Lejre “Lands of Legends” / Sagnlandet Lejre
- Cultural Route
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- Viking Route
- Country
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- Denmark
- Member Category
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- Cultural Institution / NGO
- Museum
- Member Status
- Individual
- Year of Accession to Membership
- 2013
- Contact Details
- Slangealleen 2
DK-4320 Lejre
Tel: +45 46 48 08 78
Website: www.sagnlandet.dk
Email: kontakt[at]sanglander.dk
- Contact Person
- Lars HOLTEN (Director)
- Main Town/Region
- Lejre (Zealand)
- Site Town/Region
- Lejre (Zealand)
- Main GPS Location
- 55.615974, 11.942539
- Site GPS Location
- 55.615974, 11.942539
- UNESCO World Heritage List
- N/D
- European Heritage Label
- N/D
- Other Heritage Labels
- N/D
- Description
- Sagnlandet Lejre Historical-Archaeological Research Center (Historisk Arkæologisk Forsknings- og Formidlingscenter, est. 1964) is a research and dissemination centre, and a tourist attraction. Sagnlandet is located in Lejre Municipality 13 km west of Roskilde. At the time of its establishment, it was the world's first centre for experimental archaeology and experiments on prehistoric and historical technologies.
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