Introduction
Town in Southern Denmark
Town in Southern Denmark, DenmarkJellingTownFormer sign of Jelling MunicipalityJellingLocation in DenmarkShow map of DenmarkJellingJelling (Region of Southern Denmark)Show map of Region of Southern DenmarkCoordinates: 55°45′13″N 09°24′54″E / 55.75361°N 9.41500°E / 55.75361; 9.41500CountryDenmarkRegionSouthern Denmark (Syddanmark)MunicipalityVejleEstablished956Area • Urban3 km2 (1.2 sq mi)Elevation105 m (344 ft)Population (2026) • Urban4,038 • Urban density1,300/km2 (3,500/sq mi) • Gender 1,931 males and 2,107 femalesTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal codeDK-7300
Jelling is a railway town in Denmark with a population of 4,038 (1 January 2026), located in Jelling Parish, approximately 10 km northwest of Vejle. The town lies 105 metres above sea level.
Location
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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 [da], headquartered in Grindsted. 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.
Infrastructure
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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). Jelling is served by Jelling railway station, located on the Vejle–Holstebro railway line. The stations offers direct InterCityLyn services to Copenhagen and Struer operated by the railway company DSB as well as regional train services to Vejle, Herning and Struer operated by Arriva.
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.
