Hedeby

historic fortified Viking town south of present-day Schleswig town in North Germany
Place archaeological_site Q165414
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Hedeby

Summary

Hedeby is an archaeological site[1]. Hedeby ranks in the top 3% of archaeological_site entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (351 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Hedeby is located in Busdorf[3].
  • Hedeby is in the country of Germany[4].
  • Hedeby is on the body of water Haddebyer Noor[5].
  • Hedeby's video is recorded as Der Nord-Ostsee-Kanal der Wikinger.webm[6].
  • Hedeby's image is recorded as Archäologisches Bodendenkmal Haithabu in der Gemeinde Busdorf im Kreis Schleswig-Flensburg in Schleswig-Holstein B1.JPG[7].
  • Hedeby's instance of is recorded as archaeological site[8].
  • Hedeby's instance of is recorded as ancient city[9].
  • Hedeby's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 237709829[10].
  • Hedeby's GND ID is recorded as 4072228-4[11].
  • Hedeby's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh88000490[12].
  • Hedeby's part of is recorded as Archaeological Border complex of Hedeby and the Danevirke[13].
  • Hedeby's Commons category is recorded as Haithabu[14].
  • Hedeby's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 54.491111111111, 'lon': 9.5652777777778}[15].
  • Hedeby's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03nv9[16].
  • Hedeby's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ge192247[17].
  • Hedeby's World Heritage Site ID is recorded as 1553-012[18].
  • Hedeby's official website is recorded as http://www.schloss-gottorf.de/haithabu[19].
  • Hedeby's email address is recorded as mailto:[email protected][20].
  • Hedeby's phone number is recorded as +49-4621-813122[21].
  • Hedeby's heritage designation is recorded as cultural heritage monument in Germany[22].
  • Hedeby's heritage designation is recorded as part of UNESCO World Heritage Site[23].
  • Hedeby's vici.org ID is recorded as 55608[24].
  • Hedeby's GeoNames ID is recorded as 7576151[25].
  • Hedeby's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Haddeby'}[26].
  • Hedeby's different from is recorded as Hejdeby socken[27].

Body

Geography

Hedeby is in the country of Germany[4]. Hedeby is located in Busdorf[3]. Hedeby is on the body of water Haddebyer Noor[5]. Hedeby's part of is recorded as Archaeological Border complex of Hedeby and the Danevirke[13].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include archaeological site[8] and ancient city[9]. Heritage statuses include cultural heritage monument in Germany[22] and part of UNESCO World Heritage Site[23].

Why It Matters

Hedeby ranks in the top 3% of archaeological_site entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (351 views/month).[2] Hedeby has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Hedeby is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Library of Congress. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . haithabu.de. haithabu.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . haithabu.de. haithabu.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . GeoNames. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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