Ribe

Ribe is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Ribe County on the west coast of the Jutland peninsula in southern Denmark, The municipality, including the island of Mandø, covers an area of 352 km², and has a total population of 18,147 (2005). Its mayor is Preben Rudiengaard, a member of the Venstre (Liberal Party) political party.

Related Topics:
Danish - Kommune - Ribe County - Jutland - Denmark - Mandø - Km² - Venstre - Political party

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The main town and the site of its municipal council is the town of Ribe.

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Neighboring municipalities are Gram and Rødding to the east, Holsted and Bramming to the north, and Skærbæk to the south. Its western border is defined by the waters of the North Sea. The municipality's island of Mandø lies in the North Sea, and is connected to the rest of the municipality by a road. To the north of the island are the waters of Knude Deep (Knudedyb) and to the south Juvre Deep (Juvre Dyb).

Related Topics:
Gram - Rødding - Holsted - Bramming - Skærbæk - North Sea

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By January 1, 2007 Ribe municipality will cease to exist as the result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007). It will be merged with existing Bramming and Esbjerg municipalities to form the new Esbjerg municipality. This will create a municipality with an area of 741 km² and a total population of 114,097 (2005). The new municipality will belong to the new Region Syddanmark ("South Denmark Region").

Related Topics:
January 1 - 2007 - ''Kommunalreformen'' ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007) - Bramming - Esbjerg - Km² - Region Syddanmark

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