Editing Vejle (section)

=== Origins ===
[[File:Vejle map 1800.jpg|left|thumb|Map of Vejle, before the [[Industrial Revolution]]]]
Vejle was originally built on a small [[islet]] that was surrounded by [[Omløbsåen]] to the west, [[Mølleåen, Vejle|Mølleåen]] to the east, and [[Vejle River]] to the south. It was only after the [[Industrial Revolution]], that the city expanded beyond the river borders.

During [[Viking]] times, the wetlands around Vejle had to be crossed at the [[Ravning Bridge]], a 760 meter long wooden boardwalk, built around 980 ad, located west of the current city.

Archaeological digs near St. Nicolai Church in downtown Vejle have shown that there were residences in the area as far back as 1100. The first recorded mention of the town is from 1256, and the first known merchant town privileges were issued by [[Valdemar III of Denmark|King Valdemar III]] in 1327.