Ribe County
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| Ribe Amt | |
Ribe Amt's coat of arms. |
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| County seat | Ribe |
| Area | 3,132 km² |
| Inhabitants | 224,261 (2006) |
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Ribe Amt (English: Ribe County) is a former county (Danish: amt) on the Jutland peninsula of southwest Denmark. It includes Denmark's fifth largest city, Esbjerg. The county was abolished effective January 1, 2007, when it merged into 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 | December 31, 2006 | Laurits Tørnæs (Venstre) |
[edit] Municipalities (1970-2006)
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