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Alpine Pile Dwellings

Also known as Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps, cités lacustres, Prehistoric pile dwellings around the Alps World Heritage Sites in Germany

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Location

Where it sits, and what is around it

Alpine Pile Dwellings is about 35 km north-west of Saint Gallen. The nearest other World Heritage site is Reichenau Island, about 5 km away.

Nearest towns and cities

  • Frauenfeld · about 22,000 peopleabout 12 km south
  • Saint Gallen · about 71,000 peopleabout 35 km south-east
  • Schaffhausen · about 34,000 peopleabout 35 km west
  • Bregenz · about 27,000 peopleabout 50 km east
  • Zürich · about 1,108,000 peopleabout 55 km south-west
  • Vaduz · about 36,000 peopleabout 70 km south-east
Alpine Pile DwellingsZürichSaint GallenSchaffhausenBregenzFrauenfeldReichenau IslandAbbey of St Gall20 km
The site is ringed; towns and other World Heritage sites are shown for context.

Nearby World Heritage sites

The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies

Map of Alpine Pile Dwellings and the 5 nearest World Heritage sitesReichenau Island1Abbey of St Gall2Swiss Tectonic Arena Sardona3Swabian Jura Caves4Pilgrimage Church of Wies5Alpine Pile Dwellings
Markers: square cultural, circle natural, diamond mixed.

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