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🏛️ Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps

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🏛️ Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps
Neolithic and Bronze Age Alpine settlements


🕐 2 min read · Updated 1 Apr 2026 at 13:20

UNESCOUNESCO World Heritage Site

📋 Fast Facts
  • 111 archaeological sites across Alpine regions of Switzerland, Austria, Germany, France, Italy, and Slovenia
  • Occupation period: approximately 5000–500 B.C. (Neolithic to Bronze Age)
  • 56 sites located in Switzerland, the largest concentration
  • Exceptional preservation due to waterlogged conditions on lake and riverbank margins

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

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