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Birka and Hovgården

Cultural World Heritage property in Sweden, inscribed in 1993 under criteria (iii), (iv).

Birka and Hovgården, Sweden
Photo: Alex Peterson · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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Complex59.335° N, 17.543° E
State Party
Sweden
Year of inscription
1993
Criteria
iiiiv
Location
Ekerö Municipality
What it is
archaeological site
Founded or built
800
Component parts
2 (serial property)
Reference
WHC 555 · Wikidata Q2904503

Why it is on the List

(iii)A unique or exceptional witness to a cultural tradition or a civilisation, living or vanished.(iv)An outstanding example of a building type, ensemble or landscape that illustrates a significant stage in human history.
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