Place:Ribe, Ribe, Denmark

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NameRibe
TypeMunicipality
Coordinates55.333°N 8.783°E
Located inRibe, Denmark     (800 - )
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Ribe is a Danish town in south-west Jutland, with a population of 8,257 (2022). It is the seat of the Diocese of Ribe covering southwestern Jutland.

Until 1 January 2007, Ribe was the seat of both a surrounding municipality, and county. It is now part of the enlarged Esbjerg Municipality in the Region of Southern Denmark.

Ribe is the oldest extant town in Denmark and in Scandinavia, established in the early eighth century in the Germanic Iron Age.

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