This page describes the planned category "Nordic heritage" - the discussion on the subject is done in the forum under the topic Danish Cultural Heritage / Swedish Cultural Heritage. At the current status this is still a draft. Feel free to join the discussion on the topic.


Nordic Heritage

Description:

The Nordic countries (i.e. Denmark, Finland, the Faroe Islands, Greenland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden and the Åland Islands) are rich in cultural heritage sites from the time of the declining Ice Age through the Viking Age, the Middle Ages and modern times. Some of these cultural heritage sites have also been recognized by Unesco as World Heritage. As in other countries, these cultural sites were and are placed under special monument protection and are usually also included in state lists.

Expanded Description:

The Nordic countries, which consist of Denmark, Finland, the Faroe Islands, Greenland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden and the Åland Islands, are home to many cultural sites and sights from different eras. Rock carvings in Tanum and Alta, among others, are known from the late Stone Age, and stone tombs such as the Haga dolmen (on the Swedish island of Orust) or the Ales Stenar ship setting (near Kåseberga in the municipality of Ystad) could also be assigned to the early period. Many artefacts have also survived from the Viking Age, such as the various burial sites and sites such as the Viking castles of Fyrkat near Hobro or the Trelleborg in the town of the same name in Skåne. From the time of the Middle Ages, whole towns like the Danish towns of Tønder and Ribe can tell us something about that time. The more recent period also offers interesting historical places such as "Den Gamle Gaard" in Fåborg, which was built around 1720.

Usually these sites denote a heritage protected building or an object that is of general interest, may it be the beauty of the building, its scientific significance or the cultural and historical value. Some sites are also awarded with an official emblem or marker (like the Danish "Kulturarv fredet" marker (see an image of the marker at Wikipedia Commons)). These information on the cultural heritage are sometimes collected by the nordic countries also in an official national database. For example:

These databases also contain in many cases some additional historic information and official references that can be used for research on the historic site and later in the description. Remember that this list is an example and as such not exhaustive, there may be other (probably even better) sources to consider. If in doubt, it could be a good idea to talk to the officers first.

In this category we want to gather all places, that are considered a cultural heritage in the nordic countries. The cultural heritage has to be registered in some official database or document collection that also should be available for anyone (so that you can provide the required web link).

This category would also accept the rare cases of a historic waymark in other countries than the nordic ones with a really strong connection to the nordic countries - ideally this one MUST be listed in an official register of the nordic country you are referring to.
If there is no such entry we need a reliable proof - how to get it?
Follow-up question: What should be considered a reliable proof? Wikipedia is in my eyes not a reliable source for this category.

I think waymarks in other countries should require a second opinion of the fellow officers - so these should go to a group vote then. What do you think?

This category would not include historical markers at places where some historic events occurred, these should go into the category Signs of History. We will also explicitly exclude rune stones from this category, they are better placed in the category Runestones worldwide instead.

Something else we want to include or explicitly exclude?

Posting instructions:

Anything else that should be added here? Any corrections or improvements?

Instructions for Posting a Nordic Heritage Waymark:

Short summary for posting a waymark (see expanded description for more details):

Instructions for Visiting a Waymark in this Category:

To post a visit log for waymarks in this category, you must have personally visited the waymark location.
Enjoy your visit, tell your story and post a picture.

Variables:
Link to official database entry (required)