Vlkolínec
Vlkolínec is a mountain settlement below Sidorovo in the Veľká Fatra. Its log houses stand along a stream, with orchards, terraced fields, hay barns and forests around the village. Traditional houses use dressed conifer logs on stone foundations. Vlkolínec entered the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1993.
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Vlkolínec is a mountain settlement below Sidorovo in the Veľká Fatra. Its log houses stand along a stream, with orchards, terraced fields, hay barns and forests around the village. Traditional houses use dressed conifer logs on stone foundations. Vlkolínec entered the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1993.
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- Slovakia
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Editorial interpretation: Reading houses alongside fields and storage buildings connects the settlement with its surrounding land. Materials and the position of the houses offer a way to consider village form without treating it as a frozen scene.
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