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{{Short description|Danish Iron Age settlement}}
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'''Dankirke''' was a Danish [[Iron Age]] settlement in south-west [[Jutland]], located near the later town of [[Ribe]]. It was divided into East Dankirke and West Dankirke. [[Elise Thorvildsen]]'s excavations of the settlement from 1965-1970 uncovered the remnants of houses dating to the 4th or 5th century AD thus making Dankirke one of Denmark's earliest cities. Some believe that Denmark's first church was built in Dankirke, but generally it is agreed that the first Christian church in Denmark was built in [[Hedeby]] around the year 850. The village was located close to the sea, which allowed trade with other countries such as England. Up to the year 700 Dankirke was one of the most important of Denmark's trading cities, until it was surpassed by Ribe. Dankirke's archeological findings are exhibited at the [[National Museum of Denmark]] in [[Copenhagen]].
==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070927021025/http://udgravningsarkiver.ancher.kulturhotel.dk/dankirke.htm Digitale Udgravnings Arkiver: Dankirke]
* [http://ads.ahds.ac.uk/arena/archlist.cfm?id=de Archaeological Records of Europe - Networked Access: Dankirke]
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[[Category:Iron Age Scandinavia]]
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[[Category:Former populated places in Denmark]]