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This article is about the town of Ribe in Denmark. For other uses, see Ribe (disambiguation).

Ribe (german: Ripen) is the name of the oldest town of Denmark. It is also the name of the surrounding Municipality, and County

History of Ribe

Established ca. 710, Ribe is the oldest town in Denmark.

When Ansgar the Archbishop of Hamburg-Bremen, set out on the "Mission to bring Christianity to the North", he made a request in 860 to the King of Denmark, that the first Scandinavian church be built in Ribe. This was not coincidental, since Ribe already at that point, was the most important trade city of Scandinavia. However we can only confirm the presence of a bishop and thus a cathedral in Ribe from the year 948.

The town has many well-preserved old buildings, of which ca. 110 houses are under Heritage Protection. Denmark's oldest town hall is found on the town's Von Støckens Plads. The building was erected in 1496, and was purchased by the city for use as a town hall in 1709.

Attractions

For further attractions and activities, the website of the tourist board is a good place to look: Official Tourism website

Famous People from Ribe

Education in Ribe

The town of Ribe, has a long history as a center of education, namely the Gymnasium (High School) called Ribe Katedralskole has its roots in the Latin School of Ribe, dating back to at least 1145. Although confirmed to be older, this is the date for the oldest still existing document, that confirms the schools existence. Ribe Katedralskole is more than 850 years old, and among one of the oldest schools of Denmark.

List of Schools

Demographics

The following table shows the population of Ribe. Data from before the 18th century are estimates, the rest are taken from the official census.

Year Population
1500 ~5.000
1591 ~4.500
1641 ~3.500
1672 ~2.000
Year Population
1769 1.827
1801 1.994
1850 2.984
1901 4.243
Year Population
1974 8.256
1980 18.051
1985 17.981
1990 17.872
Year Population
1995 18.234
1999 18.191
2000 18.112
2003 18.106

Friendship towns

The following cities are Friendship Towns of Ribe:

Accommodation

Trivia

In 1976, a crater on Mars, was named after the city: Nasa Website with picture

One of Denmark's few storks (there are rumored to be only two) lives in Ribe

External links

8th century establishments | Cities and towns in Denmark

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