The UNESCO Pile Dwelling Sites at the Attersee are part of a transnational World Heritage designation covering 111 submerged prehistoric villages built on wooden platforms over Alpine lake shallows between 4000 BC and 800 BC. Interpretation pavilions at Seewalchen and Attersee village explain what lies beneath the surface. The cold Attersee sediment has preserved textiles, wooden tools, and food remains from the Bronze Age that almost never survive elsewhere. Free outdoor access year-round; check pfahlbauten.at for guided programs. The Mondsee Pfahlbaumuseum (20 km) has physical excavated objects if you want to see artifacts.
archaeological site in Attersee
UNESCO Pile Dwelling Sites
The Attersee is one of six Austrian lakes containing UNESCO-listed prehistoric pile dwelling sites, part of a transnational inscription covering 111 sites across six Alpine countries.
- Type
- archaeological site
- Destination
- Attersee
- Cost
- Free to visit
- Founded
- 4000 BC
- Era
- Ancient
- Address
- Nussdorfer Strasse 15, 4864 Attersee, 4864 Attersee
- Coordinates
- 47.9136, 13.5338
- Official website
- Visit website