Old watertower in Esbjerg

View to Esbjerg harbour from the watertower (May 2005)

Map of the municipality

Esbjerg is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Region Syddanmark ("South Denmark Region") on the west coast of the Jutland peninsula in southwest Denmark. Its mayor is Johnny Søtrup, from the Venstre (Center-Right Party) political party. By January 1, 2007 the old Esbjerg municipality was, as the result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007), merged with former Bramming and Ribe municipalities to form the new Esbjerg municipality. This municipality has an area of 741 km² and a total population of 114,097 (2005). Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1536x2304, 546 KB) Esbjerg, Watertower. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1536x2304, 546 KB) Esbjerg, Watertower. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (2304x1536, 498 KB) Esbjerg in Denmark, harbour seen from the watertower. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (2304x1536, 498 KB) Esbjerg in Denmark, harbour seen from the watertower. ... Image File history File links Map_DK_Esbjerg. ... Image File history File links Map_DK_Esbjerg. ... A commune is an administrative subdivision of various European and African countries, including Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Poland, Romania, Senegal, and the Scandinavian countries. ... Region Syddanmark (English: Region South Denmark) is a new region created under the Danish Municipal Reform, which replaces the traditional counties (amter) with five larger regions as well as unites a number of smaller municipalities into larger units. ... Jutland Peninsula Jutland (Danish: Jylland; German: Jütland; Frisian Jutlân; Low German Jötlann) is a peninsula in northern Europe that forms the only non-insular part of Denmark and also the northernmost part of Germany, dividing the North Sea from the Baltic Sea. ... Venstre[1] (IPA: , in Danish literally: Left), full name: Venstre, Danmarks Liberale Parti (Venstre, Liberal Party of Denmark) is the largest political party in Denmark, founded with a basis on free market Liberalism, now a right-of-centre party. ... The Folketing in session. ... January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD (or CE) era. ... Denmark is divided into 13 counties (amter), and 271 municipalities (kommuner). ... Bramming is a municipality in south-west Denmark, in the county of Ribe on the peninsula of Jutland. ... Ribe is the name of the oldest town of Denmark. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ...

The main town and the site of its municipal council is the city of Esbjerg, the 5th largest city in Denmark.

Neighboring municipalities with land connection are Tønder to the south, Haderslev to the southeast, Vejen to the east, and Varde to the north. Neighboring municipality to the west is Fanø, an island municipality located in Fanø Bay (Fanø Bugt). Beyond the island of Fanø and Fanø Bay is the North Sea. Tønder (German Tondern) is a municipality in south Denmark, in the county of South Jutland on the peninsula of Jutland. ... Map of the future municipality Haderslev (German: Hadersleben) is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in South Jutland County on the east coast of the Jutland peninsula in south Denmark. ... Vejen is a municipality in south-west Denmark, in the county of Ribe on the peninsula of Jutland. ... Varde is a municipality in south-west Denmark, in the county of Ribe on the peninsula of Jutland. ... Sønderho windmill on Fanø Fanø is a Danish island in the North Sea off the coast of southwestern Denmark, and a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Ribe County. ... The North Sea is a sea of the Atlantic Ocean, located between the coasts of Norway and Denmark in the east, the coast of the British Isles in the west, and the German, Dutch, Belgian and French coasts in the south. ...

Ferry service connects the municipality at the city of Esbjerg over Ho Bay to Nordby on the island of Fanø via Scandlines, and over the North Sea to Harwich, England via DFDS Seaways. The Pride of Rotterdam, One of the P&O Ferriess Flagships operating the Hull-Rotterdam Route A ferry is a boat or a ship carrying passengers, and sometimes their vehicles, on scheduled services. ... Sønderho windmill on Fanø Fanø is a Danish island in the North Sea off the coast of southwestern Denmark, and a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Ribe County. ... Stena Line is one of the worlds largest ferry operators, with ferry services around the UK and Scandinavia. ... (This article is about the town in England. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ... DFDS A/S, an abbreviation of Det Forenede Dampskibs-Selskab (literally The United Steamship Company) is a Danish shipping company. ...

The city of Esbjerg is a large transport hub for both rail and highway traffic, and is an important port for Danish North Sea oil offshore activity. It has an airport, and is a center for machine building. The municipality has a number of museums, theatres (operas also of ballet, drama), and several libraries. // North Sea Oil Platforms North Sea oil refers to oil and natural gas (hydrocarbons) produced from oil reservoirs beneath the North Sea. ...

The city of Esbjerg

The city of Esbjerg was established around the harbour, which the state had built in 1868 as a replacement for that harbour in Altona that had previously been Denmark's most important North Sea harbour. In 1874 Esbjerg became connected by rail to Fredericia and Varde. Altona is the westernmost district of the city of Hamburg in Germany, on the right bank of the Elbe. ... The North Sea is a sea of the Atlantic Ocean, located between the coasts of Norway and Denmark in the east, the coast of the British Isles in the west, and the German, Dutch, Belgian and French coasts in the south. ... Fredericia is a city in eastern Jutland, Denmark, founded in 1650 by Frederik III, after whom it was named. ... Varde is a municipality in south-west Denmark, in the county of Ribe on the peninsula of Jutland. ...

The city has been elected "City of the Year" twice. The first time was in 1997 where the city was awarded because of the corporate work between public and private companies. In 2006 the city was again awarded "City of the Year". The second award was given due to the work and support of young talents. The talents in sports, artwork and music have been given good support and given the best facilities to develop their talent even further. The city holds an annual music festival spanning 2 weekends (9 days) during mid-August and is focused around the central Torvet Square which hosts the main stage. The festival celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2006.

The city was once Denmark's biggest fishing harbour, and the harbour is still an economic driving force in the town. Besides the fishing industry Esbjerg is also the main city for Denmark's oil and offshore activities. Companies like Mærsk Oil & Gas, Ramboll Oil & Gas, COWI and Atkins Denmark all have offshore related activities in the city. COWI headquarters in Lyngby COWI A/S is a leading international consulting group, specialising in engineering, environmental science and economics, based in Lyngby, Denmark. ...

Esbjerg is one of the central towns of the University of Southern Denmark, and is also home to a branch of Aalborg University. University of Southern Denmark The University of Southern Denmark was formed in 1998 by the merger between Odense University, Southern Denmark School of Business and Engineering and South Jutland University Centre. ... Aalborg University The Aalborg University (Danish: Aalborg Universitet) is a university in Aalborg, Denmark. ...

External links

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Esbjerg

• Esbjerg's official information portal
• Esbjerg municipality's official website
• The new Esbjerg municipality's official website (Danish only)
• Esbjerg Tourism Bureau's website
• SDU Esbjerg
• AAU Esbjerg
• The Peace movement of Esbjerg

• Maps and aerial photos Coordinates: 55.466° 8.4581°
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References

• Municipal statistics: NetBorger Kommunefakta, delivered from KMD aka Kommunedata (Municipal Data)
• Municipal mergers and neighbors: Eniro new municipalities map