June 21, 2026

Prehistoric pile dwellings around the Alps are part of the Alps World Heritage Site and include settlements in the Lombardy region of Italy. Which state in Austria also features remains of a prehistoric stilt house settlement discovered at Lake Keutschach as part of this same World Heritage Site?

A Carinthia
B Normandy
C Bavaria
D Transylvania

Prehistoric pile dwellings, or stilt houses, were built around the Alps from about 5000 to 500 BC on the edges of lakes, rivers, and wetlands, including sites in Lombardy. A stilt house settlement of the same World Heritage group was also found at Lake Keutschach in Carinthia.

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