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  Jelling Location in Denmark Show map of Denmark.svg) Jelling Jelling (Region of Southern Denmark) Show map of Region of Southern Denmark | |
| Coordinates:55°45′13″N09°24′54″E / 55.75361°N 9.41500°E /55.75361; 9.41500 | |
| Country | Denmark |
| Region | Southern Denmark (Syddanmark) |
| Municipality | Vejle |
| Established | 956 |
| Area | |
| • Urban | 3 km2 (1.2 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 105 m (344 ft) |
| Population (2025) | |
| • Urban | 4,038 |
| • Urban density | 1,300/km2 (3,500/sq mi) |
| • Gender[1] | 1,937 males and 2,101 females |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | DK-7300 |
Jelling is arailway town inDenmark with a population of 4,038 (1 January 2025),[2] located inJelling Parish, approximately 10 km northwest ofVejle. The town lies 105 metres above sea level.
Jelling is located inVejle municipality andRegion of Southern Denmark. The town is mainly famous for theJelling stones, national monuments. Until theMunicipal Reform of 2007 on 1 January 2007, Jelling was the capital ofJelling municipality. Jelling was also the only town in the formerVejle County headquarters for a bank –Jelling Sparekasse, which had its headquarters in the town until 2007 when it merged withDen Jyske Sparekasse [da], headquartered inGrindsted. Jelling Sparekasse's slogan was: "If king Gorm was alive today ... we would probably be the country's National Bank."One source at least claims that Jelling was the capital of an ancient kingdom of Denmark that was known as Jellund.
From Jelling it is 56 km toHerning andSilkeborg, 80 km toAarhus and 10 km to the regional capitalVejle. Jelling is close to theØstjyske Motorvej – (E45) andMidtjyske Motorvej – (Primary Route 18). Jelling is served byJelling railway station, located on theVejle–Holstebro railway line. The stations offers directInterCityLyn services toCopenhagen andStruer operated by therailway companyDSB as well as regional train services toVejle,Herning andStruer operated byArriva.[3][4]
In 2003Jelling municipality was the first municipality in Denmark to offer its residents wireless Internet connection, up to 4 Mbit broadband, at a distance of up to 10 km from Jelling.[5]
Vejle municipality has executed a reconstruction project in the village centre. The main road, Gormsgade, was closed and a new bypass constructed, leaving space for the monument area of Jelling.[6]
The plan was estimated to cost in the neighbourhood of 250 million DKK (33,5 million €) which included financing allocated byThe 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.
A new culture house and city square was built as additions to the modern village life, while houses were demolished elsewhere to make space for the monument area. Some houses of historical value were preserved in the museum ofDen Gamle By inAarhus.
Jelling is an old and important historical town in thehistory of Denmark. In theViking Age it served as the royal seat of thefirst Monarchs of the Kingdom of Denmark, includingGorm the Old,Þyra andHarald Bluetooth. Jelling is the site of a largestone ship and two largeburial mounds, theJelling stones, andJelling Church. They have beenUNESCO World Heritage Sites since 1994.[citation needed]
In the North Mound, built between 958 and 959 CE (possibly for KingGorm 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 stand tworune stones, the Jelling stones. Near the stones, Gorm's son KingHarald Bluetooth built a wooden church (965), and beneath it re-interred (965–966) the remains of his father.[citation needed]
TheJelling Music Festival is held annually and is currently Denmark's third largest festival.Bredagerskolen (situated in Jelling) is the largest school inVejle municipality. The school currently has 810 students[7] (2009) divided into 0–9 classes over 2–5 traces. The village houses theCVU 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 houseBorgerservice, a library, a cinema, a café, and one of the two breweries.
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