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Wikingerdorf-Viking village

Haithabu liegt vor den Toren der Stadt Schleswig. In der Wikingerzeit, vom 9. bis 11. Jahrhundert, war die frühmittelalterliche Stadt eines der bedeutendsten Handelszentren Nordeuropas.

Fast dreihundert Jahre lang hatte Haithabu die Schlüsselposition im Warenumschlag zwischen Nord- und Ostsee inne. Schließlich waren von diesem Ort nur 18 Kilometer Landweg zu bewältigen, um über Treene und Eider die Nordsee zu erreichen. Mit dem Ende der Wikingerzeit, um die Mitte des 11. Jahrhunderts, gingen seine Funktionen an das am Nordufer der Schlei gelegene Schleswig über.

haithabu.de/de/zur-geschichte

 

Haithabu is located outside Schleswig’s city gates. During the Viking period from the 9th to the 11th century, the Early Middle Ages town belonged to the most significant trade centres in North Europe.

For almost three hundred years, Haithabu held the key position for merchandise handling between the North Sea and the Baltic Sea. When it boils down to it, only a mere 18 kilometres’ land route needed to be mastered to reach the North Sea via the Treene and Eider. With the end of the Viking Age around the middle of the 11th century, its functions were transferred to Schleswig, located on the north bank of the Schlei.

haithabu.de/en/history

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Uploaded on April 15, 2026
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