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# Birka and Hovgården
Björkö and Adelsö islands, Lake Mälaren · Sweden

UNESCO cultural World Heritage, inscribed in 1993.

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Area / regionBjörkö and Adelsö islands, Lake Mälaren

Country / geographic scopeSweden

Place typeMonuments

Point coordinates59.33514, 17.54264

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## UNESCO World Heritage
Birka and Hovgården

Cultural · Inscription: 1993

Property components: 2. The image or map point may represent one component of the property.

[Read the UNESCO entry ↗](https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/555/)

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## Sources and accuracy
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