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The name 'Vejle' comes from the Old Danish word 'wæthel', meaning 'ford' or 'wading place'.

Vejle
Denmark
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Vejle

Denmark

Country
Denmark
Population
57.7K
Coordinates
55.71, 9.54
1225th most populous city in the world

Vejle is a city in Denmark, in the southeast of the Jutland Peninsula at the head of Vejle Fjord, where the Vejle River and Grejs River and their valleys converge. It is the site of the councils of Vejle Municipality (kommune) and the Region of Southern Denmark.

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