Vejle County - Notable Sites

Notable Sites

The Jelling stones are archaeological treasures erected by Harald Bluetooth to honour his parents. Encyclopædia Britannica considers the runic inscriptions as the most well known in Denmark.

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

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