Spaziergang im Archäologischen Park – Ostseefjord Schlei

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Spaziergang im Archäologischen Park – Ostseefjord Schlei

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Spaziergang im Archäologischen Park – Ostseefjord Schlei

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3.62km

20m

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The first border wall, Danewerk, dating from the 5th and 6th centuries, was used in the following centuries by Danish kings of the Viking Age and High Middle Ages as a defensive fortification and was repeatedly expanded. On this approximately three-kilometer-long walk, you can experience the impressive dimensions of the…

Last updated: August 24, 2026

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Haithabu-Dannewerk

Waypoints

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703 m

Schanze 14 (Dannewerk fortification)

Highlight • Historical Site

In the German-Danish War of 1864, when it came to the national affiliation of the Duchy of Schleswig, the Danes built the medieval ramparts of the Danewerk as a defensive …

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1.29 km

Waldemar's Wall

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Under the rule of the Danish king Valdemar I, the Danevirke was massively expanded in the early Middle Ages. For over four kilometers, the original earth rampart was additionally reinforced …

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1.79 km

Danevirke-Museum

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The Danevirke Museum is entirely dedicated to Northern Europe's largest archaeological earth monument, the Danewerk. In the museum, you will learn all about the history of the Danewerk from its …

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2.78 km

Thyraburg

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The Thyraburg was probably a wooden Wallburg from the early Middle Ages and thus a part of Danewerks. For the construction of the castle an artificial plateau of 45 meters …

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3.62 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.51 km

1.06 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

1.55 km

1.00 km

649 m

417 m

< 100 m

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Weather

Friday 23 October

13°C

7°C

93 %

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August 12, 2021

The first border wall, Danewerk, dating from the 5th and 6th centuries, was used in the following centuries by Danish kings of the Viking Age and High Middle Ages as a defensive fortification and was repeatedly expanded. On this approximately three-kilometer-long walk, you can experience the impressive

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