Birka and Hovgården

Summary

Birka and Hovgården is an archaeological site^[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of archaeological_site entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Birka and Hovgården is located in Ekerö Municipality^[3].
• Birka and Hovgården is in the country of Sweden^[4].
• Birka and Hovgården's image is recorded as BirkaExcavation1.png^[5].
• Birka and Hovgården's instance of is recorded as archaeological site^[6].
• Birka and Hovgården's Commons category is recorded as Birka and Hovgården^[7].
• Birka and Hovgården's has part is recorded as Birka^[8].
• Birka and Hovgården's has part is recorded as Hovgården^[9].
• +0800-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Birka and Hovgården^[10].
• Birka and Hovgården's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 59.335, 'lon': 17.5425}^[11].
• Birka and Hovgården's World Heritage Site ID is recorded as 555^[12].
• Birka and Hovgården's official website is recorded as http://www.birkavikingastaden.se/en/^[13].
• Birka and Hovgården's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Birka and Hovgården^[14].
• Birka and Hovgården's Commons gallery is recorded as Birka och Hovgården^[15].
• Birka and Hovgården's heritage designation is recorded as World Heritage Site^[16].
• Birka and Hovgården's World Heritage criteria is recorded as (iii)^[17].
• Birka and Hovgården's World Heritage criteria is recorded as (iv)^[18].
• Birka and Hovgården's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/120p4qq2^[19].
• Birka and Hovgården's montage image is recorded as Birka and Hovgården collage.png^[20].
• Birka and Hovgården's Instagram location ID is recorded as 657988489^[21].
• Birka and Hovgården's World Historical Gazetteer place ID is recorded as 14441173^[22].

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Geography

Birka and Hovgården is in the country of Sweden^[4]. It is located in Ekerö Municipality^[3].

Designation and Status

Birka and Hovgården's instance of is recorded as archaeological site^[6]. Its heritage designation is recorded as World Heritage Site^[16].

History and Context

+0800-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Birka and Hovgården^[10].

Why It Matters

Birka and Hovgården ranks in the top 8% of archaeological_site entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[23] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[24]