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Location

Where it sits, and what is around it

Viking Age Ring Fortresses is about 40 km west of Aalborg. The nearest other World Heritage site is Limfjord Fish Fossils, about 25 km away.

Nearest towns and cities

  • Aalborg · about 122,000 peopleabout 40 km east
  • Viborg · about 35,000 peopleabout 65 km south
  • Frederikshavn · about 24,000 peopleabout 90 km north-east
  • Århus · about 238,000 peopleabout 110 km south-east
  • Vejle · about 51,000 peopleabout 140 km south
  • Kristiansand · about 64,000 peopleabout 150 km north-west
Viking Age Ring FortressesKøbenhavnGöteborgÅrhusAalborgHelsingborgJönköpingBoråsKristiansandHalmstadVejleTrollhättanViborgLimfjord Fish FossilsJelling Heritage SiteGrimeton Radio Station, VarbergNorth Zealand Hunting LandscapeKronborg Castle100 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 Viking Age Ring Fortresses and the 5 nearest World Heritage sitesLimfjord Fish Fossils1Jelling Heritage Site2Moravian Church Settlements3Grimeton Radio Station, Varberg4North Zealand Hunting Landscape5Viking Age Ring Fortresses
Markers: square cultural, circle natural, diamond mixed.

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