The Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps is a world heritage site in the Alpine countries. The site is made up of 111 components (approximately half of them in Switzerland), making it one of the most dispersed world heritage sites.

Understand

In the Neolithic and Bronze Ages, from around 5000 to 500 B.C., people in the Alpine countries lived in pile dwellings, or houses built on stilts. They were not always erected above bodies of water, but over marshland, some of which has now turned into lakes (matter of fact, some of the dwellings are nowadays entirely under water). Archaeological excavations and studies at these sites have provided great insights into the early agrarian societies in the region.

Sites

Austria

• 1 Keutschacher See. (updated Dec 2017)

• 2 Abtsdorf I. (updated Dec 2017)

• 3 Abtsdorf III. (updated Dec 2017)

• 4 Litzlberg Süd. (updated Dec 2017)

• 5 See. (updated Dec 2017)

France

• 1 Le Grand Lac de Clairvaux. (updated Dec 2017)

• 2 Lac de Chalain, rive occidentale. (updated Dec 2017)

• 3 Lac d’Aiguebelette, zone sud. (updated Dec 2017)

• 4 Baie de Grésine. (updated Dec 2017)

• 5 Baie de Châtillon. (updated Dec 2017)

• 6 Hautecombe. (updated Dec 2017)

• 7 Littoral de Tresserve. (updated Dec 2017)

• 8 Littoral de Chens-sur-Léman. (updated Dec 2017)

• 9 Les Marais de Saint-Jorioz. (updated Dec 2017)

• 10 Le Crêt de Chatillon. (updated Dec 2017)

• 11 Secteur des Mongets. (updated Dec 2017)

Germany

Archaeologial site Olzreute-Enzisholz

Replicas of stilthouses in Unteruhldingen-Stollenwiesen

• 1 Wangen-Hinterhorn. (updated Dec 2017)

• 2 Hornstaad-Hörnle. (updated Dec 2017)

• 3 Allensbach-Strandbad. (updated Dec 2017)

• 4 Wollmatingen-Langenrain. (updated Dec 2017)

• 5 Konstanz-Hinterhausen. (updated Dec 2017)

• 6 Litzelstetten-Krähenhorn 32. (updated Dec 2017)

• 7 Bodman-Schachen / Löchle. (updated Dec 2017)

• 8 Sipplingen-Osthafen. (updated Dec 2017)

• 9 Unteruhldingen-Stollenwiesen. (updated Dec 2017)

• 10 Ödenahlen. (updated Dec 2017)

• 11 Grundwiesen. (updated Dec 2017)

• 12 Siedlung Forschner. (updated Dec 2017)

• 13 Olzreute-Enzisholz. (updated Dec 2017)

• 14 Schreckensee. (updated Dec 2017)

• 15 Ehrenstein. (updated Dec 2017)

• 16 Pestenacker. (updated Dec 2017)

• 17 Unfriedshausen. (updated Dec 2017)

• 18 Rose Island. (updated Dec 2017)

Italy

• 1 Palù di Livenza – Santissima. (updated Dec 2017)

• 2 Lavagnone. (updated Dec 2017)

• 3 San Sivino, Gabbiano. (updated Dec 2017)

• 4 Lugana Vecchia. (updated Dec 2017)

• 5 Lucone. (updated Dec 2017)

• 6 Lagazzi del Vho. (updated Dec 2017)

• 7 Bande - Corte Carpani. (updated Dec 2017)

• 8 Castellaro Lagusello - Fondo Tacoli. (updated Dec 2017)

• 9 Isolino Virginia-Camilla-Isola di San Biagio. (updated Dec 2017)

• 10 Bodio centrale o delle Monete. (updated Dec 2017)

• 11 Il Sabbione o settentrionale. (updated Dec 2017)

• 12 VI.1-Emissario. (updated Dec 2017)

• 13 Mercurago. (updated Dec 2017)

Molina di Ledro

• 14 Molina di Ledro. (updated Dec 2017)

• 15 Fiavé-Lago Carera. (updated Dec 2017)

• 16 Belvedere. (updated Dec 2017)

• 17 Frassino. (updated Dec 2017)

• 18 Tombola. (updated Dec 2017)

• 19 Laghetto della Costa. (updated Dec 2017)

Slovenia

• 1 Kolišča na Igu, severna skupina. (updated Dec 2017)

• 2 Količa na Igu, južna skupina. (updated Dec 2017)

Switzerland

• 1 Ägelmoos. (updated Dec 2017)

• 2 Riesi. (updated Dec 2017)

• 3 Vingelz / Hafen. (updated Dec 2017)

• 4 Dorfstation. (updated Dec 2017)

Aerial view of Lobsigensee

• 5 Lobsigensee. (updated Dec 2017)

• 6 Rütte. (updated Dec 2017)

• 7 Bahnhof. (updated Dec 2017)

• 8 Strandboden. (updated Dec 2017)

• 9 Les Grèves. (updated Dec 2017)

• 10 Spitz. (updated Dec 2017)

• 11 Môtier I. (updated Dec 2017)

• 12 Segelboothafen. (updated Dec 2017)

• 13 En Praz des Gueux. (updated Dec 2017)

• 14 Bellerive I. (updated Dec 2017)

• 15 Port. (updated Dec 2017)

• 16 Bourg. (updated Dec 2017)

• 17 Egolzwil 3. (updated Dec 2017)

• 18 Seematte. (updated Dec 2017)

• 19 Halbinsel. (updated Dec 2017)

• 20 Port-Conty. (updated Dec 2017)

• 21 Les Argilliez. (updated Dec 2017)

• 22 L’Abbaye 2. (updated Dec 2017)

• 23 La Saunerie. (updated Dec 2017)

• 24 Les Graviers. (updated Dec 2017)

• 25 Kehrsiten. (updated Dec 2017)

• 26 Weier I - III. (updated Dec 2017)

• 27 Hurden Rosshorn. (updated Dec 2017)

Landscape at Hurden Seefeld

• 28 Hurden Seefeld. (updated Dec 2017)

• 29 Burgäschisee Ost. (updated Dec 2017)

• 30 Inkwilersee Insel. (updated Dec 2017)

• 31 Feldbach (Hombrechtikon–Feldbach). (updated Dec 2017)

• 32 Technikum. (updated Dec 2017)

• 33 Bleiche 2-3. (updated Dec 2017)

• 34 Insel Werd. (updated Dec 2017)

• 35 Egelsee. (updated Dec 2017)

• 36 Nussbaumersee. (updated Dec 2017)

• 37 Pointe de Montbec I. (updated Dec 2017)

• 38 La Bessime. (updated Dec 2017)

• 39 Village. (updated Dec 2017)

• 40 Stations de Concise. (updated Dec 2017)

• 41 Corcelettes Les Violes. (updated Dec 2017)

• 42 Les Roseaux. (updated Dec 2017)

The Morges site is under water, in Lake Geneva

• 43 Stations de Morges. (updated Dec 2017)

• 44 Chenevières de Guévaux I. (updated Dec 2017)

• 45 Baie de Clendy. (updated Dec 2017)

• 46 Le Marais. (updated Dec 2017)

• 47 Oterswil / Insel Eielen. (updated Dec 2017)

• 48 Riedmatt. (updated Dec 2017)

• 49 Sumpf. (updated Dec 2017)

• 50 Winkel. (updated Dec 2017)

• 51 Storen-Wildsberg. (updated Dec 2017)

• 52 Rorenhaab (Meilen–Rorenhaab). (updated Dec 2017)

• 53 Vorder Au. (updated Dec 2017)

• 54 Robenhausen. (updated Dec 2017)

• 55 Enge Alpenquai. (updated Dec 2017)

• 56 Grosse Stadt Kleiner Hafner. (updated Dec 2017)

See also

• Prehistoric Europe