🧿 Birka

Sweden · Europe · 59.34°N, 17.55°E

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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. Björkö is located in Lake Mälaren, 30 kilometers west of contemporary Stockholm, in the municipality of Ekerö.

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Quick facts

CountrySweden
Continent / regionEurope
Coordinates (approx.)59.34°N, 17.55°E · view on map

Birka is located in Sweden, in Europe.

More archaeological sites in Sweden

Ale's Stones · Anundshög · Arkils tingstad · Birka and Hovgården · Broby bro Runestones · Ekornavallen · Gamla Uppsala · Gårdlösa · Götavirke · Hovgården.

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