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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Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological site
defensive earthwork
alternativeName Danevirke NERFINISHED
builtBy Danes NERFINISHED
constructedFrom earth
stone
timber
country Germany NERFINISHED
earliestSectionsDateTo early Middle Ages
expandedIn High Middle Ages NERFINISHED
Viking Age NERFINISHED
follows Schlei fjord NERFINISHED
Treene river valley NERFINISHED
isthmus between the North Sea and the Baltic Sea
hasLength tens of kilometers
hasMuseum Danevirke Museum NERFINISHED
hasPart Kograben NERFINISHED
Schlei barrier NERFINISHED
Treene barrier
Valdemar’s Wall NERFINISHED
ditches
gates
ramparts
walls
heritageOf Denmark NERFINISHED
Germany NERFINISHED
languageOfName Danish
locatedIn Schleswig-Holstein NERFINISHED
Northern Germany
surface form: northern Germany
locatedNear Hedeby NERFINISHED
Schleswig NERFINISHED
maintainedBy archaeological and heritage authorities of Schleswig-Holstein NERFINISHED
nearbySite Hedeby NERFINISHED
partOf Danevirke and Hedeby cultural landscape NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
Kingdom of Denmark NERFINISHED
Prussia NERFINISHED
usedDuring Middle Ages NERFINISHED
Viking Age NERFINISHED
usedInConflict Second Schleswig War NERFINISHED

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