Archaeological Border complex of Hedeby and the Danevirke

Overview

The archaeological site of Hedeby consists of the remains of an emporium – or trading town – containing traces of roads, buildings, cemeteries and a harbour dating back to the 1st and early 2nd millennia CE. It is enclosed by part of the Danevirke, a line of fortification crossing the Schleswig isthmus, which separates the Jutland Peninsula from the rest of the European mainland. Because of its unique situation between the Frankish Empire in the South and the Danish Kingdom in the North, Hedeby became a trading hub between continental Europe and Scandinavia and between the North Sea and the Baltic Sea. Because of its rich and well preserved archaeological material, it has become a key site for the interpretation of economic, social and historical developments in Europe during the Viking age.

Selection Criteria

(iii)(iv)

Components(22 locations)

• •Hedeby1553-012
• •Arched Wall1553-008
• •Offshore Work1553-019
• •Kovirke Area 11553-013
• •Kovirke Area 21553-014
• •Kovirke Area 61553-016
• •Kovirke Area 71553-017
• •Kovirke Area 81553-018
• •Main Wall Area 11553-005
• •East Wall Area 2D1553-021
• •Crooked Wall Area 41553-001
• •Kovirke Area 3 to 51553-015
• •Main Wall Areas 2 to 31553-004
• •Connection Wall Area 81553-009
• •Connection Wall Area 31553-011
• •North Wall Areas 1 to 21553-007
• •East Wall Area 1A to 1C1553-020
• •East Wall Area 2E to 2F1553-022
• •Crooked Wall Areas 3 to 41553-002
• •Connection Wall Areas 5 to 71553-010
• •Crooked Wall Areas 1 to 2 Main Wall Areas 4 to 51553-003
• •Connection Wall Area 9 North Wall Area 4 Arched Wall1553-006

Details

Countries

Germany

ISO Codes

DE

Area

227.55 ha

Coordinates

54.4619, 9.4541