Jelling
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Jelling is a village in Denmark
with a population of 3,248 (1 January 2011), located in Jelling Parish approx. 10 km northwest of Vejle
. The city lies 105 metres above sea level.
and Region of Southern Denmark. The town is mainly famous for the Jelling stones
, national monuments.
Until Municipal Reform 2007 1 January 2007 Jelling was the capital of Jelling municipality
. Jelling was also the only town in the former Vejle County
headquarters for a bank - Jelling Savings Bank, which had its headquarters in the town until 2007 when it merged with The Royal Savings Bank, headquartered in Grindsted
. Jelling Sparekasse's slogan was: "If king Gorm was alive today ... we would probably be the country's National Bank."
On 07.01.2003 was Jelling municipality
the first municipality in Denmark that could offer residents in the country a wireless Internet connection, up to 4 Mbit broadband, at a distance of up to 10 km. from Jelling.
and Silkeborg
, 80 km to Aarhus
and 10 km to the regional capital Vejle
. Jelling is close to the Østjyske Highway - (E45
) and Central Jutland Motorway - (Primary Route 18).The railroad track Herning
- Vejle
goes through Jelling, and from Jelling Station is hours drive from Fredericia
-Struer
and every second hour for Copenhagen
.
is working to execute a master plan in the town center. The plan is to redirect traffic in Jelling, and close Gormsgade, which today is part of the main road (Secondary Route 422) in the town. Today intersects Gormsgade just around the corner to South Mound, and there has long been talk of finding another solution. Therefore the plan is to build a new bypass north of town.
This master plan will cost in the neighborhood of 250 million. DKK (33,5 million €) which include financing described by The State of Denmark, Vejle municipality
, Haderslev Diocese and other private foundations, among them "AP Møller and Chastine Mc-Kinney Møller Foundation for General Purposes" - which has donated 70 million. DKK (10 million €) for the project.
and two large burial mounds, the Jelling stones
and Jelling Church which are an UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1994. In the North Mound, built between 958 and 959 CE (possibly for King Gorm of Denmark), an empty burial chamber was found. The South Mound was built around 970 and contains no burial. Beneath the two mounds is a large stone ship from around the end of the 9th century. Between the two mounds stands two rune stone
s, the Jelling stones. Near the stones, Gorm's son King Harald I of Denmark
built a wooden church (965), and beneath it re-interred (965-966) the remains of his father.
. The school currently has 810 students (2009) divided into 0-9 classes over 2-5 traces. The city houses the CVU Lillebælt, which trains teachers and educators. There are three grocery stores in Jelling, two gas stations, three garages, two banks, two breweries, and some other stores. The newly opened town house is to house Borgerservice, library
, cinema
, café
and one of the two breweries.
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
with a population of 3,248 (1 January 2011), located in Jelling Parish approx. 10 km northwest of Vejle
Vejle
Vejle is a town in Denmark, in the southeast of the Jutland Peninsula at the head of Vejle Fjord, where the Vejle and Grejs Rivers and their valleys converge. It is the site of the councils of Vejle Municipality and the Region of Southern Denmark...
. The city lies 105 metres above sea level.
Location
Jelling is located in Vejle municipalityVejle municipality
Vejle Municipality is a municipality in Region of Southern Denmark on the Jutland peninsula in southeast Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 1,055 km², and has a total population of 106,383...
and Region of Southern Denmark. The town is mainly famous for the Jelling stones
Jelling stones
The Jelling stones are massive carved runestones from the 10th century, found at the town of Jelling in Denmark. The older of the two Jelling stones was raised by King Gorm the Old in memory of his wife Thyra...
, national monuments.
Until Municipal Reform 2007 1 January 2007 Jelling was the capital of Jelling municipality
Jelling municipality
Until 1 January 2007 Jelling municipality was a municipality in Vejle County on the Jutland peninsula in south-west Denmark. The municipality covered an area of 89 km², and had a total population of 5,697 . Its last mayor was Arne H. Sigtenbjerggaard, a member of the Venstre political party...
. Jelling was also the only town in the former Vejle County
Vejle County
Vejle Amt is a former county on the east coast of the Jutland peninsula in southern Denmark. The county was abolished effective January 1, 2007, when it was divided between Region Midtjylland and Region of Southern Denmark...
headquarters for a bank - Jelling Savings Bank, which had its headquarters in the town until 2007 when it merged with The Royal Savings Bank, headquartered in Grindsted
Grindsted
Grindsted with a population of 9,548 was the site of the municipal council of now abolished Grindsted Municipality, Denmark. Today Grindsted is the municipal seat and largest town of Billund Municipality....
. Jelling Sparekasse's slogan was: "If king Gorm was alive today ... we would probably be the country's National Bank."
On 07.01.2003 was Jelling municipality
Jelling municipality
Until 1 January 2007 Jelling municipality was a municipality in Vejle County on the Jutland peninsula in south-west Denmark. The municipality covered an area of 89 km², and had a total population of 5,697 . Its last mayor was Arne H. Sigtenbjerggaard, a member of the Venstre political party...
the first municipality in Denmark that could offer residents in the country a wireless Internet connection, up to 4 Mbit broadband, at a distance of up to 10 km. from Jelling.
Infrastructure
From Jelling it is 56 km to HerningHerning
Herning Municipality is a municipality in Region Midtjylland on the Jutland peninsula in western Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 1,336 km² and a total population of 84,208...
and Silkeborg
Silkeborg
Silkeborg is a city in central Denmark. Located in Silkeborg municipality in Jutland, the city has a population of 42,724 . The development of Silkeborg as a modern city may be traced to the foundation of the paper mill by Michael Drewsen on the Gudenaa in 1844...
, 80 km to Aarhus
Aarhus
Aarhus or Århus is the second-largest city in Denmark. The principal port of Denmark, Aarhus is on the east side of the peninsula of Jutland in the geographical center of Denmark...
and 10 km to the regional capital Vejle
Vejle
Vejle is a town in Denmark, in the southeast of the Jutland Peninsula at the head of Vejle Fjord, where the Vejle and Grejs Rivers and their valleys converge. It is the site of the councils of Vejle Municipality and the Region of Southern Denmark...
. Jelling is close to the Østjyske Highway - (E45
European route E45
The European route E 45 goes between Sweden and Italy, through Denmark, Germany and Austria. With a length of about , it is the longest north-south European route...
) and Central Jutland Motorway - (Primary Route 18).The railroad track Herning
Herning
Herning Municipality is a municipality in Region Midtjylland on the Jutland peninsula in western Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 1,336 km² and a total population of 84,208...
- Vejle
Vejle
Vejle is a town in Denmark, in the southeast of the Jutland Peninsula at the head of Vejle Fjord, where the Vejle and Grejs Rivers and their valleys converge. It is the site of the councils of Vejle Municipality and the Region of Southern Denmark...
goes through Jelling, and from Jelling Station is hours drive from Fredericia
Fredericia
Fredericia is a town located in Fredericia municipality in the eastern part of the Jutland peninsula in Denmark, in a sub-region known locally as Trekanten, or The Triangle...
-Struer
Struer
Struer Municipality is a municipality in Central Denmark Region on the Jutland Peninsula in west Denmark. The municipality includes the island of Venø, and it covers an area of 248 km². It has a total population of 22,672...
and every second hour for Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
.
Town centre
Vejle municipalityVejle municipality
Vejle Municipality is a municipality in Region of Southern Denmark on the Jutland peninsula in southeast Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 1,055 km², and has a total population of 106,383...
is working to execute a master plan in the town center. The plan is to redirect traffic in Jelling, and close Gormsgade, which today is part of the main road (Secondary Route 422) in the town. Today intersects Gormsgade just around the corner to South Mound, and there has long been talk of finding another solution. Therefore the plan is to build a new bypass north of town.
This master plan will cost in the neighborhood of 250 million. DKK (33,5 million €) which include financing described by The State of Denmark, Vejle municipality
Vejle municipality
Vejle Municipality is a municipality in Region of Southern Denmark on the Jutland peninsula in southeast Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 1,055 km², and has a total population of 106,383...
, Haderslev Diocese and other private foundations, among them "AP Møller and Chastine Mc-Kinney Møller Foundation for General Purposes" - which has donated 70 million. DKK (10 million €) for the project.
History
Jelling is the site of a large stone shipStone ship
The Stone ship or ship setting was an early Germanic burial custom, characteristically Scandinavian but also found in Germany and the Baltic states. The grave or cremation burial is surrounded by tightly or loosely fit slabs or stones in the outline of a ship...
and two large burial mounds, the Jelling stones
Jelling stones
The Jelling stones are massive carved runestones from the 10th century, found at the town of Jelling in Denmark. The older of the two Jelling stones was raised by King Gorm the Old in memory of his wife Thyra...
and Jelling Church which are an UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1994. In the North Mound, built between 958 and 959 CE (possibly for King Gorm of Denmark), an empty burial chamber was found. The South Mound was built around 970 and contains no burial. Beneath the two mounds is a large stone ship from around the end of the 9th century. Between the two mounds stands two rune stone
Rune stone
A runestone is typically a raised stone with a runic inscription, but the term can also be applied to inscriptions on boulders and on bedrock. The tradition began in the 4th century, and it lasted into the 12th century, but most of the runestones date from the late Viking Age...
s, the Jelling stones. Near the stones, Gorm's son King Harald I of Denmark
Harald I of Denmark
Harald "Bluetooth" Gormsson was the son of King Gorm the Old and of Thyra Dannebod. He died in 985 or 986 having ruled as King of Denmark from around 958 and King of Norway for a few years probably around 970...
built a wooden church (965), and beneath it re-interred (965-966) the remains of his father.
Local culture
Jelling Music Festival is held annually and is currently Denmark's third largest festival. Bredagerskolen situated in Jelling is the largest school in Vejle municipalityVejle municipality
Vejle Municipality is a municipality in Region of Southern Denmark on the Jutland peninsula in southeast Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 1,055 km², and has a total population of 106,383...
. The school currently has 810 students (2009) divided into 0-9 classes over 2-5 traces. The city houses the CVU Lillebælt, which trains teachers and educators. There are three grocery stores in Jelling, two gas stations, three garages, two banks, two breweries, and some other stores. The newly opened town house is to house Borgerservice, library
Library
In a traditional sense, a library is a large collection of books, and can refer to the place in which the collection is housed. Today, the term can refer to any collection, including digital sources, resources, and services...
, cinema
Movie theater
A movie theater, cinema, movie house, picture theater, film theater is a venue, usually a building, for viewing motion pictures ....
, café
Café
A café , also spelled cafe, in most countries refers to an establishment which focuses on serving coffee, like an American coffeehouse. In the United States, it may refer to an informal restaurant, offering a range of hot meals and made-to-order sandwiches...
and one of the two breweries.