In Vejle, you can travel back to ancient times when the Viking ruled Jelling, Iron Age people farmed in Vingsted, the Egtved Girl was buried in a Bronze Age barrow and when cattle drivers roamed the Ancient Road. There is also a nostalgic merchant museum, Bindeballe Købmandsgård, a heathland farming museum, Give-Egnens Museum, and Vejle’s heritage museum at the old spinning mills.
Vejle’s oldest building is Saint Nicolai Church from 1250. Among the few buildings from before 1850 is Den Smidtske Gård. In 1850-1930, Vejle experienced a boom in industrial construction, such as the mills of Spinderihallerne. Vejle Town Hall and windmill were also reconstructed.
In Vejle, you can get close to history. Here, you can experience the UNESCO World Heritage Jelling Monuments, let your imagination run free along the Ancient Road and Ravningbroen, visit the Egtved Girl’s Barrow and the Iron Age settlement in Vingsted or other monuments on your way.
The Stone Age, Bronze Age, Iron Age, Viking Age and our contemporary times are all visible in Vejle.
