Bregenz Forest

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Bregenzerwald (Bregenz Forest) has been part of the Tentative list of Austria.

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
Withdrawn
2025
Type
Cultural
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2025 Removed from Tentative List

2007 Deferred

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

1994 Added to Tentative List

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