Ribe County

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

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)

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

References

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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