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Rundwanderung ab Danevirke-Museum – Ostseefjord Schlei

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Rundwanderung ab Danevirke-Museum – Ostseefjord Schlei

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Rundwanderung ab Danevirke-Museum – Ostseefjord Schlei

02:45

10.9km

30m

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The ramparts, walls, ditches, and impassable marshlands of the Danewerk already blocked the Jutland peninsula at its narrowest point in the 5th and 6th centuries. The people in charge here thus marked and controlled the southern border of their territory, as anyone wanting to enter or leave the country could…

Last updated: July 16, 2026

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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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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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Schanze 14 (Dannewerk fortification)

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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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Kograben

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The „Kograben“ is part of the Danewerk rampart system. It consists of an earth rampart and a ditch. It runs perfectly straight between the Selker Noor near the Viking Age …

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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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4.87 km

2.98 km

1.45 km

1.42 km

116 m

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3.20 km

2.88 km

2.39 km

1.52 km

691 m

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Saturday 5 September

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September 7, 2021,Auf den Spuren der Wikinger Rundweg

Tour in the footsteps of the Vikings
Great museum and a very nice circular walk
Here you can also learn something about the time of the Vikings 👍

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July 17, 2024,Lausig - Im Nieselregen ☔ ums Danewerk 👣

First of all: I don't want to offend anyone by complaining about a world cultural heritage site. Today, with very sad weather (‼️), it was just really horrible for me (‼️). So it's just my personal feeling. See for yourself!
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May 6, 2024,UNESCO Welterbe Danewerk

Today was all about the UNESCO World Heritage Site Danewerk. First we went to the visitor center, which is currently housed in a slimmed down temporary container building. The small exhibition was a good introduction to our hike along the Danewerk Wall, a historic building from the Viking Age, which is now also a natural paradise. Deer, hares and pheasants …

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August 12, 2021

The ramparts, walls, ditches, and impassable marshlands of the Danewerk already blocked the Jutland peninsula at its narrowest point in the 5th and 6th centuries. The people in charge here thus marked and controlled the southern border of their territory, as anyone wanting to enter or leave the country

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Rundwanderung ab Danevirke-Museum – Ostseefjord Schlei

Danevirke-Museum

Waldemar's Wall

Schanze 14 (Dannewerk fortification)

Kograben

Thyraburg

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