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Fertö / Neusiedlersee Cultural Landscape

Austria
Hungary
Date of Inscription: 2001
Criteria: (v)
Core zone: 52.412998 ha
Buffer zone: 40.118999 ha
State of Burgenland (AT) / County of Györ-Moson-Sopron (HU)
N47 43 09.4 E16 43 21.8
Ref: 772rev

Brief Description

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.