Vejlby is a north-eastern neighbourhood of

Aarhus Aarhus (, , ; officially spelled Århus from 1948 until 1 January 2011) is the second-largest city in Denmark and the seat of Aarhus Municipality. It is located on the eastern shore of Jutland in the Kattegat sea and approximately northwest ...

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. It is located 5km from the city centre and is administratively part of the district of Risskov. The neighbourhood of Vejlby was administratively merged with Risskov at the end of the 20th century and as a consequence, the district is often seen referred to as Vejlby-Risskov nowadays. There are several other places named Vejlby in Denmark, like the small village in the vicinity of Grenå on

Mols Mols is a small Danish gathering of hilly peninsulas in the southern part of the larger peninsula of Djursland on the east coast of Jutland. The largest peninsulas of Mols comprise Skødshoved to the west, and Helgenæs to the east. Mols' la ...

, featured in the acclaimed novella "

The Rector of Veilbye ''The Rector of Veilbye'' ( da, Præsten i Vejlbye), is a crime mystery written in 1829 by the Danish author Steen Steensen Blicher. The novella is based upon a true murder case from 1626 in the village of Vejlby near Grenå, Denmark, which Bli ...

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Steen Steensen Blicher Steen Steensen Blicher (11 October 1782, Vium – 26 March 1848 in Spentrup) was an author and poet born in Vium near Viborg, Denmark. Biography Blicher was the son of a literarily inclined Jutlandic parson whose family was distantly rela ...

. Once a village and a suburb, Vejlby has now completely merged with the city of Aarhus, but can still present areas characterised by the old village around the old church and graveyard. Modern buildings of note, are the shopping mall of Veri Center, the dormitory of Børglum Kollegiet with its notable architecture, a nursing and retirement centre, the large sports complex of

Vejlby-Risskov Idrætscenter Vejlby-Risskov Idrætscenter ("Vejlby-Risskov Sports Centre") is a sports complex located in Aarhus, Denmark. It is the largest of its kind in East Jutland. The complex is situated in the district of Vejlby-Risskov in the northern part of Aarhus ...

, the large residential areas of Veriparken, Næringen & Nyringen and Kantorparken. Important educational buildings comprise the

Risskov Gymnasium Risskov Gymnasium is a school of secondary education and a Danish gymnasium in Aarhus, Denmark. The school is a financially independent self-owning educational institution under the Danish state. The school offers the 3 year matriculation examin ...

( STX) and Handelsgymnasiet Vejlby ( HHX). The only notable green area in Vejlby is

Mollerup Skov Mollerup Skov (''Mollerup Forest'') is a 97 hectare relatively new forest situated in the northern outskirts of the city of Aarhus, Denmark. In the neighbourhood of Vejlby and Skejby between Skejbyvej, Langengevej and Skejby Nordlandsvej to be p ...

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;Landmarks and institutions File:Idrætshøjskolen Århus (2014).jpg, Idrætshøjskolen Århus. File:Vejlby Stadion (maj 01).jpg, Vejlby stadium File:Risskov Gymnasium 01.jpg, Risskov Gymnasium. File:Aarhus Business College (Handelsgymnasiet, Risskov, 2009).jpg, Aarhus Business College File:Veri center (nord) 02.jpg, The Veri Center mall File:Vejlby Kirke.jpg, The old village church of

Vejlby Church Vejlby Church (Danish: Vejlby Kirke) is a church located in Vejlby Parish in Aarhus, Denmark. The church is situated north of Aarhus city centre, west of Risskov and the Bay of Aarhus, on the morainal hills of the Egå valley, with a view of Ka ...

. File:Mollerup Skov (Juli).jpg, From the forest of Mollerup Skov. ;Residential buildings File:VERI I.JPG, Veri Parken

public housing Public housing is a form of housing tenure in which the property is usually owned by a government authority, either central or local. Although the common goal of public housing is to provide affordable housing, the details, terminology, def ...

apartment blocks File:Nyringen & Næringen (rækkehuse).jpg, Vejlby Vest (also known as Nyringen & Næringen), a public housing borough File:Boligblokke (maj 03).jpg File:Rækkehuse (Nyringen & Næringen).jpg File:Risskov Brynet Møllehatten 2019.jpg, Risskov Brynet, a new borough under development File:Risskov Brynet bolig byggeri 2019.jpg Neighborhoods of Aarhus Aarhus N {{CentralDK-stub