites across Switzerland, Austria, Germany, Italy, France and Slovenia
  • Settlements date from approximately 5000 to 500 BCE (Neolithic and Bronze Age)
  • 56 sites located in Switzerland, including Nussbaumersee
  • Exceptionally preserved organic remains provide rare insights into prehistoric agrarian life

This serial UNESCO World Heritage property encompasses 111 small individual archaeological sites containing the remains of prehistoric pile-dwelling ...

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