Vejle Municipality () is a kommune in the Region of Southern Denmark on the Jutland peninsula in southeast Denmark. The municipality covers an area of (2013), and has a population of 123,250 (1 January 2026). Its mayor is Jens Ejner Christensen, a member of the agrarian liberal party Venstre. Vejle Municipality's offices are located in its largest population center, the city of Vejle.
In its current configuration, Vejle Municipality was formed under the Municipal Reform of 2007 (Kommunalreformen) by merging the previously existing Vejle Municipality with the neighboring municipalities of Børkop, Egtved, Give (except for properties in two parishes Lindeballe and Ringive occupied by Billund Airport, which became part of Billund Municipality), Jelling, as well as the parish of Grejs, which formerly belonged to the municipality of Tørring-Uldum.
The municipality is part of Triangle Region and of the East Jutland metropolitan area, which had a total population of 1.378 million in 2016.
The central administration of the Region of Southern Denmark is in Vejle, located in the former Vejle County offices at Damhaven 12.
Locations Largest cities and villages in Vejle MunicipalityDanmarks Statistikbank Name Population (2024) Vejle 61,706 Børkop 6,334 Give 4,682 Jelling 3,853 Brejning 3,090 Skibet 2,615 Egtved 2,457 Bredsten 1,898 Ødsted 1,536 Thyregod 1,349
Politics Vejle's municipal council consists of 31 members, elected every four years. The municipal council has ten political committees.
Municipal council Below are the municipal councils elected since the Municipal Reform of 2007.
Election Party Totalseats Turnout Electedmayor200510118473170.3%Leif Skov (A)2009812541166.0%Arne Sigtenbjerggaard (V)201391121412171.3%201711123131070.5%Jens Ejner Christensen (V)20219132311267.1%Data from Kmdvalg.dk 2005, 2009, 2013, 2017 and 2021
Notable attractions Haraldskær Woman The Jelling Monument (UNESCO World Heritage site)
Sources Municipal statistics: NetBorger Kommunefakta, delivered from KMD aka Kommunedata (Municipal Data) Municipal mergers and neighbors: Eniro new municipalities map
References
External links
Vejle municipal Atlas (In Danish) Vejle Byhistoriske Arkiv & Stadsarkiv (City Historical Archive) (In Danish, some English)