Prehistoric monuments
Find your way to Vejle River Valley and Fjords many prehistoric monuments
Kongernes Jelling
Photo: Bang Clemme Film & Openhouse
The city of Vejle was founded where Vejle River and Grejs River meet in Vejle Fjord. Vejle River Valley has been populated since the end of the last ice age. Vejle River made the creek valley a very attractive place. Some of the first inhabitants were stone age- hunters. 9000 years ago they were hunting and fishing in the fertile creek valley. Since then Vejle River and the surrounding area has attracted everybody from the bronze age-girl Egtvedpigen to the vikings, who build the 750 meter long Ravningebro over Vejle River. Today the creek valley boasts one of the largest concentrations of bronze age-tombs in Denmark.
Photo: Frame & Work© Kongernes Jelling
The Jelling Monuments (UNESCO)
In the tenth century, King Harald Bluetooth had Denmark's name engraved on a runestone in Jelling and erected two large mounds. The Jelling monuments have been on the UNESCO World Heritage list since 1994.
Photo: VisitVejle
Munkenes Teglovn (The Blackfriar Kiln)
The Foundation of Vejle's Medieval History. Here, in the 13th century, the Blackfriar monks of Vejle produced bricks. Perhaps it was also here that the stones for Sct. Nicolai Church were made, already in the first half of the 12th century.
