Ribe County

Ribe County
Ribe Amt (Danish)
County of Denmark
Coat of arms
Ribe County in Denmark
SeatRibe
Area
 • Total
3,132 km2 (1,209 sq mi)
Population
 (2006)
 • Total
224,261
 • Density71.60/km2 (185.5/sq mi)

Ribe County (Danish: Ribe Amt) 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). It was often considered coterminous with South West Jutland (Danish: Sydvestjylland).

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