Vejlby

Vejlby has a long and somewhat complicated administrative history. Originally a farming village, its own parish and municipality, the adjacent neighbourhood Risskov was also administered as part of Vejlby Municipality. As Risskov grew and developed a great deal during the industrialisation, Vejlby Kommune changed its name to Vejlby-Risskov Kommune in 1929, to reflect the growing importance of Risskov. In 1940, Risskov got its own parish, while still a part of Vejlby-Risskov Municipality. In the 1970 municipal reform of Denmark, Vejlby-Risskov Municipality was merged with Aarhus Municipality. Because of the long, shared history, the neighbourhoods of Vejlby and Risskov, are often referred to as Vejlby-Risskov today.^[1]

There are several other places named Vejlby in Denmark, including a small village in the vicinity of Grenå on Mols, featured in the acclaimed novella "The Rector of Veilbye" by Steen Steensen Blicher.

Once a rural village and a suburb, Vejlby has now completely merged with the city of Aarhus, but can still present areas characterised by the old village in the vicinity of the old church and graveyard.^[2] Modern buildings of note, are the shopping mall of Veri Center,^[3][4] the dormitory of Børglum Kollegiet 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).^[5] The only notable green area in Vejlby is Mollerup Skov.