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Hedeby and Danevirke

Also known as Archaeological Border complex of Hedeby and the Danevirke

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Location

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Hedeby and Danevirke is about 35 km south of Flensburg. The nearest other World Heritage site is Moravian Church Settlements, about 100 km away.

Nearest towns and cities

  • Flensburg · about 98,000 peopleabout 35 km north
  • Kiel · about 269,000 peopleabout 45 km east
  • Svendborg · about 29,000 peopleabout 100 km north-east
  • Lübeck · about 235,000 peopleabout 100 km south-east
  • Hamburg · about 1,757,000 peopleabout 110 km south
  • Bremerhaven · about 138,000 peopleabout 120 km south-west
Hedeby and DanevirkeKielLübeckRostockFlensburgSchwerinSvendborgHanseatic City of Lübeck50 km
The site is ringed; towns and other World Heritage sites are shown for context.

Nearby World Heritage sites

The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies

Map of Hedeby and Danevirke and the 5 nearest World Heritage sitesMoravian Church Settlements1Hanseatic City of Lübeck2Speicherstadt and Kontorhaus3Wadden Sea4Jelling Heritage Site5Hedeby and Danevirke
Markers: square cultural, circle natural, diamond mixed.
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Wadden Sea

Germany, Denmark, NetherlandsNatural119 km away

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