The world heritage sites of Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps are situated in six countries under the water, or on the edges of lakes, rivers or on wetlands sites; such sites are 111 in number : Switzerland—56 ; Italy—19 ; Germany—18 ; France—11; Austria—5 ; Slovenia—2.

Locations of all sites making up the Prehistoric pile dwellings around the Alps

Switzerland :

1. Name: Agelmoos(Location: Beinwil am See) in the district of Kulm in the canton of Aargau;
2. Riest(Seengen) in the district of Lenzburg in Aargau canton
3. Vingelz/Hafen(Biel/Bienne) in the canton of Bern
4. Dorfstation(Luscherz) in Seeland in Bern canton;
5. Lobsigen See(See-dorf) in Bern canton;
6. Rutte(Sutz-Latri-gen) in Bern canton
7. Bahnhof(Twann) in Bern canton; Tuscherz-Alfermee merged with it.
8. Strandboden(Vinelz) in Seeland, and in Bern canton;
9. Les Greves(Gletterens) in Broye district and in Fribourg canton;
10. Spitz(Greng) in See district and in Fribourg canton;
11. Motier(Haut-Vully) in See/Lac district in canton of Fribourg; Vully-Le-Haut’s German name is Oberwistenlach; its former name was Bas-Vully and after its merging it became Mont Vully;
12. Segelboothafen(Murten) in See district, and in Fribourg canton;
13. En Praz des Gueux(Noreaz) in Sarine district, in Fribourg canton;
14. Bellerive(Collonge-Bellerive) in Geneva canton;
15. Port (Corsier) in Geneva canton;
16. Bourg(Versoix) in Geneva canton;
17. Egolzwil in Willisau district and in Lucerne canton;
18. See Matte(Hitzkirch) in Hochdorf district in Lucerne canton ; Gelfingen, Hamikon, Mosen, Muswangen, Retschwil and Sulz joined Hitzkirch.
19. Halbinsel(Sur See) in Sursee district; Lucerne cantion; Sursee is located in the northern end of the Lake Sempach not far from where the Sure river exists the lake (See) hence the name Sursee.
20. Port-Canty(Saint-Aubin-Sauges) in Boudry district in Neuchatel canton; the former municipality of Bevaix, Saint-Aubin-Sauges, Gorgier, Vaumarcus, Montalchez and Fresens merged into the new municipality of La Grande-Béroche;
21. Les Arqilliez(Gorgier) in Boudry district in Neuchatel canton;
22. L’Abbaye (Bevaix) in Boudry district in Neuchatel canton;
23. La Saunerie(Milvignes) in Boudry district in Neuchatel canton;
24. Les Graviers(Milvignes) in in Boudry district in Neuchatel canton;
25. Kehrsiten(Stansstad) in the canton of Nidwalden;
26. Weier 1-III(Thayngen) in the canton of Schaffhausen;
27. Freienbach-Hurden Rosshom(Hurden) in the canton of Schwyz; Hurden was used for the peninsula and for the fish traps made of woven work called ‘Hurden’ by the locals;
28. Freienbach-Hurden Seefeld(Hurden) in in the canton of Schwyz;
29. Burgaschisee(Aeschi) in the district of Wasseramt in the canton of Solothurn; Burgaschisee is a lake in the forest on the border with See-berg;
30. Inkwilersee Insel(Bolken/Inkwil) in Wasseramt district in the canton of Solothum;
31. Feldbach(Seegubel) in Kempraten/Feldbach which is a village (Kirchdorf) within Rapperswil-Jena, Wahlkreis(constituency) of See-Gaster in the canton of St Gallen; Buss-kirch on Zurich-See Lake is here;
32. Rapperswil-Jena-Technikum(Rapperswil) in See-Gaster in the canton of St Gallen;
33. Bleiche(Arbon) in the district of Arbon in the canton of Thurgau;
34. Insel Werd(Eschenz) in Frauenfeld district in the canon of Thurgau;
35. Egelsee(Gachnang-Niederwil) in Frauenfeld district in the canon of Thurgau;
36. Nussbaumersee(Huttwilen) in Frauenfeld district in the canon of Thurgau;
37. Pointe de Montbec(Chabrey) in the district f Broye-Vully in the canton of Vaud;
38. La Bessime(Chevroux) in Broye district and in the canton of Vaud;
39. Village(Chevroux) in Broye district and in the canton of Vaud;
40. Station de Concise(Corcelles-pres-Concise) in Jura-Nord Vaudois district and in the canton of Vaud; here coat of arms are very interesting that does not give scholars to say that the Pile dwellings are prehistoric.
41. Corcelettes Les Violes(Grandson) in Jura-Nord Vaudois district and in the canton of Vaud;
42. Les Roseaux(Morges) in Swiss canton of Vaud;
43. Stations de Morges(Morges) in Swiss canton of Vaud;
44. Chinnevieres de Guevaux(Mur now Vully-les-Lacs) in Vaud canton;
45. Baie de Clendy(Yverdon-les-Bains) also called Eburo-dunum is in Jura-Nord Vaudois ; Yverdon in Jura mountains, in the plain of Orbe, on the hills of Broye, and Lake Neuchatel in Vaud canton;
46. Le Marais(Yvonand) in Vaud canton;
47. Oterswil/Insel Eielen(Zug); scholars claim that Zug originates from fishing vocabulary;
48. Riedmatt in Zug;
49. Sumpf in Zug
50. Erlenbach-Winkel(Erlenbach) in Meilen district, and in Zurich canton; first mentioned in 981 as Liber Heremi; but scholars have questioned this identity; it was mentioned as Erlibach in 1173;
51. Greifen See-Storen/Wildsberg(Greifen See) in Uster district and in Zurich canton;
52. Meilen-Rorenhaab(Meilen) in Meilen district and Zurich canton;
53. Wadenswil-Vorder-Au(Wadenswil) in Horgen district in Zurich canton; Schloss Au/Chateau Au;
54. Wetzikon-Robenhausen(Wetzikon) in Zurcher Oberland area; in Hinwil district and in Zurich canton;
55. Zurich-Enge Alpenquai(Zurich) whose earliest known form is Turicum; scholars think it has been derived from Gaulish personal name Turos; this name has been associated with the name of Tigurini and/or Tigurum rather than Turicum;
56. Grosser Hafner and Kleiner-hafner(Zurich) ;

Austria:

1. Keutschacher See(Keutschach) in the district of Klagenfurt-Land in Carinthia state;
2. Abtsdorf I(Atter See) in Upper Austria ;
3. Abtsdorf III (Attter See)
4. Litzlberg Sud(See Walchen am Atter See) in Vocklabruck district;
5. See in Mond See;

France:

1. Le Grand Lac de Clairvaux(Clairvaus-les-Lacs) in Jura department in Franche-Comte;
2. Lac de Chalain, rive occidentale(Marigny Doucier, Fontenu);
3. Lac d’Aiguebelette. Zone Sud(Aiguebeletter-le-Lac, Saint-Alban-de-Montbe); the latter is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes region;
4. Baie de Gresine(Brison-Saint-Innocent); a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes region;
5. Baie de Chatillon(Chindrieux), a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes region;
6. Hautecombe(Saint-Pierre-de-Curtille) ; a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes region;
7. Littoral de Tresserve(Tresserve) ; a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes region;
8. Littoral de Chens-sur-Leman(Chens-sur-Leman) ; a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes region;
9. Les Marais de Saint-Jorioz(Saint-Jorioz); a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes region;
10. Le Cret de Chatillon(Sevrier) ; a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes region;
11. Secteur, des Mongets(Sevrier, Saint-Jorioz)

Germany:

1. Wangen-Hinterhom(Ohningen); on the western edge of Lake Constance ; in Konstanz district in Baden-Wurttemberg;
2. Hornstaad-Homle(Gaienhofen); in Konstanz district in Baden-Wurttemberg;
3. Allensbach-Strandbad(Allensbach); in Konstanz district in Baden-Wurttemberg;
4. Wollmatingen-Langenrain in (Konstanz;
5. Konstanz-Hinterhausen in Konstanz ;
6. Litzelstetten-Krahenhorn in Konstanz;
7. Bodman-Schachen/Lochle(Bodman-Ludwigshafen)
8. Sipplingen-Osthafen(Sipplingen); in the district of Boden See Kreis, in Baden-Wurttemberg in the neighbourhood of Konstanz,Sigmaringen, and Ravensburg and in Bavaria;
9. Unteruhldingen-Stollenwiesen(Uhldingen-Muhlhofen);
10. Odenahlen(Alleshausen); in the district of Biberach in Baden-Wurttemberg;
11. Grundwiesen in Alleshausen;
12. Siedlung Forschner in Bad Buchau town ; in the district of Biberach near Lake Feder See ;
13. Olzreute-Enzisholz in Bad Schussenried ; in Biberach district;
14. Schrecken See in Wolpertswende; in Ravensburg district;
15. Ehrenstein in Blaustein; in the district of Alb-Donau Baden-Wurttemberg; situated in the Blau River on the west of Ulm;
16. Pestenacker in Weil; in Landsberg district of Bavaria;
17. Unfriedshausen in Geltendorf ; in Landsberg district of Bavaria;
18. Rose Island in Feldafing; in Stamberg district of Bavaria;

Italy:

1. Palu di Livenza-Santisima in Polcenigo ; in the province of Pordenone; in the Italian region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia on the northwest of Trieste;
2. Lavagnone in Desenzano del Garda; in the province of Brescia in Lombardy; it borders the communes of Castiglione delle Stiviere, Lonato, Padenghe sul Garda, and Srimione;
3. San Sivino Gabbiano in Manerba del Garda; in the province of Brescia in Lombardy;
4. Lugana Vecchia in Sirmione; in the province of Brescia in Lombardy ;
5. Lucone in Polpenazze del Garda; in the province of Brescia in Lombardy ;
6. Lagazzi del Vho in Piadena; in the province of Cremona;
7. Bande-Corte Carpani in Cavriana; in the province of Mantua in Lombardy region;
8. Castellaro Lagusello-Fondo Tacoli in Monzambano ; in the province of Mantua in Lombardy region;
9. Isolino Virginia-Camilla-Isola di San Biagio in Biandronno; Varese province in Lombardy;
10. Bodio central o delle Monete in Bodio Lomnago; in Varese province in Lombardy;
11. II Sabione o settentrionale(Cadrezzate) in Varese province in Lombardy;
12. 1-Emissario(Viverone, Azeglio) in the province of Biella in Piedmont region in the northeast of Turin; Viverone borders Alice Castello, Azeglio, Borgo d’Ale, Piverone, Roppolo and Zimone; Piedmont borders the Liguria region to whose east is Lombardy and Emilia-Ramagna and the Aosta valley on the northwest and on the west is France and Swi;
13. Mercurago in Arona on Lake Maggiore in Novara;
14. Molina de Ledro in Ledro; Leder commune is in Trentino and is connected with comuni of Pieve di Ledro, Bezzecca, Concei, Molina di Ledro, Tiarno di Sopra, and Tiarno di Sotto;
15. Fiave-Lago Carera in Fiave ; Fiabe is in Trentno-Alto Adige/Sudtirol region ;
16. Belvedere in Peschiera del Garda; in the province of Verona; near the river Mincio;
17. Erassino in Peschiera del Garda; in the province of Verona;
18. Tombola in Cerea; in the province of Verona;
19. Laghetto della Costa in Arqua Petrarca; in the province of Padua;

Slovenia :

1. Kolisca na Igu, Severna skupina in Ig ; also attested as Yge/Ighe etc; previously its settlement was called Studenec; situated on the river Ista; in Slovenia common noun ‘iva’ means ‘goat willow’;
2. Kolisca na Igu, juzna skupina in Ig;

These 111 Pile Dwellings around Alps are not prehistoric in nature; collectively they present a clear picture of how migration happened to early European continent after 8^th c A.D. in a big way.

Unesco agrees when it remarks that ‘…the ability of the sites to display their value is difficult as they are mostly completely hidden underwater which means that their context in relation to the lake and river shores is important in order to evoke the nature of their setting. …(they)..ensure the understanding of the value of the whole property and how individual sites contribute to that whole..’

The series of pile dwelling sites never represent the characteristics of early agrarian societies in Europe between 5,000 and 500 BC as scholars think; the name Alps and See have been derived from ‘Alavi’/ ‘Alaba’ and ‘Sri’ respectively and both these names are central to the understanding of the geographical past of the migrants who arrived and settled around the Alps.