The history of Vejrø

Vejrø’s history is long and exciting! It can be traced back to the Stone Age and the first owner of Vejrø was Valdemar Sejr (Valdemar the Conqueror). Then followed a series of Kings and Counts. Pirates captured the island in the 15th Century and it was only at the beginning of 1568 that we know for certain that Vejrø was inhabited by farmers. The island's population peaked in the 1920's, when there were around 75 residents, who made their living mostly by farming. The island was divided up into many small properties - a whole little community, with a grocery store, a dairy, a blacksmith, a school and a cemetery.

From the 1930's onwards, the island depopulated rapidly, farms were amalgamated with fewer and fewer people to work them. As early as the 1970's, plantation and farming were no longer viable, despite mergers. A grand entrepreneur built the port, merged the fields and attempted hunting tourism and agriculture, but had to abandon the project in the early 1980s. There followed a brief period without a single permanent resident on Vejrø and this resulted in  significant deterioration and outright looting.

Now the island has been consolidated under one owner, and we are working hard at taking Vejrø up to a new level.