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Hovgården
Sign in to saveHovgården 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 believed to have been the site from which kings and chieftains ruled the area. Hovgården, together with Birka became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1993.
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- Ancient site.name
- Hovgården
- Ancient site.image
- Hovgården Royal Tumuli & Adelsö Church 2009.jpg
- Ancient site.map_type
- Sweden
- Ancient site.location
- Ekerö Municipality, Sweden
- Ancient site.built
- 8th century
- Ancient site.abandoned
- 10th century
- Ancient site.epochs
- Viking Age
- Ancient site.designation1
- WHS
- Ancient site.designation1_offname
- Birka and Hovgården
- Ancient site.designation1_date
- 1993 (17th session)
- Ancient site.designation1_number
- 555
- Ancient site.designation1_criteria
- iii, iv
- Ancient site.designation1_type
- Cultural
- Ancient site.designation1_free1name
- Region
- Ancient site.designation1_free1value
- Europe and North America
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- 23.071
- Image
- Hovgården Royal Tumuli & Adelsö Church 2009.jpg
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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 believed to have been the site from which kings and chieftains ruled the area. Hovgården, together with Birka became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1993.
Hovgården is located on the flat country north-west of the Romanesque Adelsö Church, characterised by a narrow rift valley stretching north to forest-laden moraines. These historical meadows lands were cultivated in the 19th century and have hardly been altered since, as several well-preserved 18th century farmyards bear witness to.
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