Vejby is a parish and small town in

Gribskov Municipality Gribskov Kommune is a municipality (Danish, '' kommune'') in Region Hovedstaden ("Capital Region"). The municipality covers an area of 278 km², and has a total population of 40,850 (1 April 2014). The municipality was created on 1 January 20 ...

, near

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coast, some 50 km north of

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. The town of Vejby is located three kilometres east of Tisvilde and three kilometres south of

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, both popular coastal resorts, and seven kilometres north of

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. Vejby Station is located on the Tisvilde branch of the Gribskov Railway and is served by

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. The town's most notable landmark is its 12th-century church. Vejby Strand (Vejby Beach) is a summer house area.

History

Vejby is first mentioned in King Valdemar's Census Book from the beginning of the 13th century. The name means "town by a road". Most of the parish, which had some of the best soil in North Zealand, belonged to

Esrum Abbey Esrum Abbey, also Esrom Abbey ( da, Esrum or ), was the second Cistercian monastery founded in Denmark, located near Hillerød in Region Hovedstaden, on the island of Zealand (Sjælland), on the north side of the Esrum Sø (Lake Esrum) near Es ...

, although

Æbelholt Abbey Æbelholt Abbey ( da, Æbelholt Kloster) was an Augustinian monastery situated at Tjæreby in Hillerød municipality in North Zealand, Denmark. History William of Æbelholt The monastery was first established on Eskilsø Island in Roskil ...

owned some property in the village of Ørby. The village was one of the most prosperous in Holbro Herred as witnessed by tax lists from the 16th century. The prosperity of the village in early times is also indicated by the large size of its church which is second only to Søborg Church in size among the area's churches, although donations from pilgrims visiting St Helen's spring and grace at Tsivilde have also contributed to this. In the 17th century, Vejby, like many other localities along the coast, was hit hard by drifting sands and was compensated with freedom from taxes. Vejby was passed by both Helsinge and

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in the 19th century. Agriculture remained its most important source of income. Windmills were located in both Ørby, Holløse and Unnerup. Ørby cooperative dairy opened in 1888. The first school in Vejby was a '' rytterskole'' which was replaced by a new public school in 1912. The Gribskov Railway opened in 1924. The senior citizens home, Trongården, opened in 1967, the same year the Ørby Dairy ceased operations.

Description

Vejby Church dates from the first half of the 12th century and is built in sandstone blocks from the

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area. The current church tower is younger. The interior features murals that are different from other murals in the area but similar to decorations in

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. Rising to 49 metres, the coastal cliffs at Vejby Strand are the highest on North Zealand's Kattegat coast.

Transport

Vejby Station is located on the Tisvildeleje branch of the Gribskov Railway and is served by

Notable people

* P.C. Skovgaard (1817–1875) a Danish

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landscape painter, associated with the

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; he grew up in Vejby and returned to paint, spending several summers there, sometimes accompanied by his friend and colleague

Johan Thomas Lundbye Johan Thomas Lundbye (1 September 1818 – 25 April 1848) was a Danish painter and graphic artist, known for his animal and landscape paintings. He was inspired by Niels Laurits Høyen's call to develop nationalistic art through depictions of Den ...

Gallery

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References

External links

Gribskov Kommune Stads- og Lokalarkiv
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