Grejs River

Grejs River
Omløbsåen ("Bypass River"), Mølleåen ("Mill River")
Mølleåen branch of Grejs River passing under Vejle's pedestrian mall
Map
Native nameGrejs Å (Danish)
Location
CountryDenmark
RegionRegion of Southern Denmark
MunicipalityVejle Municipality
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationFårup Lake
 • coordinates55°44′13″N 9°25′00″E / 55.73703°N 9.41675°E / 55.73703; 9.41675
Mouth 
 • location
Vejle River
 • coordinates
55°42′20″N 9°32′04″E / 55.70549°N 9.53439°E / 55.70549; 9.53439
Length22 km (14 mi)
Basin features
River systemVejle River
LandmarksGrejsdalen ("Grejs Valley")

Grejs River (Danish: Grejs Å) is an approximately 22-kilometre-long (14 mi) river in Vejle Municipality in Denmark. Its source is Fårup Lake, south of the village of Jelling. It starts by heading east through a tunnel valley, then turns south to run through Grejs Valley (Danish: Grejsdalen), the largest gorge in Denmark, until it reaches the city of Vejle.[1] North of Vejle, it splits into two branches, Omløbsåen ("Bypass River") and Mølleåen ("Mill River"). Omløbsåen runs west around the city centre to meet Vejle River, while Mølleåen flows through the city and empties into Vejle River just south of the city centre.

  1. ^ Bohn, Helle (28 January 2014). "Grejsdalen". Leksikon (in Danish). Gyldendal. Retrieved 25 September 2016.