Fyrkat Viking Fortress
Fyrkat
One of the UNESCO World Heritage "Viking Ring Fortresses" and a perfectly circular earthen fort built around 980 by King Harald Bluetooth, with a reconstructed Viking farmstead nearby.
Fyrkat was a ring fortress built by King Harald Bluetooth around 980. Its circular earthen wall, about 120 meters in diameter, is divided into four sections by crossing roads, and it originally had 16 longhouses. Its highly regular geometric layout is remarkable. In 2023, it became part of the UNESCO World Heritage site "Viking Ring Fortresses." The earthwork remains are open for free all year round. Next to them, the Viking Centre has reconstructed longhouses and a farmstead, and in summer, staff in Viking costumes demonstrate traditional crafts. It is located on the southern outskirts of the town of Hobro, about 50 kilometers from Aalborg, roughly 40 minutes by car, or you can take a train to Hobro and then walk about 25 minutes.
Opening hours
Site open all day; Viking Centre approx. May–Sep 10:00–16:00
Nearby sights
- Rebild Bakker & Rold Skov
- Aalborg Zoo
- Aalborg Tower
- KUNSTEN Museum of Modern Art Aalborg
- Budolfi Cathedral
- Monastery of the Holy Ghost
- Jens Bang's Stone House
- Jomfru Ane Gade