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Viking Museum Haithabu

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The Hedeby Viking Museum (German: Wikinger Museum Haithabu) is a museum near the site of Hedeby, a former medieval city in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany focusing on the Viking Age history of the region. While the region is now in modern Germany, it was once the oldest city in Denmark until it was ceded in 1864. The museum, located in the Busdorf municipality, features reconstructions of various Viking Age dwellings and ships and houses numerous artifacts discovered during the ongoing archaeological research of the area.

Coordinates54°29′49″N 9°34′10″E
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View of the Viking Museum in 2010
LocationBusdorf, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Coordinates54°29′49″N 9°34′10″E
Websitehaithabu.de/en/homepage
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View of the Viking Museum in 2010
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