Ribe County

Ribe Amt
Ribe Amt's coat of arms.
Basic Facts
County seat	Ribe
Area	3,132 km²
Inhabitants	224,261 (2006)
Map

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).

List of County Mayors

From	To	County Mayor
April 1, 1970	November 15, 1972	Kai Knudsen (Venstre)
1972	1989	Frode Madsen (Venstre)
1990	1993	Poul Erling Christensen (Conservative)
1994	December 31, 2006	Laurits Tørnæs (Venstre)

Municipalities (1970-2006)

Counties (amter) of Denmark, 1970–2006

Amter	Århus Copenhagen Frederiksborg Funen North Jutland Ribe Ringkjøbing Roskilde South Jutland Storstrøm Vejle Viborg West Zealand

Municipalities (kommuner) with county privileges	Bornholm¹ Copenhagen Municipality Frederiksberg Municipality

¹ Local county abolished in 2003.

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

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