26 Facts About Vejle

Vejle is most known for its forested hills, fjord, harbour, shopping, pedestrian mall, and windmill.

Archaeological digs near St Nicolai Church in downtown Vejle have shown that there were residences in the area as far back as 1100.

In 1796, though, Vejle was made the seat of the newly founded Vejle County, and the town expanded throughout the 19th century, benefiting from improvements such as a new harbour on the fjord, a railroad station, and modern utilities.

Downtown Vejle was built on an island of glacial till in Vejle River remaining from a hill formed during the last ice age.

Valleys of the two rivers that converge at Vejle are both unique in Denmark: Vejle River Valley is the longest tunnel valley in Denmark, and the Grejs Valley is the largest ravine in Denmark.

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Many of Vejle's neighbourhoods began as separate towns or villages that merged with the city as it grew.

Vejle is the cultural and economic centre of Vejle Municipality and, as part of the unofficial Triangle Area, is rich in industry, business, and the service sector.

Vejle'storically speaking, industry has been very important for the city's development, while today more weight is placed on business and service, as well as high-tech firms.

Today, Vejle's economy is shifting out of the industrial sector and into the high-tech sector, with a number of software companies operating out of the city.

Vejle is known regionally as a vibrant shopping town with a wide and varied offering of both chain and specialty shops, primarily located along the city's central pedestrian mall.

Ever since Social Democrat Christian Jacobsen became Vejle's first elected mayor in 1919, the town has been a stronghold for the Social Democrats and trade unions.

Several natives of Vejle have made a career in national politics, including former Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen, the former Minister of the Treasury Troels Lund Poulsen, former Minister of Health Torben Lund, and former Minister of Transportation Flemming Hansen .

Vejle is located on Primary Route 28, and the Mid-Jutland Highway from Herning.

Vejle station, known as Vejle Transit Centre, provides nine city bus lines to various neighbourhoods, as well as national and international coach and train services.

Vejle Municipality is part-owner of Denmark's second-largest airport, Billund Airport, located near the Lego Group's headquarters some 30 kilometres from the centre of Vejle.

Vejle Municipality has begun a range of nature restoration projects.

Vejle is home to the headquarters of University College Lillebælt, which is a merger of several educational institutions in East Jutland and Funen.

Unique to Vejle is a special program for athletically talented students starting in late primary school and continuing through Vejle Handelsskole.

City's traditional football club, Vejle Boldklub, has won the Danish Superliga Championships five times and the Danish Cup six times.

Vejle Boldklub has trained many talented football players, among others one of Danish football history's few international stars: Allan Simonsen, who in 1977 became the first Danish player to win the European Footballer of the Year award.

Today, Vejle Boldklub is in a ramping-up period, with the goal of bringing the club back to the top of Danish football.

Denmark's answer to the Tour de France, Danmark Rundt, includes a stretch through Vejle which is known as the hardest stage in the race, including a loop that requires the riders to climb the hillsides of Vejle several times.

Vejle Mill, located on top of the cliff at Søndermarken, is a well-known landmark because of its visibility, and is often used as a symbol of the city.

Old Jail House in Vejle, which is connected to the Town Hall, was rebuilt in 1984 and received a prize for beautification.

Vejle was the first city in Denmark, which had its own official architecture policy to set high standards for the urban development.

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Vejle is situated close to several Jutland attractions such as the original Legoland and the Viking Age royal capital of Jelling.