Danevirke

The Danevirke or Danework is a system of fortifications in , Germany. This historically important linear defensive earthwork across the neck of the was initiated by the Danes in the Nordic Iron Age about AD 650.
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  • Archaeological site
  • …lies at an elevation of 13 metres (43 feet)
  • Description: system of Danish fortifications in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
  • Also known as
    “Danewerk”
    “Dannevirke”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ellingstedt and Groß Rheide.
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Danevirke

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Latitude
54.46009° or 54° 27′ 36″ north
Longitude
9.41885° or 9° 25′ 8″ east
Open location code
9F6FFC69+2G
Open­Street­Map ID
way 108031457
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Geo­Names ID
13233967
Wiki­data ID
Q689454

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In Other Languages

From Azerbaijani to Vietnamese—“Danevirke” goes by many names.
  • Azerbaijani: “Danevirke”
  • Basque: “Danavirki”
  • Basque: “Danevirke”
  • Basque: “Danewerk”
  • Basque: “Dannevirke”
  • Belarusian: “Даневірке”
  • Catalan: “Danevirke”
  • Chinese: “丹內維爾克”
  • Chinese: “丹内维尔克”
  • Chinese: “丹尼维尔克古城池”
  • Chinese: “丹納維奧克”
  • Chinese: “丹纳維奥克”
  • Chinese: “维尔克堡垒”
  • Chinese: “达讷维克”
  • Croatian: “Danevirke”
  • Czech: “Danevirke”
  • Danish: “Danevirke”
  • Danish: “Dannevirke”
  • Danish: “Dannewerk”
  • Dutch: “Danavirki”
  • Dutch: “Danevirke”
  • Dutch: “Danewerk”
  • Dutch: “Dannevirke”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “دانيفيرك”
  • Estonian: “Danevirke”
  • Estonian: “Dannevirke”
  • Finnish: “Danevirke”
  • Finnish: “Dannevirke”
  • French: “Danevirke”
  • French: “Danewerk”
  • French: “Dannevirke”
  • Georgian: “დანევირკე”
  • German: “danæwirchi”
  • German: “Danevirke”
  • German: “Danewerk”
  • German: “Dannevirke”
  • Hebrew: “דנווירגה”
  • Hungarian: “Danevirke”
  • Icelandic: “Danavirki”
  • Indonesian: “Danevirke”
  • Italian: “Danevirke”
  • Italian: “Dannevirke”
  • Japanese: “ダーネヴィアケ”
  • Japanese: “ダーネヴィルケ”
  • Japanese: “ダネヴィアケ”
  • Latvian: “Danevirke”
  • Macedonian: “Даневирке”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Danevirke”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Dannevirke”
  • Norwegian: “Danevirke”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Danevirke”
  • Persian: “دانویرک”
  • Polish: “Danevirke”
  • Portuguese: “Danevirke”
  • Russian: “Даневирке”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Danevirke”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Danewerk”
  • Slovak: “Danevirke”
  • Slovenian: “Danevirke”
  • Slovenian: “Danewerk”
  • Slovenian: “Dannevirke”
  • Spanish: “Danevirke”
  • Spanish: “Danewerk”
  • Swedish: “Danavirke”
  • Swedish: “Danevirke”
  • Swedish: “Dannevirke”
  • Turkish: “Danevirke”
  • Ukrainian: “Даневирке”
  • Ukrainian: “Даневірке”
  • Vietnamese: “Danevirke”

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Nearby Places

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