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🏛️ Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps

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🏛️ Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps
Serial UNESCO World Heritage sites spanning five Alpine countries


🕐 2 min read · Updated 1 Apr 2026 at 15:56

UNESCOUNESCO World Heritage Site

📋 Fast Facts
  • 111 archaeological sites across Switzerland, Austria, Germany, Italy, and France
  • Occupied period: approximately 5000–500 B.C. (Neolithic and Bronze Age)
  • 56 sites located in Switzerland; others distributed across four additional Alpine nations
  • Exceptional preservation due to waterlogged conditions and anaerobic environments

The Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps constitute a serial property of 111 small individual sites encompassing remains ...

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