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Ribe County

Ribe County
Ribe Amt (Danish)
Coat of arms of Ribe County
Ribe County in Denmark
Ribe County in Denmark
SeatRibe
Area
 • Total
3,132 km2 (1,209 sq mi)
Population
 (2006)
 • Total
224,261
 • Density72/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
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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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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