▁modern ▁housing , ▁sometimes ▁but ▁not ▁always ▁affect ing ▁the ▁circular ▁structure ▁of ▁the ▁villages . ▁ ▁At ▁present ▁the ▁best ▁guess ▁is ▁that ▁about ▁ 8 0 – 1 0 0 ▁of ▁these ▁ 2 0 0 ▁villages ▁in ▁Wend land ▁are ▁still ▁recogn izable ▁as ▁Rund ling e ▁to ▁an ▁un tra ined ▁eye , ▁and ▁of ▁these ▁about ▁ 3 0 ▁are ▁of ▁sufficient ▁interest ▁to ▁tour ists ▁to ▁war rant ▁developing ▁a ▁tour ist ▁plan . ▁This ▁is ▁currently ▁a ▁major ▁interest ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁so ▁far ▁successful ▁attempt ▁by ▁the ▁Sam t gemeinde ▁Lü ch ow ▁to ▁have ▁the ▁Rund ling e ▁recognized ▁by ▁the ▁UN ES CO ▁as ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁their ▁World ▁Heritage ▁port folio . ▁The ▁Rund lings verein , ▁which ▁has ▁long ▁supported ▁the ▁pres ervation ▁of ▁these ▁unique ▁villages ▁for ▁poster ity , ▁has ▁recently ▁put ▁its ▁weight ▁behind ▁the ▁bid ▁from ▁the ▁Sam t gemeinde , ▁and ▁in ▁a ▁parallel ▁action ▁will ▁take ▁a ▁struct ured ▁analysis ▁of ▁all ▁ 2 0 0 + ▁existing ▁Rund ling e ▁and ▁former ▁Rund ling e , ▁to ▁record ▁how ▁much ▁has ▁been ▁retained , ▁and ▁what ▁correct ive ▁action ▁needs ▁to ▁be ▁taken ▁to ▁preserve ▁them . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Liter ature ▁▁ ▁Wolfgang ▁Me ib ey er : ▁Rund ling e ▁und ▁andere ▁D ör fer ▁im ▁Wend land , ▁Wed del , ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁▁ ▁Wolfgang ▁Me ib ey er : ▁Rund ling e , ▁Wend land -