Birka
Birka, on the island of Björkö in present-day Sweden, was an important Viking Age trading center which handled goods from Scandinavia as well as many parts of Continental Europe and the Orient.- Archaeological site
- …lies at an elevation of around 10 metres (40 feet)
- Also known as“Birka and Hovgården”“Hovgården”
Places of Interest Nearby
Discover Uppland Runic Inscription 11 and Uppland Runic Inscription 1.
Uppland Runic Inscription 11
U 11 is the Rundata designation for a runestone that…
110 metres southwest of Birka
Uppland Runic Inscription 1
Uppland Runic Inscription 1 is a runestone.
210 metres southwest of Birka
Adelsö Church
Adelsö Church is a church located on the Lake Mälaren…
230 metres southwest of Birka
Hamlets in the Area
Discover Hovgården and Lundkulla.
Lundkulla
Lundkulla is a village in Ekerö Municipality, Stockholm County, southeastern Sweden.
Mälby
Mälby is a village in Ekerö Municipality, Stockholm County, southeastern Sweden.
Birka
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Latitude
59.361° or 59° 21′ 40″ north
Longitude
17.53513° or 17° 32′ 7″ east
Open location code
9FFV9G6P+92
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic = archaeological_site
GeoNames ID
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