Ribe

Ribe () is a town in south-west Jutland, Denmark, with a population of 8,367 (2025). It is the seat of the Diocese of Ribe. 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. It is the oldest town in Denmark.

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Vinony's link graph records 380 inbound references to Ribe, and connects out to Norsemen, Ancient Diocese of Ribe and France.

The entry is geolocated on the map in DK, across 3 mapped points.

Vinony files it under 700s establishments, 8th-century establishments in Europe and Cities and towns in the Region of Southern Denmark.

Vinony links it to 41 Wikipedia language editions.

Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Ribe
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.image_skyline: RibeVue.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Ribe seen from Riberhus
Settlement.image_shield: Coat of arms of Ribe.svg
Settlement.pushpin_map: Denmark#Denmark Region of Southern Denmark
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Denmark
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Denmark
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Southern Denmark (Syddanmark)
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Esbjerg
Settlement.area_urban_km2: 7.4
Settlement.population_as_of: 2025
Settlement.population_urban: 8,367
Settlement.population_density_urban_km2: auto

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: town
Country: Denmark
Located in: Esbjerg Municipality
Population: 8051
Elevation: 5
Time zone: UTC+02:00
Body of water: Ribe Å
Image: Ribe - udsigt mod øst.jpg

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twinned administrative body: Strängnäs Municipality
Commons gallery: Ribe
Commons category: Ribe
postal code: 6760
topic's main category: Category:Ribe
category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Ribe, Denmark
category for people born here: Category:Births in Ribe, Denmark
category of associated people: Category:People from Ribe
streaming media URL: balticlivecam.com/cameras/denmark/ribe/ribe-embankment
native label: Ribe
time of earliest written record: 0860-00-00
inception: 0800-00-00
P8168: 4322 Billjackson

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Article · Português

Ribe é uma cidade da Dinamarca, localizada na região sudoeste do país, no Município de Esbjerg, no condado de Syddanmark. A cidade tem uma área de 742,5 km² e uma população de 8 162 habitantes, segundo o censo de 2004. É a cidade mais antiga da Dinamarca, tendo sido fundada no século VIII, no início da Era Viquingue.

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