Welcome to Birka
Welcome to Birka is in Ekerö Municipality, Stockholm County. Welcome to Birka is situated nearby to the passenger ship terminal Birka Björkö, as well as near the marina Birka gästhamn.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Birka and The Birka museum.
Birka
Archaeological site
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. Birka is situated 420 metres northeast of Welcome to Birka.
The Birka museum
Museum
Photo: Holger.Ellgaard, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Birka museum is situated 150 metres east of Welcome to Birka.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lindby and Mälby.
Lindby
Hamlet
Photo: Holger.Ellgaard, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lindby, Adelsö is a village in Ekerö Municipality, Stockholm County, southeastern Sweden.
Mälby
Hamlet
Photo: Holger.Ellgaard, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mälby is a village in Ekerö Municipality, Stockholm County, southeastern Sweden.
Hovgården
Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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. Hovgården is situated 3½ km north of Welcome to Birka.
Welcome to Birka
- Type: Sign
- Categories: information and tourism
- Location: Ekerö Municipality, Stockholm County, Svealand, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
59.33027° or 59° 19′ 49″ northLongitude
17.53944° or 17° 32′ 22″ eastOpen location code
9FFV8GJQ+4QOpenStreetMap ID
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In Other Languages
From German to Swedish—“Welcome to Birka” goes by many names.
- German: “Willkommen auf Birka”
- Swedish: “Välkommen till Birka”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Birka Björkö and Birka gästhamn.
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