🏛️ Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps
Ehrenstein, Germany — UNESCO World Heritage Site
📋 Fast Facts
- 111 archaeological sites across six Alpine countries designated in 2011
- Settlements span 5000–500 BC, covering Neolithic and Bronze Age periods
- Organic materials preserved in waterlogged and submerged conditions
- Ehrenstein situated on the edges of Lake Constance in southern Germany
Ehrenstein is one of 111 sites comprising the Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps, a UNESCO World Heritage serial listing inscribed in 2011. Located on the margins of Lake Constance in Germany, Ehrenstein represents a prehistoric stilt-house settlement built between 5000 and 500 BC. The site offers archaeological evidence of how Neolithic and Bronze Age communities in Alpine Europe lived, organized themselves, and adapted to lakeside and wetland environments ...