Bregenz Forest

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Bregenzerwald (Bregenz Forest) is part of the Tentative list of Austria in order to qualify for inclusion in the World Heritage List.

The Bregenzerwald is a cultural landscape north of the Alps. The region is best known for its vernacular architecture and traditional three-step alpine transhumance. The characteristic wooden farmsteads covered with shingle roofs have been preserved in a number of villages.

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The coordinates shown for all tentative sites were produced as a community effort. They are not official and may change on inscription.

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Clyde

Malta - 15-Mar-13 -

Bregenz Forest (T) by Clyde

Well worth a visit and great for hikes. This active volcano however is not of universal value but only an important national heritage. Otherwise every other active volcano in the world should be inscribed!


Full Name
Bregenzerwald (Bregenz Forest)
Country
Austria
Added
1994
Type
Cultural
Categories
Cultural Landscape - Continuing
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2007 Deferred

To consider its significance in a wider Alpine region and its farming traditions.

1994 Added to Tentative List

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Bregenz Forest (T)
WHS 1997-2024