Ribe County

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Ribe County
Ribe Amt (Danish)

Basic Facts
County seat | Ribe
Area | 3,132 km2
Inhabitants | 224,261 (2006)
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Ribe County (Danish: Ribe Amt) is a former county (Danish: amt) on the Jutland peninsula of southwest Denmark. It included Denmark's fifth largest city, Esbjerg. The county was abolished effective January 1, 2007, when it merged into Region of Southern Denmark (i.e. Region South Denmark). It was often considered coterminous with South West Jutland (Danish: Sydvestjylland).

## List of County Mayors

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From | To | County Mayor

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April 1, 1970 | November 15, 1972 | Kai Knudsen (Venstre)
1972 | 1989 | Frode Madsen (Venstre)
1990 | 1993 | Poul Erling Christensen (Conservative)
1994 | December 31, 2006 | Laurits Tørnæs (Venstre)

## Municipalities (1970-2006)

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* Billund
* Blaabjerg
* Blåvandshuk
* Bramming
* Brørup
* Esbjerg
* Fanø
* Grindsted
* Helle
* Holsted
* Ribe
* Varde
* Vejen
* Ølgod

## References

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Counties (amter) of Denmark, 1970–2006

Counties (amter)|

* Århus
* Bornholm1
* Copenhagen
* Frederiksborg
* Funen
* Greenland2
* North Jutland
* Ribe
* Ringkjøbing
* Roskilde
* South Jutland
* Storstrøm
* Vejle
* Viborg
* West Zealand

Municipalities (kommuner)
with county privileges|

* Bornholm
* Copenhagen Municipality
* Frederiksberg Municipality

1 Abolished in 2003. 2 Abolished in 1979.

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Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF

National|

* Germany
* Israel
* United States

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