Historical sights
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.
Photo: Kongernes Jelling
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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.
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The Ancient Road - National Route 3: Nørre Snede-Bække
Several thousand years ago, Jutland's main road, The Ancient Road (Hærvejen), followed the rivers up through the country. Today, The Ancient Road, national route 3, is a popular cycling and hiking route through Jutland's most scenic landscape.
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The Ravning Bridge
Harald Bluetooth had a mighty bridge built over the Vejle River Valley around the year 980. At the discovery site in Ravning Enge, you can see a reconstruction of two bridgeheads.
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Vingsted Iron Age
Embark on a journey back to the Iron Age. Vingsted Iron Age is one of Denmark's largest reconstructed Iron Age environments, where houses, fields, a blacksmith's forge, sacrificial site, and livestock make up a complete Iron Age settlement.
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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.
