Haithabu 
2km/1.25mi south of Schleswig lies Haithabu, a Viking port and trading settlement on the Haddebyer Noor with a semicircular rampart that was destroyed in the 11th C.
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Haithabu
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Hours
April 1 to October 31
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
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| Open | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 |
| Close | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 |
November 1 to March 31
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
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| Open | Closed | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 |
| Close | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 |
Always closed on:
New Year's Day (January 1)
New Year's Eve (December 31)
Christmas - Christian (December 25)
Christmas Eve - Christian (December 24)
New Year's Eve (December 31)
Christmas - Christian (December 25)
Christmas Eve - Christian (December 24)
Related Attractions
Danewerk
The Danewerk in Haithabu, a 15km/9mi long earthwork constructed in the ninth C. and maintained and strengthened until the 13th C., was designed to protect the southern frontier of the Danish kingdom. In the 12th C. the central section was reinforced by the Waldemarsmauer, a brick wall 3.5km/2mi long, 7m/23ft high and 2m/6.5ft thick.
Museum
Most of the material recovered from the site in excavations from 1900 onwards is displayed in the site museum, opened in 1985. Reconstructions and models illustrate the layout, the buildings and the fortifications of the Viking settlement and the way of life of its inhabitants. In the ship hall can be seen a reconstruction of a Viking longship.
