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Birka, Björkö, Ekerö, Stockholm County, Swedeni
Regional Level Types
BirkaVillage (Historical)
BjörköIsland
EkeröMunicipality
Stockholm CountyCounty
SwedenCountry
Birka, Björkö, Uppland Province, Sweden

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
59° 20' 10'' North , 17° 32' 43'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Village (Historical) - last checked 2020
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Solsidan209 (2011)7.1km
Stenhamra3,588 (2017)8.1km
Sandviken418 (2017)8.1km
Kungsberga708 (2017)9.0km
Ölsta652 (2017)9.3km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Stockholms Amatörgeologiska Sällskap (SAGS)Täby31km
Mindat Locality ID:
406299
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:406299:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Birka, Björkö, Ekerö , Comté de Stockholm, Suède
German:
Birka, Björkö, Ekerö , Stockholms län, Schweden
Italian:
Birka, Ekerö , Contea di Stoccolma, Svezia
Russian:
Бирка, Экерё, Стокгольм, Швеция
Simplified Chinese:
比爾卡, 比約克島, 埃克尔市, 斯德哥尔摩省, 瑞典
Spanish:
Birka, Björkö, municipio de Ekerö, Provincia de Estocolmo, Suecia
Swedish:
Birka, Björkö, Ekerö kommun, Stockholms län, Sverige
Afrikaans:
Birka, Swede
Albanian:
Birka, Suedia
Arabic:
بيركا, مقاطعة ستوكهولم, السويد
Aragonese:
Birka, Suecia
Asturian:
Birka, Ekerö, Provincia d'Estocolmu, Suecia
Azeri:
Birka, İsveç
Basque:
Birka, Ekerö udalerria, Stockholmgo konderria, Suedia
Bavarian:
Birka, Ekerö, Schwedn
Belarusian:
Бірка, Екерэ , Стакгольм, Швецыя
Belarusian (Tarashkevitsa):
Бірка, Экерэ , Стакгольм, Швэцыя
Breton:
Birka, Sveden
Bulgarian:
Бирка, Екерьо , Стокхолм, Швеция
Catalan:
Birka, municipi de Ekerö, Comtat d'Estocolm, Suècia
Corsican:
Birka, Svezia
Croatian:
Birka, Stockholms län, Švedska
Czech:
Birka, Stockholm, Švédsko
Danish:
Birka, Björkö, Ekerö kommun, Stockholms län, Sverige
Dutch:
Birka, Björkö, Ekerö , Stockholms län, Zweden
Dutch Low Saxon:
Birka, Sveden
Esperanto:
Birka, Ekerö, Stockholms län, Svedio
Estonian:
Birka, Ekerö vald, Stockholmi lään, Rootsi
Farsi/Persian:
بیرکا, بخش ایکرا, شهرستان استکهلم, سوئد
Finnish:
Birka, Ekerön kunta, Tukholman lääni, Ruotsi
Franco-Provençal:
Birka, Suède
Friulian:
Birka, Svezie
Galician:
Birka, concello de Ekerö, Condado de Estocolmo, Suecia
Georgian:
ბირკა, სტოკჰოლმი, შვედეთი
Hebrew:
בירקה, אקרה, סטוקהולם, שוודיה
Hindi:
बिर्का, स्टॉकहोम लैन, स्वीडन
Hungarian:
Birka, Ekerö község, Stockholm megye, Svédország
Icelandic:
Birka, Ekerö sveitarfélag, Svíþjóð
Ido:
Birka, Suedia
Indonesian:
Birka, Daerah Stockholm, Swedia
Interlingua:
Birka, Svedia
Interlingue:
Birka, Svedia
Irish Gaelic:
Birka, An tSualainn
Japanese:
ビルカ, ビェルケ島, エーケレー市, ストックホルム県, スウェーデン
Kongo:
Birka, Suedi
Latin:
Birca, Birca, Holmiae Comitatus, Suecia
Latvian:
Birka , Ekerö pašvaldība, Stokholmas lēne, Zviedrija
Ligurian:
Birka, Sveçia
Limburgian:
Birka, Ekerö, Stockholms län, Zwede
Lithuanian:
Birka, Ekeris savivaldybė, Stokholmo lėnas, Švedija
Low Saxon/Low German:
Birka, Kommun Ekerö, Lehn Stockholm, Sweden
Luxembourgish:
Birka, Schweden
Maithili:
बिर्का, स्वीडेन
Malagasy:
Birka, Soeda
Malay:
Birka, Daerah Stockholm, Sweden
Malayalam:
ബിർക, സ്വീഡൻ
Minangkabau:
Birka
Mingrelian:
ბირკა, შვედეთი
Narom:
Birka, Suède
Neapolitan:
Birka, Sguezia
Nepali:
बिर्का, स्वीडेन
Norwegian:
Birka, Björkö i Mälaren, Ekerö kommune, Stockholms län, Sverige
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Birka, Björkö i Mälaren, Ekerö kommun, Stockholms län, Sverige
Occitan:
Birka, Suècia
Picard:
Birka, Suède
Piedmontese:
Birka, Svessia
Polish:
Birka, Björkö, gmina Ekerö, Sztokholm, Szwecja
Portuguese:
Birka, Ekerö , Estocolmo, Suécia
Romanian:
Birka, Comuna Ekerö, Stockholms län, Suedia
Romansh:
Birka, Svezia
Sardinian:
Birka, Isvetzia
Scots:
Birka, Stockholm Coonty, Swaden
Scottish Gaelic:
Birka, Stockholms län, An t-Suain
Serbo-Croatian:
Birka, Stockholm, Švedska
Sicilian:
Birka, Svezzia
Slovak:
Birka, Švédsko
Slovenian:
Birka, Švedska
Swahili:
Birka, Stockholms län, Uswidi
Traditional Chinese:
比爾卡, 埃克爾市, 瑞典
Turkish:
Birka, Ekerö belediyesi, Stockholm ili, İsveç
Ukrainian:
Бірка, Екере, Стокгольм, Швеція
Venetian:
Birka, Svèsia
Vietnamese:
Birka, Ekerö , Stockholm, Thụy Điển
Volapük:
Birka, Stokholmiän, Svedän
Walloon:
Birka, Suwedwesse
Welsh:
Birka, Sweden
West Flemish:
Birka, Zweedn
West Frisian:
Birka, Stockholms län, Sweden
Wolof:
Birka, Suweed
Zulu:
Birka, ISwidi


Birka is an archaeological site on the island of Björkö in Lake Mälaren in eastern-central Sweden.

Established in the 8th century, Birka is known as one of Sweden’s first real towns. During Viking times, Birka was the central hub and the most important marketplace in the entire Mälar Valley. It handled goods from Scandinavia and Finland as well as Central and Eastern Europe and the Orient. Birka of today has a wealth of ancient remains, which have been excavated and studied since the 19th century.

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birka
Wikidata ID:Q208177
GeoNames ID:6930700

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