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 The site of the prehistoric settlement as seen from theZürichsee-Schifffahrtsgesellschaft (ZSG) motorshipHelvetia | |
| Location | Feldbach,Hombrechtikon,Canton of Zürich, andKempraten,Rapperswil-Jona,Canton of St. Gallen,Switzerland |
| Part of | Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps |
| Criteria | Cultural: (iv), (v) |
| Reference | 1363-031 |
| Inscription | 2011 (35thSession) |
| Area | 7.5 ha (19 acres) |
| Buffer zone | 15.5 ha (38 acres) |
| Website | www |
| Coordinates | 47°14′19.67″N8°47′45.96″E / 47.2387972°N 8.7961000°E /47.2387972; 8.7961000 |
  Location of Rapperswil-Jona/Hombrechtikon–Feldbach in Canton of Zürich  Rapperswil-Jona/Hombrechtikon–Feldbach (Canton of St. Gallen) Show map of Canton of St. Gallen Rapperswil-Jona/Hombrechtikon–Feldbach (Switzerland) Show map of Switzerland | |
Rapperswil-Jona/Hombrechtikon–Feldbach is one of the 111 serial sites of theUNESCO World Heritage SitePrehistoric pile dwellings around the Alps, of which are 56 located in Switzerland.[1][2]
The site is located onZürichsee lakeshore inFeldbach and partially inKempraten, a locality of the municipality ofRapperswil-Jona in theCanton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. Situated nearby theSeedamm, an isthmus between theZürichsee and theObersee lake area, it was in close vicinity to theprehistoric lake crossings, neighbored by two other Prehistoric pile dwelling settlements:Freienbach–Hurden Seefeld andRapperswil-Jona–Technikum. Because the lake has grown in size over time, the original piles are now around 4 metres (13 ft) to 7 metres (23 ft) under the water level of 406 metres (1,332 ft). The settlement comprises 7.5 hectares (18.53 acres), and the buffer zone including the lake area comprises 15.5 hectares (38.30 acres) in all.
The smaller archaeological siteSeegubel is located eastwards from the Feldbach site, it is located only some 400 metres away.
Distinctive house plans and a cultural layer dating from the middle phase of the Corded Ware period, is of particular importance in that multi-phase settlement. The evidence of a settlement from the transitional phase between the Early and Middle Bronze Ages, is another interesting aspect of the site, yielded a date of 1490 BC, which is very late within theEarly Bronze Age pile-dwelling period. The dates refer to the same period as the transport routes across the lake fromHurden and the slightly post-date neighbouringisland settlement inRapperswil.[3]
As well as being part of the 56 Swiss sites of the UNESCO World Heritage SitePrehistoric pile dwellings around the Alps, the settlement is also listed in theSwiss inventory of cultural property of national and regional significance as aClass A object of national importance.[4] Hence, the area of each settlement is provided as a historical site under federal protection, within the meaning of the Swiss Federal Act on the nature and cultural heritage (German: Bundesgesetz über den Natur- und Heimatschutz NHG) of 1 July 1966. Unauthorised researching and purposeful gathering of findings represent a criminal offense according to Art. 24.[5]
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