Prehistoric pile dwellings around Lake Zurich
UNESCO World Heritage Site in Cantons of Schwyz, St. Gallen and Zürich in Switzerland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Prehistoric pile dwellings around Lake Zurich are pile dwelling sites located around Lake Zurich in the cantons of Schwyz, St. Gallen and Zürich.
UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
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Location | Cantons of Schwyz, St. Gallen and Zürich in Switzerland |
Part of | Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps |
Includes | |
Criteria | Cultural: (iv), (v) |
Reference | 1363 |
Inscription | 2011 (35th Session) |
Website | www.palafittes.org |
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The article focuses on the 9 Lake Zurich sites that are among the 111 sites included in the UNESCO World Heritage Prehistoric pile dwellings around the Alps established in 2011. 56 of the 111 UNESCO World Heritage pile dwelling sites are located in Switzerland and 9 thereof are located on the Lake Zurich seashore. The article also includes one UNESCO World Heritage site at the nearby Greifensee and one UNESCO World Heritage site at the Pfäffikersee.
The 11 sites described here are only a selection, just like the 111 UNESCO World Heritage sites are only a selection of more than 900 known sites of prehistoric pile dwellings in the Alpine region.