Ribe County
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| Ribe Amt | |
 Ribe Amt's coat of arms. | |
| Basic Facts | |
| County seat | Ribe |
| Area | 3,132 km² |
| Inhabitants | 224,261 (2006) |
| Website | [www.ribeamt.dk] |
| Map | |
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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).
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 | Current incumbent | Laurits Tørnæs (Venstre) |
Municipalities
References
- [Newsletter from Ribe County. Includes information about the first county mayor]
- [Ribe County website. More information about the former county mayors]
| Counties of Denmark |
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|---|---|
| Regular counties: Århus | Copenhagen | Frederiksborg | Funen | North Jutland | Ribe | Ringkjøbing | Roskilde | South Jutland | Storstrøm | Vejle | Viborg | West Zealand | |
| Municipalities with county privileges: Bornholm | Copenhagen | Frederiksberg | |
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