Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces
Also known as Lavaux, Lavaux vineyards, vignoble de Lavaux
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (iii), (iv), (v).
Region
Europe and North America
Switzerland
Inscribed
2007
Area
898 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces is about 8 km south-east of Lausanne. The nearest other World Heritage site is La Chaux-de-Fonds and Le Locle, about 65 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Lausanne · about 266,000 peopleabout 8 km north-west
- Fribourg · about 33,000 peopleabout 45 km north-east
- Sion · about 28,000 peopleabout 55 km south-east
- Geneva · about 1,240,000 peopleabout 55 km south-west
- Neuchâtel · about 31,000 peopleabout 60 km north
- Bern · about 275,000 peopleabout 75 km north-east
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
SwitzerlandCultural65 km away
SwitzerlandCultural74 km away
FranceCultural83 km away
SwitzerlandNatural99 km away
ItalyCultural144 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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