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🏛️ Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps

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🏛️ Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps
Ancient lakeside settlements spanning five millennia


🕐 2 min read · Updated 1 Apr 2026 at 13:21

UNESCOUNESCO World Heritage Site

📌 Fast Facts
  • 111 archaeological sites across the Alpine region
  • Dates from approximately 5000–500 B.C. (Neolithic and Bronze Age)
  • 56 sites located in Switzerland; others in Austria, Germany, Italy, France, and Slovenia
  • Settlements built on edges of lakes, rivers, and wetlands

The Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps represent a serial UNESCO World Heritage property encompassing 111 small individual ...

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