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🏛️ Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps

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🏛️ Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps
Serial UNESCO World Heritage Site spanning 111 archaeological sites


🕐 2 min read · Updated 1 Apr 2026 at 11:20

UNESCOUNESCO World Heritage Site

📋 Fast Facts
  • 111 individual archaeological sites across six Alpine countries
  • Settlements span 5000 to 500 BCE (Neolithic and Bronze Age)
  • 56 sites located in Switzerland; additional sites in Austria, Germany, France, Italy, and Slovenia
  • Exceptionally well-preserved organic remains offer rare insight into prehistoric daily life

This serial UNESCO World Heritage property encompasses 111 small individual sites representing prehistoric pile-dwelling (stilt house) settlements built ...

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