The Altarpiece in the Vindelev Church
- a gift from the painter Knud Nielsen
For over 30 years, the Vindelev parish council had been looking for a work to replace the church´s old altarpiece. They then received an offer from Knud Nielsen, who lived near the church.
The altarpiece consists of 5 wings that are filled with pictures, and - with the use of a little imagination - the Temptation of Christ on the mountain, the risen Christ, Peter walking on the water, and Noah greeting the dove, etc. can be seen. The artist’s intent in making the altarpiece was to instil a sense of joy and light-heartedness in the beholder. |
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The Bindeballe Grocer’s Shop
A more than 100-year-old grocer’s shop still run as an old-time general store.
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Den Jyske Idrætsskole
A sports college located in the midst of the magnificent Nørreskoven woods. Shaped like a globe, the auditorium building is a unique piece of architecture. From the college there are wonderful walks leading down to the fjord.
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Den Smidtske Gård
The old merchant’s house dates back to 1799. It houses the old fashioned general store, “Ingvard Smidts Eftf.”. On the first floor you can experience changing exhibitions. |
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The Egtved Girl
The Egtved Girl was discovered in 1921 and is one of the best preserved Bronze Age findings in Denmark. On the site where she was found a barrow with a diameter of 22 metres and a height of 4 metres has been built. There is also a small museum describing the discovery of the rare finding in detail and displaying copies of the Egtved Girl’s clothing, jewellery and buckle. |
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Engelsholm Castle
Built in 1592-93, Engelsholm Castle with its onion-shaped domes is a unique piece of architecture in this part of the world.
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The Fairy Tale Tree
In the town of Egtved, Russian wood carving can now be experienced; an old elm depicts some of Hans Christian Andersen’s most famous fairy tales.
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Grejsdalen Church
The modern-style Grejsdalen Church dates back to 1962. Near the town of Grejs there are some limestone rocks (travertine) that resemble rock caves.
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Jelling Church
The last wooden church in Jelling was replaced by a travertine church in the year 1100. The choir of the new church was decorated with frescos, remnants of which can still be seen in the present church. The old royal seat is believed to have been situated quite close to the church, but because of the cemetery, excavations cannot be undertaken.
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The Kings’ Jelling
Jelling is home to the finest Viking Age monuments in Europe: the two largest burial mounds in Denmark, two runic stones and two rows of monoliths.
The smaller runic stone was erected by King Gorm in honour of Queen Thyra. The larger, beautifully decorated stone was erected by King Harald Blue Tooth in commemoration of his parents Gorm and Thyra and of his own achievements: the uniting of the Kingdom of Denmark and the converting of the Danes to Christianity. The larger stone is therefore referred to as Denmark’s certificate of baptism.
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Landscape Sculptures in the Tørskind Gravel Pit
The world-famous Danish artist Robert Jacobsen and his colleague Jean Clareboudt have created a unique, monumental sculpture park in an old gravel pit situated in hilly terrain. From the sculpture park there is a magnificent view of the river valley of Vejle Ådal.
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The Monks’ Brick Kiln - Vejle
The Dominican monks’ brick kiln, Jagtvej 1, dates back to the 14th century. It was used for the production of bricks for a monastery built on the site of the present Town Hall.
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Nørup Church
Nørup Church dates back to the 13th century and has, over the years, been subjected to a number of reconstructions. The late baroque altarpiece dates back to 1732. The church contains a Romanesque font as well as a number of plaques commemorating the Danish soldiers who fell during the 1848 and 1864 wars.
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Sct. Nicolai Church
This Gothic church is one of Vejle’s oldest buildings, its north wall dating back to the 1250s. The church contains one of Denmark’s finest bog findings, an Iron Age woman from the year 450 BC, discovered in the Haraldskær bog in 1835. The skulls of 23 beheaded robbers caught in the Nørreskoven woods some 300 years ago have been bricked into the outer north wall of the church.
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Vejle Town Hall
Built in 1878 on the former site of a medieval Dominican monastery. In front of the Town Hall there are some granite sculptures by the sculptor Sigurdjon Olafson. The old bell from the monastery is now to be found in the Town Hall and can still be heard all over Vejle.
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The Ravning Viking Bridge
The Ravning Viking Bridge was built by King Harald Blue Tooth in the year 979. The ends of the bridge have been partly reconstructed and can now be seen in the Ravning Meadow. At the nearby Ravning Station there is an exhibition relating to the bridge.
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Viking Ship/Fårup Sø
Every summer a very beautiful replica of a Viking ship, “Jelling Orm”, is at anchor near the shore of the Fårup Sø lake. Boat hire and angling are popular activities.
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