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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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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