Birka, Björkö

Name: Birka
Address: Björkö, Sweden

#1 among attractions in Björkö

Unesco, Top attraction, Museum, Archaeological museum

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Birka listen, 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 the European continent and the Orient. Björkö is located in Lake Mälaren, 30 kilometers west of contemporary Stockholm, in the municipality of Ekerö. ()

Alternative names: Built: VIII centuryAbandoned: X centuryUnesco: from 1993Coordinates: 59°20'12"N, 17°32'42"E

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Björkö Sweden

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Day trips

Birka – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Blå lagunen, Färentuna kyrka, Uppland Runic Inscription 11, Adelsö Church.

3.7 miNE
Beach, Outdoor activities
Blå lagunen, Ekerö
96 min walk • Blå lagunen or Husbygropen is the name of an artificial lake on Munsön in Ekerö municipality, Stockholm county. The lake is a disused and reclaimed gravel pit. Ekerö-Munsöleden passes through the area.
5.4 miNE
Stela
Färentuna kyrka, Färingsö
138 min walk • The Färentuna runestones are 11th century runestones labelled U 20, U 21, and U 22 in the Rundata catalog that are located in Färentuna, Uppland, Sweden. Runestones U 20 and U 21 were registered separately although they come from the same original runestone and consequently are called U 20/21.
1.7 miN
Stela
Uppland Runic Inscription 11, Adelsö
43 min walk • U 11 is the Rundata designation for a runestone that is located near the ruins of the old king's dwelling at Alsnö hus near Hovgården on the island of Adelsö in Sweden.
1.8 miN
Church
Adelsö Church, Adelsö
46 min walk • Adelsö Church is a church located on the Lake Mälaren island of Adelsö, in Ekerö Municipality in central eastern Sweden. The Romanesque church, itself founded in the 12th century, is located next to Hovgården, an excavation site and a World Heritage Site dating back to before the Viking Age.
1.8 miNW
59°21'36"N • 17°31'12"E
Hovgården, Adelsö
47 min walk • 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.
3.6 miNE
Stela
Uppland Runic Inscription 13
91 min walk • This runestone, listed as U 13 in Rundata, crowns the barrow of Björn Ironside in Uppland, Sweden. The stone is a fragment; broken pieces of the stone lie next to it.
4.7 miN
Park
Väsby hage Nature Reserve
121 min walk • Väsby hage Nature Reserve is a nature reserve in Stockholm County in Sweden. The nature reserve lies on Munsö, not far from Munsö Church, and consists of an area of old cultural landscape with meadows, patches of forest and groves. Large contiguous pastures dominated by stands of solitary oaks characterise much of the reserve.
4.5 miN
Church
Munsö Church
115 min walk • Munsö Church is a medieval Lutheran church in the Diocese of Stockholm. Its site, Munsö, is a village and formerly an island in Ekerö Municipality, Sweden. Because of post-glacial rebound, this island in Lake Mälaren is now connected to the island Ekerö. Munsö Church lies not far from Väsby hage Nature Reserve.
6.7 miNE
Church
Hilleshög Church, Färingsö
171 min walk • Hilleshög Church is a medieval Lutheran church in the Diocese of Stockholm. It is located in Hilleshög, Ekerö Municipality just outside Stockholm, Sweden. Hilleshög Church is one of the most well-preserved Romanesque churches in Stockholm County, together with Markim Church.
5.6 miSE
Village, Forts and castles
Kaggeholms slott, Helgö
142 min walk • Kaggeholms gård is a manor at Ekerö Municipality in Stockholm County, Sweden.
~1390 ftS
Memorial
Ansgarsmonumentet, Björkö
7 min walk • The Ansgarsmonument stands on the crest of the Borgberg, inside the ancient castle Birkaborgen at Birka on Björkö, Ekerö municipality. The cross was erected in 1834 to commemorate the 1000th anniversary of Ansgar's arrival at Birka.