Archaeological border complex Haithabu and Danewerk

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Archaeological border complex Haithabu and Danewerk
UNESCO world heritage UNESCO World Heritage Emblem
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Danewerk and Haithabu on the Jutland isthmus between the Baltic Sea and the Treene lowlands
National territory: GermanyGermany Germany
Type: Culture
Criteria : (iii) (iv)
Surface: 227.55 ha
Buffer zone: 2670 ha
Reference No .: 1553
UNESCO region : Europe and North America
History of enrollment
Enrollment: 2018  ( session 42 )

The archaeological border complex Haithabu and Danewerk includes the former, medieval Viking sites Haithabu ( Danish Hedeby . Municipality of Busdorf ) and Danewerk (Danish Dannevirke , extends over several municipalities), which in today's districts of Schleswig-Flensburg and Rendsburg-Eckernförde between Hollingstedt ( Treene) and the Windebyer Noor and together are considered to be the most important archaeological ground monuments in Schleswig-Holstein .

Haithabu was an important trading place in the Viking Age . The place was integrated into the border fortifications of the Danewerk, consisting of several earth walls (such as the main and the Easter wall), the Waldemars wall, two ramparts, a lake barrier in the Schlei and a redoubt from the German-Danish War . Both sites are located on the Schleswig and Jutland isthmus .

The history of both sites is presented in the Haithabu and Danewerk museums . Some of the visible remains of the two sites are part of the “ Haithabu-Dannewerk ” nature reserve . The two sites were declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO on June 30, 2018 .

In the vicinity of Haithabu and the Danewerk there are other archaeological sites such as the former Viking settlement of Füsing and the rune stones of Haithabu .

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Haithabu and Danewerk are world cultural heritage. www.ndr.de, June 30, 2018, accessed June 30, 2018 .