Vejen

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Vejen

Total population

9,763

Elevation41 m

Coordinates55.47°, 9.13°

Demographic figures from Statistics Denmark. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Vejen is the main town in Vejen Municipality, Denmark, with a population of 10,393.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

Ingrid Vang Nyman

Danish illustrator active mainly in Sweden

Christian Keller

Danish footballer

Oluf Krabbe

Danish military officer

Hans Ørberg

Danish language teacher (1920-2010)

P

Peter Graulund

Danish footballer

J

Johann Matthias Schultz

German teacher and classical philologist

Mads Conrad-Petersen

badminton player

Wilhelm Lobsien

German author (1872–1947)

K

Kaare Norge

Danish musician

Niels Hansen Jacobsen

Danish sculptor (1861–1941)

Morten Pedersen Porsild

Danish scientist (1872-1956)

F

Frode Kirkebjerg

Danish equestrian (1888–1975)

Sanne Troelsgaard Nielsen

Danish association football player

S

Steffan Sondermark Fallesen

Danish businessman

A

August F. Schmidt

Danish historian and author (1899-1965)

C

Charlotte Strandgaard

Danish autobiographer

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Southern Denmark

• Askov
  1.4 mi away
• Skodborg
  3.9 mi away · pop. 1,295
• Store Andst
  4 mi away
• Københoved
  4 mi away
• Gesten
  4.5 mi away · pop. 898
• Brørup
  4.6 mi away · pop. 4,511
• Foldingbro
  5.6 mi away
• Bække
  6.6 mi away · pop. 1,067
• Vamdrup
  6.9 mi away · pop. 5,025
• Lindknud
  7.8 mi away · pop. 450
• Føvling
  7.8 mi away · pop. 202
• Rødding
  7.9 mi away · pop. 2,694

Browse all places in Southern Denmark →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

common puffball

Lycoperdon perlatum

Seen 2026-09-28

Fly Agaric

Amanita muscaria

Seen 2026-09-27

European Common Frog

Rana temporaria

Seen 2026-09-26

Marmalade Hover Fly

Episyrphus balteatus

Seen 2026-09-26

Brimstone Moth

Opisthograptis luteolata

Seen 2026-09-25

Grey Heron

Ardea cinerea

Seen 2026-09-24

common toadflax

Linaria vulgaris

Seen 2026-09-23

marsh gentian

Gentiana pneumonanthe

Seen 2026-09-23

Four-spot Orbweaver

Araneus quadratus

Seen 2026-09-23

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Official Identifiers