UNESCO WHS - Landscape of Grand Pré Postcard

UNESCO WHS Serie - Landscape of Grand Pré - Situated in the southern Minas Basin of Nova Scotia, the Grand Pré marshland and archaeological sites constitute a cultural landscape bearing testimony to the development of agricultural farmland using dykes and the aboiteau wooden sluice system, started by the Acadians in the 17th century. Over 1'300 ha, the cultural landscape encompasses a large expanse of polder farmland and archaeological elements of the towns of Grand Pré and Hortonville, which were built by the Acadians and their successors. The landscape is an exceptional example of the adaptation of the first European settlers to the conditions of the North American Atlantic coast. Name: Landscape of Grand Pré Location: Province of Nova Scotia Inscription: 2012 Category: Cultural (v)(vi) Unesco Ref: 1404 Special Feature: The card has a QR-Code on the backside to navigate for more Informationas about the side