- Ribe Municipality
Ribe Municipality is a former municipality in
Denmark . It was located on the west coast of theJutland peninsula and belonged toRibe County . It was abolished effective1 January 2007 . The municipal seat was located in the town ofRibe .The municipality covered an area of 352 km², with a total population of 18,147 (2005). It also included the island of
Manø but not nearbyFanø . Its last mayor was Preben Rudiengaard, representing the liberal political party, "Venstre".Geography
Neighboring municipalities were
Gram andRødding to the east,Holsted andBramming to the north, andSkærbæk to the south. Its western border was defined by the waters of theNorth Sea . The island of Mandø, located in the North Sea, is connected to the rest of the municipality by a road. Mandø is surrounded by the waters of Knude Deep ("Knudedyb") and Juvre Deep ("Juvre Dyb"), respectively to the north and south of the island.Merger
On
1 January 2007 , Ribe Municipality merged withBramming Municipality andEsbjerg Municipality, forming a new Esbjerg Municipality. This was a result of "Kommunalreformen" ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007). The new Esbjerg Municipality has an area of 741 km² and a total population of 114,097 (2005) It belongs toRegion Syddanmark ("South Denmark Region").External links
* [http://www.visitribe.com Official tourism website]
* [http://www.nyesbjergkommune.dk The new Esbjerg municipality's official website (Danish only)]References
* Municipal statistics: [http://www2.netborger.dk/Kommunefakta/ NetBorger Kommunefakta] , delivered from [http://www.kmd.dk/ KMD aka Kommunedata (Municipal Data)]
* Municipal mergers and neighbors: [http://kommune.eniro.dk/region/media/nyekommuner.shtml Eniro new municipalities map]
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