🏛️ Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps
Wollmatingen-Langenrain, Lake Constance, Germany
Wollmatingen-Langenrain is one of the 111 prehistoric pile-dwelling sites around the Alps that collectively form a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
📋 Fast Facts
- UNESCO World Heritage Site inscribed in 2011
- 111 sites across six Alpine countries: Switzerland, Italy, Germany, France, Austria, and Slovenia
- Settlements occupied between 5000 and 500 BC (Neolithic and Bronze Age)
- Exceptional preservation of organic materials in waterlogged conditions
Wollmatingen-Langenrain is one of 111 prehistoric pile-dwelling sites around the Alps that collectively form a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Located on the shores of Lake Constance in Germany, this site provides archaeological evidence of communities that thrived in the Alpine region over seven millennia ago. The Prehistoric Pile Dwellings represent a selection from over 1,000 known settlements and offer exceptional insight into early European life during the Neolithic and Bronze Age ...