Ribe County
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| Ribe Amt | |
 Ribe Amt's coat of arms. |
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| Basic Facts | |
| County seat | Ribe |
| Area | 3,132 km² |
| Inhabitants | 224,261 (2006) |
| Website | www.ribeamt.dk |
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Ribe Amt (English: Ribe County) is a county (Danish, amt) on the Jutland peninsula of in southwest Denmark. It includes Denmark's fifth largest city, Esbjerg. On January 1, 2007, the county will be abolished and become part of Region Syddanmark (i.e. Region South Denmark).
[edit] List of County Mayors
| From | To | County Mayor |
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| April 1, 1970 | November 15, 1972 | Kai Knudsen (Venstre) |
| 1972 | 1989 | Frode Madsen (Venstre) |
| 1990 | 1993 | Poul Erling Christensen (Conservative) |
| 1994 | Current incumbent |
Laurits Tørnæs (Venstre) |
[edit] Municipalities
[edit] References
- Newsletter from Ribe County. Includes information about the first county mayor
- Ribe County website. More information about the former county mayors
Regular counties: Copenhagen • Frederiksborg Funen • North Jutland • Ribe • Ringkjøbing • Roskilde • South Jutland • Storstrøm • Vejle • Viborg • West Zealand • Århus
Municipalities with county privileges: Bornholm • Copenhagen • Frederiksberg
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