HERITAGE RECORD · 974

Monastic Island of Reichenau

赖谢瑙修道院之岛

The official record, selection criteria and sourced cultural context.

World Heritage record

The island of Reichenau on Lake Constance preserves the traces of the Benedictine monastery, founded in 724, which exercised remarkable spiritual, intellectual and artistic influence. The churches of St Mary and Marcus, St Peter and St Paul, and St George, mainly built between the 9th and 11th centuries, provide a panorama of early medieval monastic architecture in central Europe. Their wall paintings bear witness to impressive artistic activity.

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Wikidata reference

QIDQ156439 ↗

Area4.3 ha

Administrative areaQ632880

WikipediaReichenau Island ↗

Chinese Wikipedia赖谢瑙岛 ↗

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Selection criteria

This property was inscribed under the following World Heritage Convention criteria.

(iii)A unique or exceptional testimony to a cultural tradition or civilisation.

(iv)An outstanding example of a building, ensemble or landscape illustrating a significant stage in human history.

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