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Ribe
Ripen
Town
One of the main streets of Ribe
Country	Denmark
Region	Region Syddanmark
District	Esbjerg Municipality
Center
- coordinates	55°21′N 8°46′E
Population	18,000 (2005) approx.
Postal code	6760
Website : http://www.ribe.dk/

Ribe (German: Ripen) is the name of the oldest town of Denmark. Until 1 January 2007, it was the seat of both the surrounding Municipality, and County. Both entities were abolished effective 2007. Image File history File linksMetadata Ribe. ... 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. ... 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. ... Image File history File links Locator_Dot. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 507 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (650 × 769 pixel, file size: 67 KB, MIME type: image/png) Map of Denmark. ... 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 Anno Domini (common) era. ... Ribe is the name of the oldest town of Denmark. ... Ribes Amt (English Ribe County) is a county in southwest Denmark on the peninsula of Jutland. ...

History of Ribe

For the Catholic ecclesiastical history, see Roman Catholic bishopric of Ribe

Established in the first decade of the 8th century^[1] and first attested in a document dating from 854, Ribe is the oldest town in Denmark. Ribe Cathedral The former Roman Catholic diocese of Ribe (29 deaneries, 278 parishes) consisted of the modern Danish Provinces of Ribe, Vejle and Ringkøbing, and part of South Jutland. ... (7th century — 8th century — 9th century — other centuries) Events The Iberian peninsula is taken by Arab and Berber Muslims, thus ending the Visigothic rule, and starting almost 8 centuries of Muslim presence there. ... Events Charles the Bald, Louis the German and Lothar meet at Attigny. ...

Ribe Cathedral

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. Image File history File links Ribe,Denmark,Dom. ... Image File history File links Ribe,Denmark,Dom. ... Ansgar, etching by Hugo Hamilton (1830) Ansgar, Anskar or Oscar, (September 8?, 801–February 3, 865) was an Archbishop of Hamburg-Bremen. ... The Archbishopric of Bremen was an ecclesiastical state in the Holy Roman Empire. ... Northern Europe is marked in dark blue Northern Europe is a name of the northern part of the European continent. ... Events First attack on Constantinople by Swedish Vikings (the Rus, see Varangians). ... Scandinavia is a historical and geographical region centered on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. ... St. ...

However we can only confirm the presence of a bishop and thus a cathedral in Ribe from the year 948. Events Otto I the Great founds missionary dioceses of Brandenburg, Havelburg, Ribe, Aarhus, and Schleswig Births Deaths Categories: 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. It has been suggested that Town Hall be merged into this article or section. ... 1496 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... // Events January 12 - Two-month freezing period begins in France - The coast of the Atlantic and Seine River freeze, crops fail and at least 24. ...

Selected Dates in the History of Ribe

• Early 8th century, founding of Ribe.
• The Treaty of Ribe was proclaimed in 1460.
• 1580, 3 September: A great fire destroys a large part of the town. 11 streets and a total of 213 houses burn down.
• 1634, 11-12 October: A storm tide floods the city with waterlevels rising to 6.1 Meters above average.
• 2007, 1 January_ The Municipality of Ribe ceased to exist as it merged with the Municipalities of Esbjerg and Bramming, now forming a new Esbjerg municipality.

The Treaty of Ribe (in Danish known as Ribe-brevet, in German known as Vertrag von Ripen) was a proclamation made by King Christian I of Denmark to a number of German nobles enabling himself to become count of Holstein and regain the Danish duchy of Schleswig. ... Events The first Portuguese navigators reach the coast of modern Sierra Leone. ... September 3 is the 246th day of the year (247th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... (Redirected from 11 October) October 11 is the 284th day of the year (285th in Leap years). ... October 12 is the 285th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (286th in leap years). ... A storm tide is a tide with a high flood period caused by a storm. ... January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... Ribe is the name of the oldest town of Denmark. ... 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. ... Bramming is a municipality in south-west Denmark, in the county of Ribe on the peninsula of Jutland. ...

Attractions

• Churches
  • Ribe Cathedral (Ribe Domkirke) — the bells of Ribe Cathedral playing the folk song about Queen Dagmar called "Dronning Dagmar ligger i Ribe syg" ("Queen Dagmar lies in Ribe sick").
  • Saint Catharinæ Church and Monastery.
• Museums
  • Ribe Viking Museum (Museet Ribes Vikinger)
  • Ribe Art Museum (Ribe Kunstmuseum)
  • Ribe Viking Center (Ribe Vikingecenter)
  • Denmark's oldest province museum (Antikvarisk Samling)
• The Night Watchman in Ribe. Every evening from 1st of May until 15th of September you may accompany the night watchman in Ribe on his route through the old town, while he is singing to alert citizens about bedtime approaching.
• Wadden Sea Center (Vadehavscentret)
• Mandø Mill (Mandø Mølle)
• The Mandø House (Mandøhuset)
• Mandø Island nature reserve, about 30 kilometres southwest

Mandø is a Danish island in the Wadden Sea. ... A nature reserve (natural reserve, nature preserve, natural preserve) is an area of importance for wildlife, flora, fauna or features of geological or other special interest, which is reserved and managed for conservation and to provide special opportunities for study or research. ...

Famous People from Ribe

(Alphabetic by Surname)

• Playwright Kjeld Abell.
• Hans Adolf Brorson, Danish Pietist clergyman and hymn writer.
• The poet Anders Christensen Bording.
• Emil Christian Hansen, the father of Modern Brewing: At the Carlsberg Laboratories in Copenhagen, he was the first to discover that yeast was composed of different kinds of fungi and that the yeast culture could be cultivated. With this discovery, he was able to produce hybrid yeast. This yeast, known as Saccharomyces carlsbergensis, which allowed the brewing of lager beer, is today used in the vast majority of beer production worldwide.
• Bjørn Dunkerbeck, Windsurfing World Champion.
• Rued Langgaard romantic composer and organist, born 28 July 1893 in Copenhagen - died 10 July 1952 in Ribe.
• Jacob A. Riis, an American immigrant photographer famous for his book How the Other Half Lives, a pioneering work of photojournalism. He was also a longtime friend of Theodore Roosevelt.
• Maren Spliid (Splids), Maren Splids was burned at a fire at the Gallows Hill near Ribe on November 9th 1641. She was probably the most well known Danish victim for persecutions of witches.
• Hans Tausen, protagonist of the Danish Reformation was the Bishop of Ribe from 1542-1562.

City hall.

Kjeld Abell (25 August 1901 - 5 March 1961) is a Danish playwright and theatrical designer. ... Hans Adolph Brorson (June 20, 1694, Randerup — June 3, 1764, Ribe) was a Danish Pietist clergyman and hymn writer. ... Pietism was a movement, in the Lutheran Church, lasting from the late-17th century to the mid-18th Century. ... The poor poet A poet is a person who writes poetry. ... Anders Christensen Bording (January 21, 1619 – May 24, 1677) was a Danish poet and journalist. ... Emil Christian Hansen (May 8, 1842 - August 27, 1909) was a Danish fermentation physiologist. ... Inside view of one of the Ny Carlsberg gates Inside view of the Ny Carlsberg elephant gate Outside view of one of the Ny Carlsberg gates View of Carlsberg from the 16th floor of Kongens Bryghus, Vesterbro, Copenhagen The Carlsberg headquarters Note: Carling beer is not produced by the Carlsberg... For other uses, see Copenhagen (disambiguation). ... Typical divisions Ascomycota Saccharomycotina (true yeasts) Taphrinomycotina Schizosaccharomycetes (fission yeasts) Basidiomycota Basidiomycotina (club fungi) Urediniomycetes Sporidiales Yeasts are unicellular, eukaryotic microorganisms classified in the kingdom Fungi. ... Divisions Chytridiomycota Zygomycota Ascomycota Basidiomycota The Fungi (singular: fungus) are a large group of organisms ranked as a kingdom within the Domain Eukaryota. ... Binomial name Saccharomyces uvarum Nguyen & Gaillardin ex. ... Lager beers are alcoholic beverages of German and Czech origin, taking their name from the German lagern (to store). Lagers are brewed principally from malted barley (without cane sugar, an adjunct), hops and water at low temperatures (usually between 5°C and 15°C) that cause bottom-fermentation. ... A selection of bottled beers A selection of cask beers Beer is the worlds oldest[1] and most popular[2] alcoholic beverage, selling more than 133 billion litres (35 billion gallons) per year - producing total global revenues of $331. ... Rued Langgaard (28 July 1893 Copenhagen - 10 July 1952 in Ribe) was a Danish classical music composer and organist. ... Jacob Riis in 1906 Jacob August Riis (May 3, 1849 - May 26, 1914), a Danish-American muckraker journalist, photographer, and social reformer, was born in Ribe, Denmark. ... How the Other Half Lives: Studies Among the Tenements of New York was a pioneering work of photojournalism by Jacob Riis, a Danish immigrant reporter, published in 1890, in which he documented the squalid living conditions in the slums of New York City. ... Photojournalism is a particular form of journalism (the collecting, editing, and presenting of news material for publication or broadcast) that creates images in order to tell a news story. ... Theodore (Teddy) Roosevelt, Jr. ... Hans Tausen (1494-1561), the protagonist of the Danish Reformation, was born at Birkende in Funen in 1494. ... The Protestant Reformation was a movement which began in the 16th century as a series of attempts to reform the Roman Catholic Church, but ended in division and the establishment of new institutions, most importantly Lutheranism, Reformed churches, and Anabaptists. ... This article is about a title or office in religious bodies. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Raadhuset_i_Ribe. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Raadhuset_i_Ribe. ... It has been suggested that Town Hall be merged into this article or section. ...

Official Honorary Citizens

The following citizens have been declared Honorary Citizens of Ribe: (By year)

• Stiftsfysikus J.J. Kiær (Appointent in 1911)
• Town Archivist C.N. Termansen (Appointent i 1934)
• Editor C. Willemoes (Appointent i 1946)
• Chairman of the Ny Carlsbergfondet, H. E .Nørregård-Nielsen (Appointent i 2005)

1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar). ... An archivist surveying an unprocessed collection of materials. ... 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... An Editor is a person who prepares text—typically language, but also images and sounds—for publication by correcting, condensing, or otherwise modifying it. ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Education in Ribe

The town of Ribe, has a long history as a center of education, namely the Gymnasium (High School) called Ribe Katedralskole (cathedral school) 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 is the oldest continuously existing school in Scandinavia. In medieval europe, cathedral schools were schools operated by cathedrals, typically having fewer than 100 students. ... Scandinavia is a historical and geographical region centered on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. ...

List of Schools

• Ribe Katedralskole. http://www.ribekatedralskole.dk
• The State College of Education in Ribe (Teacher Training College) http://www.ribesem.dk, Part of The University College of West Jutland http://cvu-vest.dk
• Ribe Business College. http://www.ribehs.dk (Danish Only)
• VUC (Adult Education Center). http://www.vuc-ribeamt.dk

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. (17th century - 18th century - 19th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701 through 1800. ...

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Twin cities and towns

Ribe Stork

(alphabetic list) Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 540 pixel Image in higher resolution (894 × 604 pixel, file size: 117 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Stork in Ribe, Denmark. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 540 pixel Image in higher resolution (894 × 604 pixel, file size: 117 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Stork in Ribe, Denmark. ...

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• Krems, federal state of Lower Austria, Austria.
• Leikanger, county of Sogn og Fjordane, Norway.
• Ratzeburg, state of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
• Strängnäs, county of Södermanland, Sweden.
• Tainan (Chinese: 台南市), Taiwan Province, Republic of China - ("Taiwan").

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Trivia

• In 1976, a crater on Mars, was named after the city:

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

References

This article incorporates text from the public-domain Catholic Encyclopedia of 1913. [1]

1. ^ The New Cambridge Medieval History. Cambridge University Press, 1995. ISBN 0-521-36292-X. Page 205

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External links

• Official Tourism website
• Satellite Picture by Google Maps

Coordinates: 55°21′N 8°46′E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...

Trade emporia of the Viking Age
Dorestad • Kaupang • Lindholm • Hedeby • Ribe • Birka • Sigtuna • Köpingsvik Reric • Arkona • Menzlin • Ralswiek • Wolin • Truso • Kaup • Grobin Vanaja • Aldeigja • Alaborg • Hólmgard • Gnezdovo • Sarskoe • Timerevo