Seaweed Houses and Sea-salt Huts
Seaweed Houses and Sea-salt Huts, Laesoe Island is part of the Tentative list of Denmark in order to qualify for inclusion in the World Heritage List.
The Seaweed Houses and Sea-salt Huts on Laesoe Island comprises a series of distinctive landscapes and sites, including shallow sea where eelgrass continues to grow. 1,700 archaeological sites of medieval sea-salt production huts have been uncovered. Also, some 30 half-timbered farmhouses with extraordinary eelgrass roofs remain.
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Site Info
- Full Name
- Seaweed Houses and Sea-salt Huts, Laesoe Island
- Country
- Denmark
- Added
- 2023
- Type
- Cultural
- Categories
- Cultural Landscape - Relict
- Link
- By ID
Site History
2023 Added to Tentative List
Site Links
Unesco Website: Seaweed Houses and Sea-salt Huts, Laesoe Island