Birka
Port
archaeological site on the island of Björkö in Sweden
Location: 59.3367, 17.5450
What this place is
- Port — the merchants' island in the Mälaren, reached only by ship
Who is recorded here
- Ansgar ministry · AD 829
In art
About the place
Birka, on the island of Björkö in present-day Sweden, was an important Viking Age trading center which handled goods from Scandinavia as well as many parts of Continental Europe and the Orient. Björkö is located in Lake Mälaren, 30 kilometers west of contemporary Stockholm, in the municipality of Ekerö.
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