World Heritage Identification Number: 1318
World Heritage since: 2011
Category: Cultural Heritage
Transboundary Heritage: No
Endangered Heritage: No
Country: 🇮🇹 Italy
Continent: Europe
UNESCO World Region: Europe and North America
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Longobards in Italy: Places of Power (568-774 A.D.)
The Longobards in Italy: Places of Power (568-774 A.D.) is a UNESCO World Heritage Site that encompasses seven distinct groups of significant historical structures scattered across the Italian Peninsula. These structures, dating back to the 6th to 8th centuries, provide a testament to the remarkable cultural and architectural achievements of the Lombards, a Germanic tribe that migrated from Northern Europe and established a kingdom in Italy.
More to come…UNESCO Description of the World Heritage Site
The Longobards in Italy, Places of Power, 568 - 774 A.D. comprises seven groups of important buildings (including fortresses, churches, and monasteries) throughout the Italian Peninsula. They testify to the high achievement of the Lombards, who migrated from northern Europe and developed their own specific culture in Italy where they ruled over vast territories in the 6th to 8th centuries. The Lombards synthesis of architectural styles marked the transition from Antiquity to the European Middle Ages, drawing on the heritage of Ancient Rome, Christian spirituality, Byzantine influence and Germanic northern Europe. The serial property testifies to the Lombards' major role in the spiritual and cultural development of Medieval European Christianity, notably by bolstering the monastic movement.
Encyclopedia Record: Longobards in Italy: Places of Power (568–774 A.D.)
Longobards in Italy: Places of Power is seven groups of historic buildings that reflect the achievements of the Germanic tribe of the Lombards, who settled in Italy during the sixth century and established a Lombard Kingdom which ended in 774 A.D.Additional Site Details
Area: 14.08 hectares
(iii) — Unique or exceptional testimony to a cultural tradition
(vi) — Directly associated with events or living traditions
Coordinates: 46.0941666667 , 13.4330555556
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