Vejlby is a north-eastern neighbourhood of Aarhus in

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. It is located 5km from the city centre and is administratively part of the district of

Risskov Risskov is the name of both a neighbourhood and a district in the city of Aarhus, Denmark. The district of Risskov is sometimes referred to as Vejlby-Risskov, as it is a merger of the neighbourhood of Risskov and the neighbourhood of Vejlby. The ...

. 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 Grenaa (or Grenå) is a Danish town and seaport on the east coast of the Jutlandic peninsula. Tourism, education and commerce are important sectors in the economy of Grenaa. It is the only larger town on Djursland. Grenaa is the municipal seat, a ...

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' l ...

, 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 ...

" by Steen Steensen Blicher. 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 Børglum is a Denmark, Danish village with a population below 200 (1 January 2011) in Hjørring Municipality, Hjørring municipality, Region Nordjylland (until December 31, 2006; Løkken-Vrå municipality, North Jutland County). History Børglum ...

with its notable architecture, a nursing and retirement centre, the large sports complex of Vejlby-Risskov Idrætscenter, the large residential areas of Veriparken, Næringen & Nyringen and Kantorparken. Important educational buildings comprise the Risskov Gymnasium ( STX) and Handelsgymnasiet Vejlby ( HHX). The only notable green area in Vejlby is Mollerup Skov.

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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. 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