Heritage Sites of National Significance
It is home to one or more prehistoric pile-dwelling (or stilt house) settlements that are part of the Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps UNESCO World Heritage Site. Ägelmoos, a Bronze Age lake shore settlement, is listed as a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
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