Ribe County
Ribe Amt (Danish)
Basic Facts
County seatRibe
Area3,132 km2
Inhabitants224,261 (2006)
Map
Ribe County in Denmark

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

FromToCounty Mayor
April 1, 1970November 15, 1972Kai Knudsen (Venstre)
19721989Frode Madsen (Venstre)
19901993Poul Erling Christensen (Conservative)
1994December 31, 2006Laurits Tørnæs (Venstre)

Municipalities (1970-2006)

55°22′52″N 10°26′07″E / 55.38111°N 10.43528°E / 55.38111; 10.43528


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