Ribe County

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County of Denmark

Ribe County

Ribe Amt (Danish)

County of Denmark

Coat of arms

Ribe County in Denmark

Seat| Ribe
Area

• Total

| 3,132 km2 (1,209 sq mi)
Population

(2006)

• Total

| 224,261
• Density| 72/km2 (190/sq mi)

Ribe County (Danish: Ribe Amt) is a former county (Danish: amt) on the Jutland peninsula of southwest Denmark.[1] It included Denmark's fifth largest city, Esbjerg. The county was abolished effective January 1, 2007,[2] 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 | Kaj Knudsen (Venstre)
1972 | 1989 | Frode Madsen [da] (Venstre)
1990 | 1993 | Poul Erling Christensen (Conservative)
1994 | December 31, 2006 | Laurits Tørnæs [da] (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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1. ^ "Ribe Amt en del af Europa" (PDF) (in Danish). European Commission. 1994.
2. ^ "Ribe Amtskommune". Lex (in Danish). Retrieved 2 June 2025.

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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.

Authority control databases

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* VIAF

National|

* Germany
* United States
* Israel

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