Jelling
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Former sign of Jelling Municipality
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 Jelling
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| Coordinates: 55°45′13″N 09°24′54″E / 55.75361°N 9.41500°ECoordinates: 55°45′13″N 09°24′54″E / 55.75361°N 9.41500°E | |
| Country | Denmark |
| Region | Southern Denmark (Syddanmark) |
| Municipality | Vejle |
| Established | 636 |
| Elevation | 344 ft (105 m) |
| Population (2014) | |
| • Total | 3,370 |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Website | [1] |
Jelling is a village in Denmark with a population of 3,370 (1 January 2014), located in Jelling Parish approx. 10 km northwest of Vejle. The village lies 105 metres above sea level.
Jelling is located in Vejle municipality and Region of Southern Denmark. The town is mainly famous for the Jelling stones, national monuments. Until the Municipal Reform of 2007 on 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 Sparekasse, which had its headquarters in the town until 2007 when it merged with Den Jyske Sparekasse, headquartered in Grindsted. Jelling Sparekasse's slogan was: "If king Gorm was alive today ... we would probably be the country's National Bank."
From Jelling it is 56 km to Herning and Silkeborg, 80 km to Aarhus and 10 km to the regional capital Vejle. Jelling is close to the Østjyske Motorvej – (E45) and Midtjyske Motorvej – (Primary Route 18). The railroad track Herning – Vejle goes through Jelling.
In 2003 Jelling 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.
Vejle municipality is working to execute a master plan in the village centre. 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.
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