World Heritage Identification Number: 772
World Heritage since: 2001
Category: Cultural Heritage
WHE Type: Cultural Landscapes
Transboundary Heritage: Yes
Endangered Heritage: No
Country: Austria, Hungary
Continent: Europe
UNESCO World Region: Europe and North America
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Fertö/Neusiedlersee Cultural Landscape: A Millennial Meeting Place of Cultures
The Fertö/Neusiedlersee Cultural Landscape, inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2001, offers a unique blend of natural beauty and cultural richness that spans over eight millennia. Situated along the Austrian-Hungarian border, this site is home to the largest endorheic lake in Central Europe, Lake Neusiedl (Fertő in Hungarian).
More to come…UNESCO Description of the World Heritage Site
The Fertö/Neusiedler Lake area has been the meeting place of different cultures for eight millennia. This is graphically demonstrated by its varied landscape, the result of an evolutionary symbiosis between human activity and the physical environment. The remarkable rural architecture of the villages surrounding the lake and several 18th- and 19th-century palaces adds to the area’s considerable cultural interest.
UNESCO Justification of the World Heritage Site
Criterion (v): The Fertő/Neusiedlersee has been the meeting place of different cultures for eight millennia, and this is graphically demonstrated by its varied landscape, the result of an evolutionary and symbiotic process of human interaction with the physical environment.
Additional Site Details
Area: 68,369 hectares
Number of Components: 1
Coordinates: 47.71927778 , 16.72272222
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© Lutz Fischer-Lamprecht, CC BY-SA 4.0 Resized from original. (This derivative is under the same CC BY-SA license.)