Vejle County

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Vejle County
Vejle Amt (Danish)
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Vejle County in Denmark
Seat Vejle
Area
  Total
2,996.64 km2 (1,157.01 sq mi)
Population
 (2006)
  Total
360,921
  Density120/km2 (310/sq mi)

Vejle County (Danish : Vejle Amt) is a former county (Danish: amt ) 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 (i.e. Region Central Jutland) and Region of Southern Denmark. Vejle became the seat of the latter region.

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List of County Mayors

FromToCounty Mayor
19701974Aksel Buhl (Venstre)
19741993 Erling Tiedemann  [ da ] (Venstre)
19942006Otto Herskind Jørgensen (Venstre)

Municipalities (1970-2006)

Notable sites

The Jelling stones are archaeological treasures erected by Harald Bluetooth to honour his parents. [1] Encyclopædia Britannica considers the runic inscriptions the best known in Denmark. [2]

The Haraldskær Woman is a bog body interred in about 500 BC, discovered in a peat bog with a remarkable state of preservation. [3]

Citations

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