Wädenswil–Vorder Au

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Vorder Au
UNESCO World Heritage Site
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The site of the prehistoric settlement at the Au peninsula respective the locality Au, Switzerland
Location Au peninsula, Au, Wädenswil, Horgen District, Canton of Zürich, Switzerland
Part of Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps
Criteria Cultural: (iv), (v)
Reference 1363-053
Inscription2011 (35th Session)
Area1.49 ha (3.7 acres)
Buffer zone22.5 ha (56 acres)
Website www.palafittes.org/en/index.html
Coordinates 47°14′48.89″N8°39′11.65″E / 47.2469139°N 8.6532361°E / 47.2469139; 8.6532361
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Location of Wädenswil–Vorder Au in Canton of Zürich
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Wädenswil–Vorder Au (Switzerland)

Wädenswil–Vorder Au is one of the 111 serial sites of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Prehistoric pile dwellings around the Alps , of which 56 are located in Switzerland. [1] [2]

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Geography

The site is located at the Au peninsula respectively partially on the area of Schloss Au on Zürichsee lakeshore in Au, a locality of the municipality of Wädenswil 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) under the water level of 406 metres (1,332 ft). The settlement comprises 1.49 hectares (3.68 acres), and the buffer zone including the lake area comprises 22.5 hectares (55.60 acres) in all.

Description

Located on the Au peninsula, the site has yielded special pottery from the transitional period between the Pfyn and Horgen cultures. The Corded Ware settlement phase contained a bell beaker, which allowed to draw conclusions on the links between the Corded Ware and Bell Beaker cultures. Since it has yielded a special type of pottery, the Early Bronze Age settlement phase is also important, and helps trace the distribution of Arbon style pottery in the region during the 17th century BC. [3]

Protection

As well as being part of the 56 Swiss sites of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Prehistoric pile dwellings around the Alps, the settlement is also listed in the Swiss inventory of cultural property of national and regional significance as a Class A object of national importance. [4] Hence, the area is provided as a historical site under federal protection, within the meaning of the Swiss Federal Act on the nature and cultural heritage (German: Bundesgesetz über den Natur- und Heimatschutz NHG) of 1 July 1966. Unauthorised researching and purposeful gathering of findings represent a criminal offense according to Art. 24. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Prehistoric Pile Dwellings in Switzerland". Swiss Coordination Group UNESCO Palafittes (palafittes.org). Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  2. ↑ "World Heritage". palafittes.org. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  3. ↑ "Sites Switzerland: Wädenswil–Vorder Au (CH-ZH-07)". palafittes.org. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  4. ↑ "A-Objekte KGS-Inventar" (PDF). Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft, Amt für Bevölkerungsschutz. 1 January 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 October 2015. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  5. ↑ "Bundesgesetz über den Natur- und Heimatschutz (NHG)" (PDF) (in German). Hochbaudepartement Stadt Zürich. 12 October 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 May 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  6. ↑ Beat Eberschweiler (2004). "Ur- und frühgeschichtliche Verkehrswege über den Zürichsee: Erste Ergebnisse aus den Taucharchäologischen Untersuchungen beim Seedamm" (in German). ETH Bibliothek. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
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