Reichenau Island
Also known as Insel Reichenau, Reichenau
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (iii), (iv), (vi).
Region
Europe and North America
Germany
Inscribed
2000
Area
430 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Reichenau Island is about 40 km north-west of Saint Gallen. The nearest other World Heritage site is Alpine Pile Dwellings, about 5 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Frauenfeld · about 22,000 peopleabout 14 km south
- Schaffhausen · about 34,000 peopleabout 30 km west
- Saint Gallen · about 71,000 peopleabout 40 km south-east
- Zürich · about 1,108,000 peopleabout 50 km south-west
- Bregenz · about 27,000 peopleabout 55 km east
- Vaduz · about 36,000 peopleabout 70 km south-east
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
Austria, Switzerland, Germany, France, Italy, SloveniaCultural5 km away
SwitzerlandCultural38 km away
SwitzerlandNatural87 km away
GermanyCultural93 km away
GermanyCultural138 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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