Ljubljana Marshes

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Ljubljana Marshes is a large wetland and archaeological site in central Slovenia, renowned for its biodiversity and prehistoric pile-dwelling settlements listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological site
cultural landscape
wetland
approximateArea 160 square kilometres
biodiversityStatus high species richness
climate continental climate
contains Ljubljana Marshes Wheel NERFINISHED
pile-dwelling villages on wooden stilts
prehistoric pile-dwelling settlements
country Slovenia
designatedAs Ramsar site candidate
discovery pile dwellings discovered in 19th century
drainageBasin Sava River basin NERFINISHED
ecosystemType bog
fen
marsh
wet grassland
governedBy Slovenian nature conservation legislation
habitatFor amphibians
rare plant species
wetland birds
hasArchaeologicalPeriod Bronze Age
Iron Age NERFINISHED
Neolithic
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
IUCNCategory V
knownFor archaeological heritage
biodiversity
oldest known wooden wheel with axle
prehistoric pile dwellings
wetland habitats
locatedIn Brezovica Municipality NERFINISHED
Ig Municipality NERFINISHED
Ljubljana Municipality NERFINISHED
Vrhnika Municipality NERFINISHED
central Slovenia
Škofljica Municipality NERFINISHED
locatedNear Ljubljana NERFINISHED
oldestWheelDatedTo circa 3200 BCE
partOf Ljubljana Basin NERFINISHED
Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps NERFINISHED
protectedAs landscape park
threatenedBy drainage
intensive agriculture
urban expansion
traversedBy Ljubljanica River NERFINISHED
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 2011
usedFor agriculture
nature tourism
peat extraction (historically)

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Ljubljana Basin contains Ljubljana Marshes