🏰 Archaeological Border complex of Hedeby and the Danevirke
Viking Age trading center and defensive fortification system in Schleswig-Holstein
📌 Fast Facts
- UNESCO World Heritage Site inscribed in 2018
- Location: Schleswig-Holstein, Germany (54.491°N, 9.566°E)
- Period of significance: 8th–11th centuries (Hedeby); Iron Age through High Middle Ages (Danevirke)
- Comprises two archaeological elements: the trading settlement of Hedeby and the Danevirke defensive system
The Archaeological Border complex of Hedeby and the Danevirke is a UNESCO World Heritage Site spanning two interconnected archaeological elements in Schleswig-Holstein, northern Germany. Hedeby served as a major Viking Age trading center from the 8th to 11th centuries, while the Danevirke comprises a series of fortifications constructed across the Schleswig Isthmus from the Iron Age onward. Together, they represent a crucial borderland between the Norse Danish realm and the Frankish Empire ...