Today is my Postcrossingversary ッ I joined Postcrossing 12 years ago and it has been great, not only because of the cards but also because of some amazing friends that I had the opportunity to meet, all the places I discovered and visited, all the knowledge and all the joy that is to find a card in my mailbox. Thank you Postcrossing!!
Thanks to my UNESCO collection I've learnt a lot about amazing places all around the world that I've never heard before. In a few days I'll visit 3 sites in Germany. Not Hedeby though, I'll travel to Bavaria, not Schleswig-Holstein.
The Archaeological Border complex of Hedeby and the Danevirke is one of the newest german UNESCO sites, it was added to the WHS list this year. This card was sent by Claus.
Hedeby, in present-day northern Germany, was a trading post that developed into the second largest Viking city in northern Europe. Hedeby was founded in the 8th century and abandoned after 1066.
At its peak, around 2,000 people would live permanently in Hedeby with countless traders moving through.
© Stiftung Schleswig-Holsteinische Landesmuseen Schloss Gottorf, 2012
Hedeby was destroyed by Norwegian King Harald Hardrada – the last great Viking – in 1050 using burning ships. It was finally destroyed by fire in 1066 after a raid by Slavic warriors and the site completely abandoned. A new city – Schleswig – was founded on the northern side of the Schlei meaning that Hedeby was largely left undisturbed for 800 years and thus is a rich source of archaeological finds. The location of Hedeby surrounded by a semi-circular ramparts was only rediscovered in the late 19th century.
As Hedeby was abandoned in the 11th century when the new town moved to the north of the Schlei and never overbuilt, the site is one of Germany’s most-researched and richest sources of archaeological items. Although archaeological excavations have been ongoing for over a century, only around 5% of the site has been fully investigated. - in: https://www.european-traveler.com/germany/visit-the-hedeby-viking-museum-and-village-in-haithabu-germany/
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