Birka and Hovgården
Also known as Birka et Hovgarden, Birka et hovgården, Birka Et Hovgården, Birka och Hovgården
CulturalSweden
Sweden
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (iii), (iv).
Region
Europe and North America
Sweden
Inscribed
1993
List reference
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Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
Royal Domain of Drottningholm
SwedenCultural20 km away
Skogskyrkogården
SwedenCultural32 km away
Engelsberg Ironworks
SwedenCultural111 km away
Mining Area of the Great Copper Mountain in Falun
SwedenCultural177 km away
Hanseatic town of Visby
SwedenCultural193 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
- Wikidata itemQ2904503, open data (CC0)
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