Hovgården birka

Kugghamn, birka Birka en Hovgården. Het archeologische gebied van Birka bevindt zich op het eiland Björkö in het meer Mälar. Birka is de meest omvangrijke en complexe prehistorische stad in Zweden. De stad werd in de 9e en 10e eeuw bezet. Hovgarden ligt op het naburige eiland Adelsö.

Birka vikingastaden öppettider Hovgården is an archaeological site on the Lake Mälaren island of Adelsö in Ekerö Municipality in central-eastern Sweden. During the Viking Age, the centre of the prospering Mälaren Valley was the settlement Birka, founded in the mid-8th century and abandoned in the late 10th century and located on the island Björkö just south of Adelsö.

Birka västerås

Birka and Hovgården became a World Heritage Site in We know that the city of Birka existed between the years to , but new finds suggest that the place may have been active much earlier, perhaps as early as the 6th century.

Båt adelsö birka Birka and Hovgården are archeological sites that are a testimony to the wide-ranging trade network established by the Vikings. Birka was also important as the site of the first known Christian congregation in Sweden, founded in by Saint Ansgar. The town Birka was founded in the 8th century, and was an important harbour until the 10th.

Birka karta Hovgården - Birkas Kungsgård. Härifrån styrde kungen över staden Birka på andra sidan fjärden. Birka och Hovgården blev Världsarv Staden Birka existerade mellan åren till men nya fynd antyder att Birka kan ha varit aktiv långt tidigare, kanske redan från talet.

Hovgården adelsö Birka-Hovgården, Sweden + @ Björkö, Lindby brygga, , Adelsö Site Overview Key Attractions Contact Details VISIT WEBSITE Birka-Hovgården is one of 15 places in Sweden that are considered so important they can join the UNESCO World Heritage List.

Vikingatiden birka Hovgården lies on the neighbouring island of Adelsö. It has both Viking and medieval remains, comprising of a church, a brick palace, several burial mounds and a harbour with a runic inscription. Hovgården is believed to have been the site from where kings and chieftains ruled the area.