Fyrkat

Fyrkat is a former Viking ring castle in , dating from c. 980 AD. It is located near the town of , some distance from the present end of the in Northern .
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: circular viking fort in Denmark
  • Also known as: “Vikingeborgen Fyrkat”
  • Wheelchair access: limited

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fyrkat Møllegaard and Vikingemuseet Fyrkat.

Museum
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is a museum, which is situated 230 metres northeast of Fyrkat.

Museum
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is a museum, which is situated 750 metres east of Fyrkat.

Lake
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is a lake.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hobro and Sønder Onsild.

Photo: Carsten Wiehe, CC BY 3.0.
is an old market and railway town in Region Nordjylland on the peninsula in northern . It has a population of 12,360. The town is situated in a hilly terrain at the head of , close to the former Viking fortress of Fyrkat.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 4 km south of Fyrkat.

Locality
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is a locality, which is situated 6 km northeast of Fyrkat.

Fyrkat

Latitude
56.62323° or 56° 37′ 24″ north
Longitude
9.7705° or 9° 46′ 14″ east
Open location code
9F8FJQFC+75
Open­Street­Map ID
way 40580121
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­limited
Wiki­data ID
Q1478633
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Swedish—“Fyrkat” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Fyrkat”
  • Belarusian: “Фіркат”
  • Chinese: “修女山”
  • Chinese: “菲尔卡特”
  • Danish: “Fyrkat”
  • Dutch: “Fyrkat”
  • Faroese: “Fyrkat”
  • French: “Fyrkat”
  • German: “Fyrkat”
  • Hebrew: “פירקט”
  • Hungarian: “Fyrkat”
  • Icelandic: “Fyrkat”
  • Japanese: “フュアカト”
  • Kalaallisut: “Fyrkat”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Fyrkat”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Fyrkat”
  • Norwegian: “Fyrkat”
  • Persian: “فیرکت”
  • Polish: “Fyrkat”
  • Russian: “Фюркат”
  • Swedish: “Fyrkat”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Fyrkat Møllegaard parkering and Den mytologiske legeplads.

Nearby Places

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