Jelling - før og nu

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In addition to the ancient tales from the Viking Age and the great history of the Monument Area and Unesco World Heritage, there are many things to tell about Jelling's recent history.
There are many exciting stories and quirky facts from the last 150-200 years in Jelling. And a couple of them have made a big marks far beyond Jelling.

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Anesminde
Asta Andersen House - Gormsgade 13
Bethania Home - Jelling Have
"Håndværkerforeningen
Jelling Inn
Jelling Mill - The citizens House
Bank of Jelling
Many more fun facts about Jelling
Jelling Grocery Store " Brugsen"
Poppos Jernbyrd - Gable painting
Runecentret - the Dairy
"Vandsten" The "Waterstone
The Lost Houses of Gormsgade 1-3
The Reunion Stone
The Railway Station
The School in Jelling
The Tour de France Stone
University College Lillebælt
Østerbydammen

Anesminde ca. 1935

unknown/Jelling Lokalhistoriske Arkiv

Anesminde was one of the largest farms in Jelling town. It has been here since 1794, but very recently Vejle Municipality took over the buildings. The farm has been called Anesminde ( Memory of Ane) since 1839. That's when Ane Gys, who was married to the farm owner Knud Pagh, died. He honored her by naming the beautiful farm after her.
Over the years, the farm has had many different owners, but it has always been a large farm with many employees. Around the year 1900, the Wistoft family owns the farm. Jens Peter Wistoft was the formal owner, but farms have always been family-run businesses. His wife, Jacobine, has been in charge of all the household with the help of a handful of servants. She had to ensure that there was food on the table for everyone every day, that the servants were under control, that the herb gardens were looked after. Not infrequently it was the wives who had control of the farm's accounts. The couple had five children who certainly also had their significant roles on the farm, as they have been able to take on responsibilities.

Anesminde 1910

unknown/Jelling Lokalhistoriske Arkiv

Anesminde ca. 1960

unknown/Jelling Lokalhistoriske Arkiv

Anesminde before the demolition of the farmhouse and
commencement of remodeling

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Plan for Anesminde and the area around the farm.
Reconstruction 2024-25

Vejle municipality
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Bookshop on the corner of Gormsgade and Mølvangvej 1960

The same spot 2010

In this corner house there was a bookstore for almost 80 years. It was the only 27-year-old widow, Anna Marie Andersen, who in 1918 rented the house and set up a small bookstore, which over the years became famous knowledge of. She had her little three-year-old daughter, Asta, with her. Before Anna Andersen started her bookshop at Gormsgade 13 in 1918, shoemaker Lützen lived here with their 12 children.

Iin 1936, the road had to be widened and a new house was built behind the old one
Anna Andersen became the owner of the "new" house. The house was quite large and the Andersen family always had several seminarians living there.

As soon as she could, little Asta helped her mother in the store, and it was only natural that after her mother's death, she continued the business.

It was Asta who made the bookstore famous. Asta Andersen was a great personality. She was strongly involved in Jelling's cultural life and it was an experience to step into her bookshop. There were many books here - and much else. If the weather permitted, Asta Andersen sat at a table outside the shop. Here she could follow big and small and have a chat with everyone who had an errand in Gormsgade. The bookstore closed in 1997.

Asta Andersen, was born on an estate south of Jelling, as the daughter of Anna and Marius Andersen.Asta's father died suddenly after a few days of illness, when Asta was only 5 months old. After that, Asta's mother worked at baker Jacobsen in Jelling, and from 1918 she ran a bookstore on the corner of Mølvangvej and Gormsgade, where Surdejsbageren is now located. Asta did not start a family herself. Her mother had looked after her from an infancy and had managed without help. Asta felt a deep commitment to her mother, and early on chose to follow in her mother's footsteps and continued the bookstore. Before Asta Andersen took her education as a bookseller at Boghandlernes Højskole, she attended Snoghøj Gymnastikhøjskole and for a time she taught gymnastics at the seminary's exercise school in Jelling
, gymnastics shows, dilettante performances in the Craftsmen's Association and at the seminary. She was often called for for female roles in the seminary's dilettante performances, as until 1958 there were only male students at the seminary. Jelling's story was one of Asta Andersen's great interests. She followed the archaeological excavations closely, and was at home among the many museum people and archaeologists who visited Jelling.The town of Jelling was her brainchild, and she knew a lot about the city and its inhabitants.
And she became a person who was known and treasured throughout the city, and in 2022 construction has started on a residential area named after her in Jelling

The corner house with bookstore before it was demolished in 1936 and replaced by a new corner building withdrawn from the road	Asta Andersen in front of her bookshop, which closed in 1997

Jelling Sparekasse on Gorms Torv 2006-2023

On 3 April 1870, a meeting was held in Jelling School regarding the establishment of a Savings and Loan Bank for Jelling Parish. Before the meeting, draft laws had been drawn up and 86 members subscribed a contribution of 30 rigsdalers.

The savings bank was housed by changing chairmen chairmen until in 1922 they moved in with the sisters Bertelsens Vejlevej 5 1922, where they got a room and bought the house in 1949

From 1967 -1994, the savings bank bought Vejlevej 1 and 3 and rebuilt and added to it in order to inaugurate a brand new head office in 1994

On 1 December 2006, the new domicile on Gorms Torv is inaugurated. Jelling sparekasse had branches in several places and in the years 2006-2022 was merged with other financial institutions, and eventually closed down completely in Jelling.

The first location for Jelling Sparekasse 1870 was at Peder Ravn's home on Fårupvej in "Den gamle gård"	Sparekassen's first real office was a room at Søstrene Bertelsen Vejlevej 5 1922-67

consecration of the New Savings Bank 1994

Bethania 1939-40
Unknown/Jelling Lokalhistoriske Arkiv

This beautiful imposing building in the middle of Jelling has a very special history. It was built in 1924 and the architect behind it was Frits Jensen from Vejle. The Master Mason, N.A. Christensen, was also from Vejle, and he is worth mentioning here because the masonry craftsmanship at the building was highlighted as absolutely great.

But who could think of erecting a building like this and for what purpose? The farm owners from Baggesholm, Søren and Anna Larsen were able to do this. They were engaged in the inner missionary work and with the construction of Bethania they wanted to establish a rest home for single people.

Søren and Anna Larsen had made a good profit from their farming and now wanted to invest the profits in a good deed. At the home you got your own room, board, light, heating and washing for around DKK 100 a year. If you lived in Jelling, you could come by and pay for a bath. Søren Larsen himself was the manager of the home until his death in 1943. A daughter and son-in-law took over the home and ran it until 1968.

Since 1974, the place has been called Jelling Have, as it is also called today and is run by the OK Foundation as a residence and treatment place.

In the immediate vicinity is the Mission House, which was the mission house for Indre Mission until 2019, when a new mission house was built on Sydkrogen in Jelling

Bethania ca 1950 Ålborg Luftfoto/Det kgl. Bibliotek	Bethania - Jelling Have the old Parish House to the left Luftfoto fra SDFE kortwiever

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DID YOU KNOW THAT …

See more at www.Jellingguiden.dk

...that there are many accommodation options in Jelling:.
B&B - Trine Andersen
Dambo Bed & Breakfast
Fårup Lake Camping
Jelling Apartment
Jelling Family Camping
Jelling Inn
Kolleruplund Farm Holiday
Nørrelide holiday apartment and hostel
Skelgaard Holiday apartment
Skovdal Inn
Skovlyst Bed & Breakfast

...that there are good opportunities for culture and possibilities of movement in Jelling.
Byens Hus, Møllegade 10, contains a cinema, library, citizen services and café with concert events.
Gormshallen, Kathrinelund 1, has two sports halls, fitness room, spinning room, shooting range, e-sports room, large outdoor sports facility with tennis courts, beach court and football pitches. In addition, there is an exercise path around the football pitches with an outdoor area training equipment.
Ragnarok SkatePark Skinbjerg 1. The track is for skateboards, scooters, roller skates or BMX. It's about. 830 m2 to romp on.

...that in Jelling there are several places where you can eat and drink well:

Jelling Inn, Gormsgade 16
SEJD Café & Boutique, Gorms torv 7
Byens Café, Byens Hus Møllegade 10
Pandekagehuset, Gormsgade 21
Jelling Pizzeria, Jernbanevej 1
Jelling Family Camping, Mølvangvej 55
Skovdallund kro Fårupvej

... that there are several places to swim in Jelling.

Fårup Sø has clean water, and here you can safely swim
Vejle Municipality measures the water content of bacteria over the summer.
You can also rent pedaloes and rowing boats at the kiosk at the eastern end of Fårup Sø.
Jelling Friluftsbad - a heated oasis for the whole family. Here is a 25 m pool, children's and toddler's pool, and the water is always at least 25 degrees.
The outdoor swimming pool was inaugurated in 1966 and the large pool was excavated by hand by a group of volunteers

... that in Jelling every year at the end of May, between 30,000 and 40,000 happy people gather for the Jelling Music Festival. The country's 3rd largest music festival.
And that every year on the first weekend in July, Vikings from near and far gather for the big Viking Market.
That World Heritage Week is organized every year around September 1st, with Harvest Market, Flea Market, communal singing by the mounds, communal dining, entertainment, and much more.
See more via this link World Heritage Week (Danish)

...that there is not far to more experiences.
0 km. to Härvejstien
- it goes straight through the Monument area
2 km. to Fårup Sø
11 km. to Vejle
8 km. to Givskud Zoo
8 km. to the King's Love
16 km. to Randbøldal Plantage
22 km. to the Seven Lakes
22 km. to the source of the Gudenåen
22 km. to Lalandia
24 km. to Legoland
26 km. to Egtvedpigen's grave
The Grejsdal path starts in Kongernes Jelling.

1920 Anna Andersen/Jelling Lokalhistoriske Arkiv

The "Håndværkerforening" (The craftsman's association's house) was founded in 1883.

The "Håndværkerforening" was built in 1901 and demolished in 1979 as part of the clearing of the mounds in the early 1980s.
A cinema was set up in the large hall in 1941 by cinema director O.C. Hansen.
In the side wing was a technical school from 1928-60.
The craftsmen's association was used for meetings, amateur, cinema, technical school etc. A hotel and restaurant were also run.

The "Håndværkerforening", with Technical School to the right. To the left is The Yellow School	The "Håndværkerforening" seen from the back The Yellow School in the foreground

Ålborg Luftfoto 1948-52/Det Kgl Bibliotek	Ålborg Luftfoto 1948-52/Det Kgl Bibliotek
The picture was taken on the occasion of The "Håndværkerforening" 's anniversary in 1943 Technical School was in the house on the right
Ukendt/Jelling Lokalhistoriske Arkiv

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If you look closely, you can see that Brugsen consists of an older and a newer part. The older one was built in 1960 and it was built with the purpose of running a utility association. Jelling had had a utility association since 1920, but it was located in Gormsgade in a house that no longer exists.

Originally, one of Jelling's larger farms, Rosenvold, was located exactly here. Brugsen in Gormsgade was living on borrowed time, as it was well known that there was a great desire to expose the burial mounds. Therefore, they secured themselves by buying a few plots of land from the old Rosenvold farm, and in 1959 a modern self-service shop could be inaugurated in this house.

The shop was on the ground floor, the distributor lived on the first floor and there was room for the commissions on the top floor.

The First Building in 1920	A new Building 1960

he Farm Rosenvold 1947.

Like all other good towns in Denmark, Jelling naturally also has an inn. There have probably been innkeepers of some kind in Jelling for as long as there have been people here. But the current Jelling inn can be dated back to 1820.

Where the Jelling Inn is located, there has been a farm since 1690. The owner - Hans Møller operated from approx. 1773 inn business on the farm

Jelling Kro's history can therefore be traced back to 1773. In the first years, the place functioned as a hostel with accommodation for travellers. It was a privilege, but also a duty, which was imposed on a farm that was conveniently located in relation to the "main road".

Approx. In 1820, a one-storey building was erected for use as an inn. The Croman himself was responsible for the hospitality, which now also included catering for the townspeople.

In 1842, the inn and the farm were divided when the owner wanted to sell. At the same time, Jelling Kro received a Royal grant (exactly on 20/6 1842). The upper floor was built at the inn around 1843-44, originally with 2 dormers and 3 chimneys. In the attic there were maids' rooms.

The inn's buildings, together with the Church and the Højene, were completely pacified by the pacification board on 13 October 1947.

Over time, the inn has had many different functions. Here travelers could seek shelter and locals could go in for a dram or a meal. Lectures have been given and political meetings have been held. At one point, it became common for private individuals to rent and hold their christenings, confirmations and weddings, just as the funeral was also typically held at the inn: from cradle to grave. The town has held its harvest festivals here and once in a while there were performing artists at the inn.
Originally, farming was part of the inn, but it was sold many years ago. However, a large garden with space for several gazebos and dance pavilions was retained.
On the north side of Jelling Kro was the town's market square. Here they met a few times a year to mainly trade agricultural goods: cattle, horses, sheep, lambs and pigs. When there was a market in the city, there was activity in the streets. There was handing out on the square, so it hasn't gone quietly.

Jelling Inn 1905	Jelling Inn 1935

Byens Hus inaugurated 10.10.2010
You can't see it at all if you don't know it. Byens Hus, which was built in 2010, is located where the former Jelling Mill was located. We do not know for sure when Jelling got its own windmill with large blades. But at least it existed in the 1870s. In 1889, a residential house was built for the mill and eventually a brickworks was also added. For the first decades, the companies were owned by the Kjær family. In 1910, the Brøndum family took over, and by then the brickworks part had already closed down. Over the years, attempts were made to expand the mill with other side businesses. The mill had changing owners and gradually it was mostly about the sale of grain and fodder. Around 1935 the wings were peeled off the original one and in 1959 the rest of the mill was demolished. However, the mill was still operated until 1982. In the time leading up to the demolition in 2009, there was an artist's studio and a gift shop/café in the side buildings. In 2009, the site was cleared and construction of Byens Hus began.
Byens Hus in Jelling is the result of a fantastic collaboration between associations, private individuals and the municipality.
There is a café, library, cinema, brewery and rooms for meetings and for creative souls. This is also where the Jelling Music Festival and the Jelling Local History Collection are located
The idea for Byens Hus arose in connection with Jelling Municipality's plans for the renewal of Jelling Midtby around 2001/2002, when there was a danger that the creative center that was around Møllecaféen and Møllen's artists would disappear. So the project's aim is to maintain and promote an active art and cultural life in Jelling Midtby, preferably together with a growing commercial and business life.
A number of associations and other of Jelling's active environments, especially in music, visual arts and theatre, have together formed the background for the establishment of the house's content. A content that, however, had a significant dimension added when forward-thinking politicians decided to move the city's library into the building.
The day-to-day running of the non-municipal part of the building must primarily be handled by the various associations and thus with the help of volunteers. Byens Hus and the popular involvement in the house are the institutional framework that must ensure a wide-ranging cultural offer in Jelling - to the benefit of the municipality's citizens, visitors and tourists.

Møllegade i 1920’rne Aerial photo of the Mill area in the 1950s


Jelling Mill first in the 1900s

THE CHANGE OF RELIGION IN DENMARK.

The story of the transition between Asatro and Christianity

In Jelling, there is a 50 m2 gable painting which depicts some of this history. It can be seen on the gable of the large building south of the monument area - on Gorms Torv.
The story is interpreted in the painting, which was painted by the artists Hans Oldau Krull and Peter Birk. The artists focus on each of their tasks. Peter Birk concentrates on the pre-Christian era with modern but faithful, winding ornaments and mythical symbols.
In Peter's work on the gable painting, as well as in the graphic work; you see "Yggdrasil", the tree of life, and the pig "Særimner", Odin's pig, which is the source of abundant and eternally fresh boiled pork in "Valhall".
Hans Krull concentrates on the figures of the monk "Poppo" and Queen Thyra. The artist's interpretation is that she keeps a suspicious eye on "Poppo", who at the same time shows her uninjured hand, as proof of the strength of the Christian faith.

It is said that the monk Poppo comes to Jelling and challenges the king on the right faith.

The king taunts Poppo and challenges the monk by suggesting he carry iron burdens! That is that Poppo must wear an iron glove which has been made red hot in the fire. And if Poppo avoids burning himself, the King will recognize that "the white Christ" is stronger than the old Nordic gods!

And yes, the myth says that Poppo's hand was unharmed after the process. So the King, Harald Bluetooth proclaims that from now on the Danes must be Christians.

The monk Poppo is rewarded by the church in Rome and is subsequently appointed as bishop in Cologne.

The painting was inaugurated in September 2022 in connection with the annual World Heritage Week in Jelling

As a source for the painting, this art print,
which is also made by Hans Oldau Krull and Peter Birk,
was used

On the one hand, the art print depicts cultural elements from the Viking Age. Thor's pig, Særrimner; Yggdrasil; authentic viking ornamentation etc.

The right side is a depiction of everything that went before!. Because there is always something that precedes, as our parish priest Kristian Bøcker said at the inauguration of the painting. There is also something that precedes the ASA faith. The Asa belief probably came with migrations from Asia and into Scandinavia via Mongolia, Russia, Norway, Finland, Sweden to Denmark.
On the art print, we also see what came after Poppo's visit. Poppo shows off his uninjured hand; he has become a bishop, and a little in the background we see a serious woman keeping an eye on the events. We reckon it's Queen Thyra who we assume had a hand in the game, although she's been dead for 10 - 15 years at this point.

The story of the change of religion is far more than the story of an "Iron Burden" being carried. Those in power are simply trying to sell a difficult message to the people by tying them with a chain on their sleeve. So "spin" or "fake news"! We know that all too well!
Queen Thyra - who was queen before she married King Gorm - was clearly the wise one, and politically gifted when King Gorm and Thyra are assessed against each other.

King Gorm, who allegedly was sea-king with his father, was good at drinking and fighting; but he did not have the skills to rule a country. Thyra took care of that in return! That's what she was raised to do!
Presumably it was Gorm's marriage to Thyra and via her lineage and status - that legitimized Gorm's kingly status - and not the other way around!

It will therefore be at least as correct to call the King's Jelling the Queen's Jelling - or Thyra's Jelling.

In the Old Town in Århus there are now 2 houses, a corner house and a long house, which once stood where Gormsgade and Stationsvej met.
The houses were built in 1933 by architect G. V. Abrahamsen for, among others, cigar manufacturer Jørgensen on the corner and hairdresser O. C. Hansen. But many entrepreneurs have had premises here over time, e.g. watchmaker, bookstore, hairdresser, clothing store, gallery, music festival office,
auditor's office and architect's office
The terraced house forms part of the pedestrian street from 1974 and the ground floor forms the framework for a shop with flowers and applied art. In the corner shop space there will be a pizzeria from 1974 as part of the upcoming 2014 street. The apartments are furnished with a rainbow couple (mother and mother) with three children and a single woman.

The house in Jelling was designed by architect Georg Valdemar Abrahamsen and built in the second half of 1933 by Jelling craftsmen. It was master hairdresser O. C. Hansen who took the initiative for the construction, which he later got cigar manufacturer Jørgensen and timber merchant Ludvig Poulsen involved in, so that Gormsgade 1, 3 and 5 were built in one work session. The hairdresser returned to the empty building site and lived in a house that was close to the south-east of Sydhøjen. Incidentally, it was demolished in 1935.
Now there is a cycle and footpath where the houses used to be

The brand new Gormsgade 1-3 in 1933

Gormsgade 1-3 in the Old Town
in Aarhus. Inaugurated in Easter 2023

Around year 1900
The building on the right in the picture belongs to the "Jelling Seminarium" i.e The Teacher Training School. Between the two buildings you can see "Sydhøjen".

Unknown/Jelling Local History Archive

Jelling Station was opened together with the Vejle-Give line on 2 August 1894. At the opening of Jelling Station, Jelling town was just a large village with a distinct farm community, but Jelling town grew rapidly after the railway came to town. Jelling Station quickly became one of the line's best intermediate stations in terms of passenger traffic. In the beginning it was primarily because of tourist attractions such as the church with the Jellingestenen and the Viking burial mounds that attracted, but later also as an excursion town.

When the state railways took over Jelling Station in 1914 in connection with the extension of the Givebanen to Herning on 1 January 1914, Jelling Station was reduced to a stop with sidings. After strong protests by citizens of Jelling, DSB elevated Jelling Holdeplads to Station in 1918

The Vejle-Give-Herning section was remotely controlled from Herning in 1969. Due to a falling traffic volume, Jelling Station was reduced to a step board with siding in 1973. The siding was closed in 1988.

In 1978, the original station building was demolished and replaced by a post office with associated waiting room.

The following was taken from Jernbanen.dk/Jernbanehistorisk forum:
"The construction of a narrow-gauge railway from Vejle to Give with a state subsidy of up to DKK 100,000 was passed by law by the Riksdagen on 12 April 1889. It was the third time it had been attempted; in 1882 and 1887 the proposal had been rejected. The text of the law was later changed to a normal gauge line, and on 15 June 1892 a concession was issued to "Vejle-Give Jernbaneselskab" with opening on 1 May 1896 at the latest.
The engineering company Gluud, Werner and Winkel built the track without any major problems, which could open for normal operation on 2 August 1894.
For i.a. to save the connection fee to DSB, VGJ established itself with its own station – Vejle Nord – a little north of the state railway station, but connected by a handover track. In 1897, the station area was greatly expanded, when the new private railway to Vandel (VVGJ) had its terminus here. From Vejle N, the climb up through Grejsdalen to Grejsdal station was started, followed by Højgaard stop, Hørup stop, Jelling station, Mølvang stop, Gadbjerg station, Farre station and Give station.
During most of VGJ's time as a private railway, 3 pairs of trains ran daily, and the running time was approx. 1½ hours for the 30 kilometer stretch.
In 1908, it was decided that DSB should extend the line from Give to Herning and take over the section Vejle - Give. The construction of the Give – Herning section began in 1911 and on 1 January 1914 the line opened. In 1912, the state had taken over the ownership of VGJ, but it was not until 1 October 1914 that the state also took over the operation of the track, whereby VGJ ceased to exist."

Station building seen from the track circa 1975

unknown /Jelling Local History Archive

"Stationsvej" as seen from the north down towards the station

unknown /Jelling Local History Archive

The Teacher Training School can be seen on the left in the picture
janitor's residence and gymnasium.
To the right of the picture is the post office (Stationsvej 6)
and Rosendals Gård (Stationsvej 8) and at the back of the picture the station building.
The western part of Stationsvej was only expanded rather late. The post office was built approx. 1906 and was initially quite isolated with Rosendals Gård as its only neighbour. /The city's first post office was located at Herningvej 2)
The station building was demolished around 1975.

In the square at the front right of the picture there was a timber yard and timber trade (known as Rosendals Tømmerhandel) until 1933, when Gormsgade 1-3 was built.
The seminary's janitor's residence at the front on the left was demolished approx. 1932. After the janitor's residence, the seminary's first gymnasium can be seen.

Rosendal's farm was demolished in 1933. Where it was, Jelling's new dairy came to be located (Stationsvej 8). The dairy's buildings still exist, but the dairy has closed down, and now (2017) the Runecenter is housed in the buildings.

On 1 August 1995 there was a train accident in Jelling where two regional trains collided head-on at the south end of Jelling Station. No people died in the accident - but of the total of 69 people on the trains, 19 were hospitalized and 35 were treated in emergency rooms; 15 did not go to hospital. The two regional trains were so tangled that they had to be cut up on the spot to be transported away.
The section between Vejle and Herning is single-track. The trains - from Fredericia and Herning - planned to cross each other at Jelling station. The train from Herning started - after a passenger exchange - from Jelling station without having received a signal or other permission for this and collided with the incoming train from Fredericia (Vejle), which had received a signal to enter the station. The locomotive drivers of both trains managed to slow down slightly before the collision, when the speed of the trains was approx. 50 km/h.
The trains both consisted of Litra MR train sets. The front driver's compartment in both trainsets was crushed and in MRD 4268 from train 3756 the carriage box at the front door broke. In MR 4066 from 3746, the passenger compartment immediately behind the driver's compartment was also crushed.

Jelling seen from the southeast. At the front of the picture the railway, Jelling Station, Jernbanevej. In the middle of the picture Vejlevej. between 1940-1960

unknown /Jelling Local History Archive

Station road seen from the north down towards the station

Ålborg Aerial photo 1948-52/The Royal Library

Jelling Station. 1960

Sylvest Jensen aerial photo/Kgl. library

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And who was it in Jelling who ensured that the return of the lost land could be commemorated here as well for eternity? Not surprisingly, it was again superintendent Skat-Rørdam who took the lead in getting this beautiful memorial established here in Jelling.

In Jelling, the stone was ready on one of the important dates in this connection, namely the day when Christian x rode over the old border at Taps, 10 July 1920.

The stone was unveiled on 10 July 1920 in pouring rain. But it was supposed to be this day when all of Denmark together with Southern Jutland celebrated the Reunification. The day began with a Reunion service in the church at 12. The church was filled to capacity. At 16, a meeting began in the seminary's gymnasium, which was also packed. First seminar teacher Marius Sørensen spoke and then of course Skat Rørdam took the floor. Among other things, he spoke about "The fulfillment of our greatest national hope" and that "the South Jutland question has made us more Danish".
After this, the entire assembly went out into the facility, where the stone was surrounded by Dannebrog. Again, Skat Rørdam said a few words, after which he removed the veil and handed the stone over to Jelling town. The names of the four Southern Jutland counties, Haderslev, Aabenraa, Sønderborg and Tønder, are scratched on the stone. There is also a small text by Grundtvig: "It always dawns anew, where the Morning of the hearts awaits". The text is a direct reference to Skat Rørdam's main point in the entire Southern Jutland work: HOPE. Hope reappears in all his speeches in relation to the South Jutland issue.

The stone originates from an excavation of the track body at Jelling, where it was donated to Skat Rørdam. Just like at the Uffestenen, a group of seminarians had to drag it up to the garden of the headmaster's residence. But now it came to seem like the Reunification Stone.

The Tour de France Stone

Image from the unveiling of the TDF stone 30/6 2022

foto: Vejle Kommune

Gorm the Old did.Harald Blåtand did it.
Raised stones in Jelling over their great achievements.
Now Jelling has erected a stone over the achievements of the Tour de France riders
"When the last Tour de France bike has ridden out of Jelling, there must be something left. Not just the good memories. Something more tangible. Something we can touch and feel. Something that can perhaps stand for 1000 years ."
That's why Jelling has erected a ton-heavy stone that will tell of great thoughts, great achievements and a little bragging. A stone that in its design sends a salute back to the heritage of the Viking kings and at the same time is modern in its expression and shows that the Tour de France leaves its mark on the area.
The Tour de France is a meeting between the raw and the refined. A meeting between the sometimes raw nature, the raw strength of the riders, the hierarchy of the team, tactical thinking and the refined bike. That meeting can be seen and felt on the raw surface of the stone, where a bicycle steps forward.
The stone is not just a celebration of the Tour de France field's visit. It is also a celebration of everyday cyclists, of the lycra-clad cycling heroes of the country roads and those who have chosen to experience Denmark on a cycling holiday. In the imagination, the bicycle's frame can be equipped with click pedals and racing handlebars as well as with a more comfortable saddle, basket and luggage carrier.
And as the bicycle travels through Jelling, it is marked by the legacy of the Vindelev Treasure's gold bract theater, King Gorm's belt buckle and Harald Blåtand's large rune stone. This legacy is engraved in brass that patinas over time.
The stone was erected on the occasion of the Tour de France 3 July 2022, where the 3rd stage of the race ran through Jelling. Jelling Sparekasse's Fond has donated the stone and it was made by Filip's Sten & Billedhuggeri.

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The Uffe stone was unveiled on 22 June 1913. Not everyone cared for either the design or the text that could be read on the stone. The well-known author and Nobel laureate, Johannes V. Jensen, thought it was a disgrace. Vejle Amts Folkeblad liked it, they called it "beautiful", "harmonious", "peculiar" and "magnificent". A well-known sculptor from Vejle, Billeschou, had taken care of the more artisanal side of things. The Vejle County Gazette had a detailed description of the stone:
"Let's start with the big lintel.
Its front consists of two slanted folds, which are separated from each other by an approximately vertical edge.
One surface bears the name Vermund, the other the name Uffe; Above each name is placed a crown and below each of them a raven, the symbol of war
As a connection to the lower edge of the surfaces, it is intended to place some wavy lines.
On the edge, which forms the border between the two surfaces, there is an extended sword scrap.
The following inscription must be placed on the back of the lintel:
"I came from Linnet in Vester. The Sons of the teacher training school dragged me”.
Of the three heavy stones that support the lintel, only the one facing the street will receive any decoration. Here is the name Folke, the man who, according to Saxon's account, conveyed to King Vermund at Jelling Kongsgård the message of the Swedish King Atlas's declaration of war on behalf of the Sønderjyders in such manly words that the king handed him back his gold goblet.
In good harmony with this story, the South Jutland lion has been placed on the stone under Folke's name.
The other two headstones in Dyssen will only bear the names of the places from which they were taken, respectively Jelling and Harresø.
Finally, the Plinth. On the front, i.e. under the names Vermund, Uffe and Folke, there is the inscription:
"The son shall lift the father's inheritance", on the back the year 1913, and on the other two 13 April and 22 June respectively. The first date indicates the memorable day when the great stone was brought from Linnet to Jelling, the second the day when the monument was unveiled and handed over to the public.”

The unveiling day itself was a day of celebration in Jelling. The Dannebrog waved over the whole city and two large Dannebrog flags covered the monument. Approximately 3,000 people had gathered in the square around the Uffestenen. An orchestra played the national anthem, and everyone stood up and the men took off their hats and caps. Afterwards they sang together "I was born in Denmark" and then Skat-Rørdam took the floor to welcome on behalf of the Sønderjysk Association. Skat Rørdam had helped found Sønderjysk Forening for Jelling in 1908 and contested the chairmanship. After another joint song, Skat Rørdam gave the actual unveiling speech, and here you understand what mission the stone is actually set for. Because it is actually a memorial, to "remember the men who have lived in this place and the events that have taken place here".

In this connection, Uffe represents the love for the fatherland, and it is he who, with the stone, wanted to remind especially the young people, and especially the students of the teacher's school.

It was Jelling Sønderjyske Forening, of which Skat Rørdam was chairman, that was behind the whole idea of establishing the monument.

He got the idea at a huge folk festival in Jelling in 1912
The South Jutland associations and youth associations in Vejle and the surrounding area had invited 1000 young South Jutland residents to a folk festival on 6-7. July in Vejle and the surrounding towns. The aim of the celebrations was to strengthen the belief in popular community and love for the motherland between people both south and north of the Kongeågrørnsen.

On the last day of the folk festival, there were several special trains to Jelling and horse-drawn carriages, and around 7,000 people gathered in the town. There were speeches and songs, and the smørrebrød brought along is put to good use. Sunday evening freights took the southerners home safely.

And it is during all the festivity that seminary director Hemming Skat Rørdam from Jelling gets the idea for a large monument to commemorate Folkefesten. Collection takes place during the Folkefest itself, and a year later both horses and 80 seminary students snort, moan and hump to get the monument in place.

The top stone alone weighs between five and seven tons. The whole of Jelling is involved in the work to get the monument in place and transported the stones to Smededammen. So here it still stands and draws attention to itself.

The stone is transported through the city



The Uffe Stone in front of Jelling Practice School and Craftsmen's Association approx. 1960

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The old main building for the seminary is one of the oldest buildings of the current Jelling Seminary, or CVU as it is called today. The building dates from 1889, but the seminary dates back to 1841.

It was not a foregone conclusion that a seminary would be built in Jelling in particular. But they would like to have a seminary in this part of the country, among other things to be able to offer the Danish-minded people of southern Jutland Danish teacher training. Ribe was also discussed, but it was too far away and was also a market town. In Jelling, you could place a seminary with the primary recruitment of rural sons who should not be lured into corruption in overly large cities.

The superintendent's residence was built because the duties of superintendent and parish priest were split. Until then, one person had held both positions. But from 1894, Jelling finally got a superintendent who did not also have to function as the parish priest.

The principal's residence has been home to four principals. One of the most famous was the man with the whimsical name, Hemming Skat-Rørdam. He was the son of a well-known bishop and came to Jelling in 1903, when he was only 31 years old. Although the superintendent was no longer also a priest, Skat Rørdam had a theological background. Skat Rørdam was very interested in the national cause and was a diligent speaker. He got involved in pretty much everything that had to do with culture in Jelling. It was he who was behind the construction of both the Uffe Stone and the city's Reunification Stone. After Reunification in 1920, he left Jelling to take up his dream job as director of Haderslev Seminarium, a distinctly German seminary until 1920, which was now to be transformed into a Danish one. He only got a good five years in Jelling before he died an untimely death.
Skat Rørdam has left many fingerprints in Jelling.

In 1933, a new rector's residence was built. The old headmaster's residence was initially converted into training rooms. In connection with the construction of the monument area and the progress of the palisade in the period 2009-13 demolished. From 1982, the teacher education program was added. Simultaneously with the expansion of the activities, in 2002 the seminary changed its name to CVU Jelling, which four years later merged with seven other educational institutions in the Triangle area and on Funen under the common name University College Lillebælt.

ca. 1915	approx. 1900 with "Smededammen" in the foreground

Superintendent's residence circa 1915	New rector's residence built 1933' and demolished in 2010.

As seen from the air

"vandsten on it's new place in front of Citizens House"

"Water stone" is a sculpture created by the sculptor Ole Christensen (1932-2000).

The artist himself explained about the stone: - “The water jet must stand at a height of 10 centimeters above the stone, which looks the way it does because it must form a protective embrace of the small water jet. The sculpture is called Vandsten because that is what it is. Then people can interpret it themselves exactly as they want.”
"Vandsten" was erected in 1991 at Hovkjær Torv as a gift to Jelling on the occasion of the insurance company Vejle Brand's 150th anniversary.
However, it only had 15 years in its place, before it had to give way in 2005 to Jelling Sparekasse's construction of a new headquarters. Hovkær Torv is today Brugsen's car park
Since then it has been stored in three different locations.
Since Vandsten disappeared from the cityscape in 2005, citizens have requested the sculpture several times over the years.

After 15 years in Vejle Municipality's warehouse, it was found and money was allocated to re-erect it in Jelling. However, the plinth itself was blown away, so a new one had to be made.

In October 2022, Vandsten was set up in its new place at Byens Hus

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Missing work of art: Jelling citizens are again trying to save Vandsten
'It's been a long, hard fight': Lost sculpture makes comeback after 17 years'
Money earmarked for sculpture project: The Vandstenen will soon return to Jelling's cityscape

...and the story of the terrible drowning accident

Damvej is built across a field that belonged to the farm Grangård, when it was located by Østerbydammen. The first house on Damvej was built in 1932. It is Damvej 2.
When you look out over Østerbydammen, you see one of the last farms still in Jelling town, namely Østergård. Originally, there were many farms in Jelling.
Although Jelling is a city in perpetual change, there are still houses and places that are easily recognizable despite a motif that is more than 100 years old. This applies, for example, to this view down Vejlevej with Østerbydammen on the right and the beautiful residence for Østergård in the middle of the picture.

The retirement home was built by Geert Hansen Sørensen, who owned Østergård from 1874-1906. In 1906, he sold the farm and moved with his family to Damrosa, as the retirement home so beautifully came to be called.

Østerbydammen Villa Rosa 1906

A sad story about Anna Olsen and her family is hidden here. Vejle County Gazette, 6 February 1913:
"This afternoon at 2 o'clock, a 4-year-old girl, Anna Olsen, daughter of farmer Ole Olsen, Jelling, drowned. She was sledding on a pond close to the farm, fell into a hole and got under the ice. It took a quarter of an hour before they pulled her up, and then she was dead."

Ole Grangaard tells:
"It is about my father's sister, the family then lived in what is now called Dambo. It was one of the city's farms located a few meters from the edge of Dammen. Østerbydammen was used in the winter to cut frozen blocks of ice for use in the city's freezer.
There was not much talk about the accident in the family - you didn't, you had to "get over it" by trying to forget.
However, it was instrumental in my grandparents' decision to move the farm (in the most literal sense) away from Østerbydammen and over to the other side of the track. Partly because my grandmother wanted to get away from the pond and also because the farm's fields were on the other side of the track. The new farm, Grangaard (today a kindergarten, Denmark's best in 2017), should, was largely built from recycled materials from the old farm. As far as I know, only one less long one remained.
Anna's mother, my grandmother, was pregnant when it happened and when she soon after gave birth to a daughter, she was christened Anna. Anna was thus given her lot in life to be the one to replace the dead girl. It became really difficult. My cousin Anne Marie Ejrnæs, who is a writer, has written a moving story about my aunt Anna's life. The book is called: Theas Færd - Thea's Journey". There are several other books by my cousin about the family in Jelling. For example, the book, "Sneglehuset" - "The Snail House".
Sneglehuset is located on the corner of Jernbanevej and Skovgade.”

Udover de de ældgamle fortællinger fra Vikingetiden og historiens vingesus i Monumentområdet og Unescos Verdensarv, er der rigtigt mange ting at fortælle om Jellings nyere historie.Der er mange spændende historier og finurlige facts fra de sidste 150-200 år i Jelling. Og et par af dem har sat store spor langt udenfor Jelling
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Jelling igennem de sidste 100-150 år

Anesminde
Asta Andersens hus - Gormsgade 13
Bethania - Jelling Have
De forsvundne huse gormsgade1-3
Genforeningsstenen
Haughus - og den dygtige læge
Håndværkerforeningen
Jelling Kro
Jelling Mølle - Byens Hus
Jelling Sparekasse
Jelling Brugsforening
Jernbanestationen
Poppos Jernbyrd - gavlmaleri
Runecentret - Det gamle Mejeri og Hytteost
Skolen i Jelling
"Vandsten"
Tour de France Stenen
University College Lillebælt
Østerbydammen
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Historien om Jelling Andelsmejeri som blev til Runecentret i Jelling

- og opfindelse af Hytteost

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Jelling har haft to mejerier. Det første er fra 1887 og var beliggende på Vejlevej 18. Da det var nedslidt, afløstes det af et nyt mejeri i 1926, som lå praktisk mellem Jelling Station og Jelling Posthus.
I 1882 oprettede man Danmarks, ja, verdens første andelsmejeri i Hjedding ved Ølgod. Kun fem år efter fik Jelling sit andelsmejeri. Torsdag den 12. september 1887 startede omkring 150 andelshavere levering af sødmælk til Jelling Mælkeri. Det nye mælkeri var bygget på hjørnet af Vejlevej og Skovgade, hvor Rema 1000 nu ligger. Med tiden blev mejeriet for lille og var nedslidt, da der stadig kom flere leverandører til, og man havde desuden problemer med beliggenheden, da mælkevognene ikke kunne blive ved med at holde på den stadig mere trafikerede hovedvej 18.
28. maj 1926 flyttede man til et nyopført mejeri på Stationsvej, som havde kostet den nette sum af 244.000 kr. Arkitekten var den på den tid meget benyttede arkitekt E. V. Lind fra Skive. Her var plads til kommende års udvidelse af leverandørkredsen. Mejeribestyrer Frode Kragh Iversen blev ansat den 15. august 1936 og virkede som en dygtig og fremsynet leder indtil 1971. I disse år udviklede Jelling Andelsmejeri sig meget. 14. september 1937 afholdtes 50 års jubilæum ved en fest i Jelling Håndværkerforening med 480 deltagere og dagen efter med 300 unge. I 1946 var mejeriet med til at starte DOFO i Vejle, der blev Danmarks største osteeksportselskab.
I 1950 blev Jelling Andelsmejeri udpeget af Mejeriernes Fællesorganisation, som det første mejeri i Europa til produktion af Cottage Cheese til de amerikanske tropper i Europa. Det blev en succes med salg til hele verden. I 1962 holdtes 75 års jubilæumsfesten i Vingsted med 700 deltagere. Nu solgtes hytteost til 30 pladser i 21 lande i alle fem verdensdele. 12. januar 1971 indmeldtes Jelling Andelsmejeri i Mejeriselskabet Danmark. Nu Arla.
Produktionen på Jelling Mejeri kørte videre under ledelse af Tage Tangsgaard. I 1977 havde produktion og afsætning af hytteost oversteget rammerne af Jelling Mejeris kapacitet, og en udvidelse var nødvendig. Derfor var det billigere at flytte produktionen til Tyrstrup ved Christiansfeldt. Mejeriet blev solgt med grund og alle bygninger til Niels Kjærgaard for 975.000 kr.
Jelling Mejeris fem mejeribestyrere:
- Lund 1887-1888- N. Pedersen 1888-1905- J. Chr. Jensen 1905-1936- F. Kragh Iversen 1936-1971- Tage Tangsgaard 1971-1976

Jelling Mejeri, Vejlevej 18, 1910	Jelling Mejeri, Vejlevej 18, 1912, 25 års Jubilæum

Jelling Mejeri, Stationsvej omkring 1950

Runecentret – en del af Jellings midtbyplan
Efter en beskeden start af Jelling El-forretning i 1976 fik Jonna og Niels Kjærgaard i 1977 muligheden for at købe Stationsvej 8. Jelling Andelsmejeris bygninger skulle sælges og finde anden anvendelse. Borgmester Karlo Søndergaard og formanden for mejeriet, Otto Pilgaard, fandt sammen med Niels Kjærgaard en løsning. Jonna og Niels Kjærgaard købte mejeriet og Jelling El-forretning fik dermed en tidsvarende placering i byen og samtidig åbnedes muligheder for udlejning af forretninger og lejligheder i de store bygninger. Mejeriet havde en grundplan på 1250 kvm og ca. 1000 kvm i overetagen.
En omfattende ombygning gik i gang og allerede 1. august 1978 flyttede Jelling Radio & TV ved Ib Jensen ind i de lokaler der før havde huset Jellings mejeriudsalg og oven på denne fløj, hvor der tidligere havde boet mejerister, blev værelserne nu udlejet til lærerstuderende.
I november 1979 blev Runecentret officielt åbnet med en festlig indvielse. Udover ”Jelling Radio & TV” var de første lejere ”Salon Poulsen”, ”Butik Kirsten” og ”Jelling El-forretning”. Siden har der naturligt været udskiftninger hen ad vejen, hvor andre butikker er kommet til, lige som folk med behov for en privatbolig gennem længere eller kortere åremål har haft til huse i bygningen.
Niels Kjærgaard har hele tiden stået for ombygning af lejemålene efter drøftelse med lejerne. Målet har været at skabe et helhedsindtryk, hvor den gamle fine mejeribygning i videst muligt omfang holder stilen. Ved den seneste ombygning i 2015 har man i så stort omfang som muligt ført facaden ud mod Stationsvej tilbage til arkitekt E. V. Linds oprindelige byggestil fra midten af 1920´erne. En forskønnelse byens borgere i høj grad påskønner, og da Vejle Kommune har planer om at forskønne Stationsvej, ser fremtiden lovende ud for Runecentret.
- Conny Bæk Hansen
Kilder: Svundne Tiders årsskrifter fra 2015 og 2016.

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MØLVANGVEJ 2

Hvis man kigger godt efter, kan man se, at Brugsen består af en ældre og en nyere del. Den ældre er bygget i 1960 og den er bygget med det formål at drive en brugsforening. Jelling havde haft en brugsforening siden 1920, men den lå i Gormsgade i et hus som ikke længere findes.

Oprindeligt lå præcis her en af Jelling større gård, Rosenvold. Brugsen i Gormsgade levede på lånt tid, da man godt vidste, at der lå et stort ønske om at frilægge gravhøjene. Derfor havde man sikret sig ved at købe et par jordlodder fra den gamle gård Rosenvold og i 1959 kunne man i dette hus indvie en moderne selvbetjeningsbutik.

Butikken lå i stueetagen, på første sal boede uddeleren og i tagetagen var der plads til kommis’erne.

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Jelling og Omegns Brugsforening bliver stiftet 9. december 1920 på en generalforsamling i salen på Jelling Håndværkerforening.
Brugsforeningen lå på Gormsgade. Men den flyttede 22. juli 1959 til Mølvangvej.
I 1960’erne vokser Jelling, og brugsforeningens bestyrelse beslutter at bygge om og til.
I 1968 er butikken på 365 kvadratmeter. Det er også i disse år, at man begynder at bruge kontant betaling.
Jelling vokser yderligere, og Brugsen får brug for endnu mere plads – omtrent det dobbelte. I 1972 køber brugsforeningen ”Pumpemandens hus” på hjørnet af Fårupvej og Mølvangvej.
Gennem længere tid bliver det undersøgt, hvor i byen en ny og større brugsbutik kan ligge. Det ender med, at Brugsen i stedet for at flytte bliver udvidet. I 1982 åbner den 650 kvadratmeter store forretning.
I 1993/94 bliver Brugsen udvidet igen. To år senere – i 1996 – bliver Brugsens nuværende uddeler Henrik Werge ansat.

Den første brugsbygning 1920

Rosenvold
Rosenvold lå oprindelig i Østerbyen, formentlig ved siden af Højgård. Da den flyttedes om i Vesterbyen, blev den placeret på den snævre plads mellem Gormshøj og landevejen, tæt op ad Sydhøjens vestside og her havde den sin plads, til den ca. 1852 brændte. Dens ejer, Johan Frederik Rosenvold, opførte sin nye gård vest for landevejen, det nuværende Mølvangvej 2. Stuehuset var efter Jellingforhold meget stort og herskabeligt. Det fornemme har en eftertid valgt at understrege ved at opkalde gården efter bygherren og give den det smukke navn Rosenvold.
Bygningerne blev nedrevet i forbindelse med Brugsens opførelse 1959.
En villavej i Jelling på gårdens jorder har fået navn efter gården.

Rosenvold 1948-52

Ålborg Luftfoto 1948-52/Det Kgl Bibliotek

Stuehus før nedrivning i 1958

ukendt/Jelling Lokalhistoriske Arkiv

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Historien om Jelling Andelsmejeri som blev til Runecentret i Jelling - og historien om Hytteost

Runecenteret 2023

Jelling har haft to mejerier. Det første er fra 1887 og var beliggende på Vejlevej 18. Da det var nedslidt, afløstes det af et nyt mejeri i 1926, som lå praktisk mellem Jelling Station og Jelling Posthus.
I 1882 oprettede man Danmarks, ja, verdens første andelsmejeri i Hjedding ved Ølgod. Kun fem år efter fik Jelling sit andelsmejeri. Torsdag den 12. september 1887 startede omkring 150 andelshavere levering af sødmælk til Jelling Mælkeri. Det nye mælkeri var bygget på hjørnet af Vejlevej og Skovgade, hvor Rema 1000 nu ligger. Med tiden blev mejeriet for lille og var nedslidt, da der stadig kom flere leverandører til, og man havde desuden problemer med beliggenheden, da mælkevognene ikke kunne blive ved med at holde på den stadig mere trafikerede hovedvej 18.
28. maj 1926 flyttede man til et nyopført mejeri på Stationsvej, som havde kostet den nette sum af 244.000 kr. Arkitekten var den på den tid meget benyttede arkitekt E. V. Lind fra Skive. Her var plads til kommende års udvidelse af leverandørkredsen. Mejeribestyrer Frode Kragh Iversen blev ansat den 15. august 1936 og virkede som en dygtig og fremsynet leder indtil 1971. I disse år udviklede Jelling Andelsmejeri sig meget. 14. september 1937 afholdtes 50 års jubilæum ved en fest i Jelling Håndværkerforening med 480 deltagere og dagen efter med 300 unge. I 1946 var mejeriet med til at starte DOFO i Vejle, der blev Danmarks største osteeksportselskab.
I 1950 blev Jelling Andelsmejeri udpeget af Mejeriernes Fællesorganisation, som det første mejeri i Europa til produktion af Cottage Cheese til de amerikanske tropper i Europa. Det blev en succes med salg til hele verden. I 1962 holdtes 75 års jubilæumsfesten i Vingsted med 700 deltagere. Nu solgtes hytteost til 30 pladser i 21 lande i alle fem verdensdele. 12. januar 1971 indmeldtes Jelling Andelsmejeri i Mejeriselskabet Danmark. Nu Arla.
Produktionen på Jelling Mejeri kørte videre under ledelse af Tage Tangsgaard. I 1977 havde produktion og afsætning af hytteost oversteget rammerne af Jelling Mejeris kapacitet, og en udvidelse var nødvendig. Derfor var det billigere at flytte produktionen til Tyrstrup ved Christiansfeldt. Mejeriet blev solgt med grund og alle bygninger til Niels Kjærgaard for 975.000 kr.
Jelling Mejeris fem mejeribestyrere:
- Lund 1887-1888- N. Pedersen 1888-1905- J. Chr. Jensen 1905-1936- F. Kragh Iversen 1936-1971- Tage Tangsgaard 1971-1976

Jelling Mejeri, Vejlevej 18, 1910	Jelling Mejeri, Vejlevej 18, 1912, 25 års jubilæum

Jelling Mejeri, Stationsvej ca.1950

Runecentret – en del af Jellings midtbyplan
Efter en beskeden start af Jelling El-forretning i 1976 fik Jonna og Niels Kjærgaard i 1977 muligheden for at købe Stationsvej 8. Jelling Andelsmejeris bygninger skulle sælges og finde anden anvendelse. Borgmester Karlo Søndergaard og formanden for mejeriet, Otto Pilgaard, fandt sammen med Niels Kjærgaard en løsning. Jonna og Niels Kjærgaard købte mejeriet og Jelling El-forretning fik dermed en tidsvarende placering i byen og samtidig åbnedes muligheder for udlejning af forretninger og lejligheder i de store bygninger. Mejeriet havde en grundplan på 1250 kvm og ca. 1000 kvm i overetagen.
En omfattende ombygning gik i gang og allerede 1. august 1978 flyttede Jelling Radio & TV ved Ib Jensen ind i de lokaler der før havde huset Jellings mejeriudsalg og oven på denne fløj, hvor der tidligere havde boet mejerister, blev værelserne nu udlejet til lærerstuderende.
I november 1979 blev Runecentret officielt åbnet med en festlig indvielse. Udover ”Jelling Radio & TV” var de første lejere ”Salon Poulsen”, ”Butik Kirsten” og ”Jelling El-forretning”. Siden har der naturligt været udskiftninger hen ad vejen, hvor andre butikker er kommet til, lige som folk med behov for en privatbolig gennem længere eller kortere åremål har haft til huse i bygningen.
Niels Kjærgaard har hele tiden stået for ombygning af lejemålene efter drøftelse med lejerne. Målet har været at skabe et helhedsindtryk, hvor den gamle fine mejeribygning i videst muligt omfang holder stilen. Ved den seneste ombygning i 2015 har man i så stort omfang som muligt ført facaden ud mod Stationsvej tilbage til arkitekt E. V. Linds oprindelige byggestil fra midten af 1920´erne. En forskønnelse byens borgere i høj grad påskønner, og da Vejle Kommune har planer om at forskønne Stationsvej, ser fremtiden lovende ud for Runecentret.
- Conny Bæk Hansen
Kilder: Svundne Tiders årsskrifter fra 2015 og 2016.

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Jelling - past and present

ANESMINDE

ASTA ANDERSENS HOUSE – GORMSGADE 13

BANK OF JELLING

BETHANIAHOME - JELLING HAVE

DID YOU KNOW...?

Håndværkerforening - A PLACE TO MEET

JELLING GROCERY STORE - "BRUGSEN"– MØLVANGVEJ 2

JELLING INN

JELLING MILL – THE CITIZENS HOUSE

POPPOS JERNBYRD - GABLE PAINTING

THE MISSING HOUSES FROM GORMSGADE 1-3

The Railway Station

THE REUNION STONE

TOUR DE FRANCE STONE

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