Ribe Municipality

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Ribe is the name of the oldest town of Denmark. It is also the name of the surrounding Ribe Municipality, and County

Ribe Municipality is situated 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). The mayor is Preben Rudiengaard, a member of the Venstre (Liberal Party) political party.

Ribe is the main town in Ribe County and where the municipal council is located.

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 island of Mandø, part of Ribe Municipality, 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).

By January 1, 2007 Ribe Municipality will be merged with Bramming Municipality and Esbjerg Municipality to form the new Esbjerg Municipality. This is the result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007). The new Esbjerg Municipality will have 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").

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