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Birka and Hovgården
The archaeological site of Birka is located on the island of Björkök in Lake Mälar and was inhabited in the 9th and 10th centuries AD. Hofgarten is located on the neighboring island of Adelsø. Together they form an archaeological complex that demonstrates the complex trade networks of Viking Age Europe and their influence on the subsequent history of Scandinavia. Birka is also the site of the first Christian church in Sweden, founded by St. Ansgar in 831.
Decorated Farmhouses of Hälsingland
The seven timber houses on this site in eastern Sweden represent the culmination of a timber-framed building tradition in the region that dates back to the Middle Ages. They reflect the prosperity of independent farmers in the 19th century, who used their wealth to build spacious new homes with elaborately decorated outbuildings or suites for festivals. The paintings represent a fusion of folk art with styles favoured by the landowning class at the time, including Baroque and Rococo. Decorated by painters, both known and unknown itinerant artists, these listed houses represent the final flowering of a long cultural tradition.
Kronborg Castle
Kronborg Castle is strategically located on the River Sund, a body of water between Denmark and Sweden. Kronborg Castle has huge symbolic significance for the Danish people and played an important role in the history of Northern Europe from the 16th to the 18th century. Construction of this outstanding Renaissance castle began in 1574 and its fortifications were reinforced in the late 17th century according to the standards of military architecture of the time. Kronborg Castle remains intact to this day. Kronborg Castle is world-famous for being the setting of Elsinore, the story of Shakespeare's Hamlet.
Fortress of Suomenlinna
Built by the Swedes in the second half of the 18th century on a group of islands at the entrance to Helsinki harbour, the fortress is a particularly interesting example of European military architecture of the time.
Historic Centres of Stralsund and Wismar
The two medieval towns of Wismar and Stralsund, located on the Baltic coast in northern Germany, were major trading centres of the Hanseatic League in the 14th and 15th centuries. In the 17th and 18th centuries, they became administrative and defence centres for Swedish territories in Germany. They contributed to the development of Brick Gothic architectural types and techniques in the Baltic region, as evidenced by several important brick cathedrals, Stralsund Town Hall and a range of houses for residential, commercial and craft purposes, representing its evolution over the centuries.
Grimeton Radio Station, Varberg
Varberg Radio Station (1922-24) in Grimeton, southern Sweden, is a well-preserved monument to early transatlantic radio communications. It consists of transmission equipment, including an antenna system on six 127-meter-high steel towers. Although no longer in regular use, the equipment remains in operational condition. The 109.9-hectare site includes the buildings that housed the original Alexanderson transmitter, including the tower with antenna, the shortwave transmitter with antenna, and a residential area with staff accommodation. Architect Carl Åkerblad designed the main building in a neoclassical style, and structural engineer Henrik Kreüger was responsible for the antenna tower, which was Sweden's tallest building at the time. The site is an outstanding example of the development of telecommunications and the only surviving example of a large-scale transmitting station based on pre-electronic technology.
Engelsberg Ironworks
Sweden produced high-quality iron and became a leader in the field in the 17th and 18th centuries. The site is the best-preserved and most complete example of a Swedish ironworks of its kind.
Royal Domain of Drottningholm
Drottningholm Palace is located on an island in Lake Mälar on the outskirts of Stockholm. With its castle, well-preserved theatre (built in 1766), Chinese pavilion and gardens, it is a prime example of an 18th-century Nordic royal residence inspired by the Palace of Versailles.