Danewerk

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Danewerk is a massive historical defensive earthwork and fortification system in northern Germany, built and expanded over centuries to protect the southern border of the Danish realm.

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Danewerk canonical 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological site ⓘ
defensive earthwork ⓘ
alternativeName Danevirke ⓘ
builtBy Danes ⓘ
constructedFrom earth ⓘ
stone ⓘ
timber ⓘ
country Germany ⓘ
earliestSectionsDateTo early Middle Ages ⓘ
expandedIn High Middle Ages ⓘ
Viking Age ⓘ
follows Schlei fjord ⓘ
Treene river valley ⓘ
isthmus between the North Sea and the Baltic Sea ⓘ
hasLength tens of kilometers ⓘ
hasMuseum Danevirke Museum ⓘ
hasPart Kograben ⓘ
Schlei barrier ⓘ
Treene barrier ⓘ
Valdemar’s Wall ⓘ
ditches ⓘ
gates ⓘ
ramparts ⓘ
walls ⓘ
heritageOf Denmark ⓘ
Germany ⓘ
languageOfName Danish ⓘ
locatedIn Schleswig-Holstein ⓘ
northern Germany ⓘ
linked to: Northern Germany
locatedNear Hedeby ⓘ
linked to: Haithabu (Hedeby)

Schleswig ⓘ
maintainedBy archaeological and heritage authorities of Schleswig-Holstein ⓘ
nearbySite Hedeby ⓘ
linked to: Haithabu (Hedeby)
partOf Danevirke and Hedeby cultural landscape ⓘ
southern border defenses of the Danish realm ⓘ
protects southern border of the Danish realm ⓘ
purpose border fortification ⓘ
defense ⓘ
recognizedAs monument of national importance in Denmark ⓘ
monument of national importance in Germany ⓘ
tourismType cultural tourism site ⓘ
usedBy Duchy of Schleswig ⓘ
Kingdom of Denmark ⓘ
linked to: Denmark

Prussia ⓘ
usedDuring Middle Ages ⓘ
Viking Age ⓘ
usedInConflict Second Schleswig War ⓘ

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