Parkplatz
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Regelmäßige Führungen
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Kinder/Jugendliche
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Familien
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Senioren
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Angebote für Schulklassen
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Montags geöffnet
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Schietwetter
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Museumscard
Address
Ochsenweg 5
24867 Dannewerk
24867 Dannewerk
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Description
In its collection the museum presents the eventful history of the Danewerk ramparts from the Iron Age through the Viking period and the Middle Ages up to the present. The ramparts were built between 650 and 1200 AC on the isthmus between the Treene and the Schlei. They have undergone multiple enlargements to their overall length of 30 km. As late as in the wars of 1848 – 50 and 1864 they were used militarily and provided with entrenchments. The exhibition is continually updated and extended. The museum staff and the labelling are bilingual in German and Danish.
The Danewerk is the biggest ground monument of Northern Europe. The preserved segments are partly in the close vicinity to the museum. It is possible to walk on most of them.
The museum presents changing special exhibitions on archaeological, historic and cultural historic topics especially from June to September.
The Danewerk is the biggest ground monument of Northern Europe. The preserved segments are partly in the close vicinity to the museum. It is possible to walk on most of them.
The museum presents changing special exhibitions on archaeological, historic and cultural historic topics especially from June to September.
Tips
Walking tours on the ramparts:
Only 20 km of the formerly 30 km long Danewerk are still intact. The museum is an ideal starting point for walking tours on and around the ramparts. Close to the museum there are the remains of a brick wall that was built by the Danish king Waldemar the Great in the 12th century.
Only 20 km of the formerly 30 km long Danewerk are still intact. The museum is an ideal starting point for walking tours on and around the ramparts. Close to the museum there are the remains of a brick wall that was built by the Danish king Waldemar the Great in the 12th century.
Arrival by Car
Motorway A 7 from the north: exit Schleswig/Schuby, carry on in the direction of Husum, in Schuby go on to Dannewerk
Motorway A 7 from the south: exit Schleswig/Jagel, direction Dannewerk, second turn to the right in the direction of Dannewerk
From Schleswig / from Schloß Gottorf: direction Friedrichsberg, behind the “Oberlandesgericht” (provincial high court and court of appeal) to the right in the direction of Hüsby, there at the crossing left direction Dannewerk
From Haithabu: direction Schleswig-Süd (Schleswig-South) (Friedrichsberg), follow the signs in the direction of Dannewerk, in Dannewerk to the right (green sign-posting)
From the railway station Schleswig: approx. 4 km footway, buses drive irregularly
adults 3,- €
children (6-15 years) 1,- €
children under 6 years free
groups with 15 or more persons 2,- €
Free admission for school classes
Guided tours (45 min) by appointment 45,- €
children (6-15 years) 1,- €
children under 6 years free
groups with 15 or more persons 2,- €
Free admission for school classes
Guided tours (45 min) by appointment 45,- €
The museum shows the eventful history of the Danevirke’s ramparts from the Iron Age and the Viking Age through the Middle Ages and up to the present. The ramparts were built on the isthmus between Treene and Schlei between 650 and 1200 AD and repeatedly extended. Special exhibitions on archaeological, historical, and cultural topics.
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