Ribe County

Ribe County

Ribe Amt (English: Ribe County) 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).

Read more about Ribe County:  List of County Mayors, Municipalities (1970-2006)

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