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Vejle ((:ˈʋɑɪ̯lə)) is a town in Denmark, in the southeast of the Jutland Peninsula at the head of Vejle Fjord, where the Vejle and Grejs Rivers and their valleys converge. It is the site of the councils of Vejle Municipality (''kommune'') and the Region of Southern Denmark. The city itself has a population of 53,975 (1 January 2015),〔(BEF44: Population 1.January by urban areas ) database from Statistics Denmark〕 making it the ninth largest city in Denmark, and the Municipality has a population of 110,471 (2015).〔(BEF44: Population 1.January by urban areas ) database from Statistics Denmark〕 Vejle Municipality is part of the East Jutland metropolitan area with some 1.2 million inhabitants.〔()〕 The city is also part of an informal region called the ''Trekantområde'' (Triangle Area), which consists of Vejle and the neighbouring cities of Kolding and Fredericia. Vejle is most known for its forested hills, fjord, harbour, shopping, pedestrian mall, and iconic windmill. ==History== The word "Vejle" derives from the Old Danish word ''wæthel'', meaning "ford" or "wading place" due to its location at a busy crossing over Vejle River. During Viking times, the wetlands around Vejle had to be crossed at the Ravning Bridge, a nearly half-mile wooden boardwalk. The first recorded mention of the town is from 1256, and the first known merchant town privileges were issued by King Valdemar III in 1327. ---- Archaeological digs near St. Nicolai Church in downtown Vejle have shown that there were residences in the area as far back as 1100. The king's castle, Castrum Wæthel, was located where Vejle Transit Centre is today. During the Middle Ages, Vejle was important as a market town, and developed along those lines up to the mid-17th century, trading with cities such as Lübeck and Flensburg, in what is now Germany. In the late 17th and early 18th centuries, Vejle's population was diminished as a consequence of plague and war. In 1796, though, Vejle was made the seat of the newly founded Vejle County, and the town expanded throughout the 19th century, benefiting from improvements such as a new harbour on the fjord, a railroad station, and modern utilities. From the mid-19th century into the 20th century, Vejle developed from a provincial market town into a busy industrial centre, eventually becoming known as the "Manchester of Denmark" for its many cotton mills.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Vejle」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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