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Name：Birka and Hovgården
Area：Northern Europe
Country：Sweden
Registered Year：1993
Type：Cultural Heritage
Criteria：(ii)(iv)
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Brief Description：
The Birka archaeological site is located on Bj?rk? Island in Lake M?lar and was occupied in the 9th and 10th centuries. Hovg?rden is situated on the neighbouring island of Adels?. Together, they make up an archaeological complex which illustrates the elaborate trading networks of Viking-Age Europe and their influence on the subsequent history of Scandinavia. Birka was also important as the site of the first Christian congregation in Sweden, founded in 831 by St Ansgar
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