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World Heritage Sites ; Site Image Location () Year listed UNESCO data Description Old City of Berne: Bern: 1983 267; iii (cultural) Berne was founded in the 12th century on a hill site surrounded by the Aare River from three sides.
Prehistoric pile dwellings in Switzerland (15 P) Pages in category "World Heritage Sites in Switzerland" The following 40 pages are in this category, out of 40 total.
Zürich–Enge Alpenquai is located on Lake Zurich lakeshore in Enge, a locality of the municipality of Zürich in the Canton of Zürich in Switzerland. The settlement comprises 2.93 hectares (7.24 acres), and the buffer zone, including the lake area, comprises 17.40 hectares (43.00 acres) in all.
This is a list of the lists of World Heritage Sites. A World Heritage Site is a place that is listed by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as having special cultural or physical significance.
The Jungfrau-Aletsch protected area (officially Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch) is located in south-western Switzerland between the cantons of Bern and Valais.It is a mountainous region in the easternmost side of the Bernese Alps, containing the northern wall of Jungfrau and Eiger, and the largest glaciated area in western Eurasia, comprising the Aletsch Glacier.
Inscription of new heritage elements on the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists is determined by the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage, an organisation established by the convention. [4] Switzerland ratified the convention on 16 July 2008.
Country Cultural sites Natural sites Mixed sites Total sites Shared sites [3] UNESCO region [4]; Afghanistan: 2 2 Asia and the Pacific Albania: 2 1 [note 1]: 1 [note 2]: 4 2 Europe and North America
The site is located on Lake Zurich {Zürichsee) lakeshore in Rohrenhaab, a locality of the municipality of Meilen in the Canton of Zürich in Switzerland. Because the lake has grown in size over time, the original piles are now around 4 metres (13 ft) to 7 metres (23 ft) below the water level of 406 metres (1,332 ft).