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Ribe County
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). List of County Mayors Municipalities (1970-2006) * Billund *Blaabjerg *BlÃ¥vandshuk *Bramming *Brørup *Esbjerg *Fanø *Grindsted * Helle *Holsted *Ribe *Varde *Vejen *Ølgod Ølgod is a railway town with a population of 3,705 (1 January 2022),Former counties of Denmark (1970â ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County Seat
A county seat is an administrative center, seat of government, or capital city of a county or civil parish. The term is in use in Canada, China, Hungary, Romania, Taiwan, and the United States. The equivalent term shire town is used in the US state of Vermont and in some other English-speaking jurisdictions. County towns have a similar function in the Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom, as well as historically in Jamaica. Function In most of the United States, counties are the political subdivisions of a state. The city, town, or populated place that houses county government is known as the seat of its respective county. Generally, the county legislature, county courthouse, sheriff's department headquarters, hall of records, jail and correctional facility are located in the county seat, though some functions (such as highway maintenance, which usually requires a large garage for vehicles, along with asphalt and salt storage facilities) may also be located or conducted ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laurits Tørnæs
Laurits is a masculine given name, a Danish and Estonian variant of the Scandinavian Lauritz, related to the English names Laurence and Lawrence. It may refer to: *Laurits, fire god related to St. Lawrence in Estonian mythology Given name * Hans Laurits Olsen Hammerstad (1840after 1877), Norwegian politician * Laurits Grønland (18871957), Norwegian politician * Laurits Jørgensen (1896after 1920), Danish track and field athlete who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics * Laurits Larsen (18721949), Danish sport shooter who competed in the 1912 and 1920 Summer Olympics * (born 1960), Estonian astronomer, director of Tartu Observatory * Laurits Munch-Petersen (born 1973), Danish film director * Laurits Andersen Ring (18541933), Danish painter known as L. A. Ring * Laurits Clausen Scabo (15621626), Lutheran Bishop of Stavanger 160526 * Laurits S. Swenson (18651947), American diplomat * Laurits Tørnæs (born 1936), Danish politician * Laurits Tuxen (18531927), Danish painter and scul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ølgod
Ølgod is a railway town with a population of 3,705 (1 January 2022),BY3: Population 1. January by rural and urban areas, area and population density The Mobile Statbank from at the railroad between and Struer, which was the seat of the former Ølgod Municipality (, '' [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vejen Municipality
Vejen Municipality is a municipality (Danish, '' kommune'') in Region of Southern Denmark on the Jutland peninsula in south Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 817 km2, and has a total population of 42,742 (2020). Its mayor is Egon Fræhr, a member of the Venstre (Liberal Party) political party. The municipality is part of Triangle Region and of the East Jutland metropolitan area, which had a total population of 1.378 million in 2016. The main town and the site of its municipal council is the town of Vejen. One of the attractions of the area is the Vejen Art Museum. History On January 1, 2007, Vejen municipality was, as the result of ''Kommunalreformen'' ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007), merged with Brørup, Holsted, and Rødding Rødding (german: Rödding) is a town with a population of 2,712 (1 January 2022) in Southern Denmark. It is located in Vejen municipality in Region of Southern Denmark on the Jutland peninsula. History The area around Rød ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Varde Municipality
Varde Municipality is a municipality (Danish, '' kommune'') in Region of Southern Denmark on the west coast of the Jutland peninsula in southwest Denmark. Its mayor is Erik Buhl Nielsen, a member of the Venstre (Liberal Party) political party. The main town and site of its municipal council is the town of Varde. Its area is 1255.79 km2. It has a population of 50,125 (2008). On 1 January 2007 Varde municipality was, as a result of ''Kommunalreformen'' ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007), merged with the existing Blaabjerg, Blåvandshuk, most of Helle (Grimstrup sogn, a part of the former Helle Municipality, merged with Esbjerg Municipality), and Ølgod Ølgod is a railway town with a population of 3,705 (1 January 2022), [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ribe Municipality
Ribe Municipality is a former municipality in Denmark.Bencard. 1978 It was located on the west coast of the Jutland peninsula and belonged to Ribe County. It was abolished effective 1 January 2007. The municipal seat was located in the town of Ribe. The municipality covered an area of 352 km2, with a total population of 18,147 (2005). It also included the island of Manø but not nearby Fanø. Its last mayor was Preben Rudiengaard, representing the liberal political party, '' Venstre''. Geography Neighboring municipalities were Gram and Rødding to the east, Holsted, Bramming to the north, and Skærbæk to the south. Its western border was defined by the waters of the North Sea. The island of Mandø, located in the North Sea, is connected to the rest of the municipality by a road. Mandø is surrounded by the waters of Knude Deep (''Knudedyb'') and Juvre Deep (''Juvre Dyb''), respectively to the north and south of the island. Merger On 1 January 2007, Ribe Municipality merg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holsted Municipality
Holsted Municipality is a former municipality (Danish, '' kommune'') in Region of Southern Denmark on the Jutland peninsula in southwest Denmark. The municipality covered an area of 190 km2, and had a total population of 6,965 (2005). Its last mayor was Carl Aaskov, a member of the Venstre (Liberal Party) political party. The main town and site of its municipal council was the town of Holsted. On January 1, 2007, Holsted municipality ceased to exist due to ''Kommunalreformen'' ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007). It was merged with Brørup, Rødding, and Vejen Vejen with a population of 10,009 (1 January 2022) is the main town in Vejen Municipality, Denmark. Geography The town is situated in the Danish region of Syddanmark and is a railway town at the railway between the cities of Kolding and Esbjerg. ... municipalities to form the new Vejen municipality. This created a municipality with an area of 817 km2 and a total population of 41,350 (2005). External li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helle Municipality
Until 1 January 2007 Helle municipality was a municipality (Danish, '' kommune'') in Ribe County on the Jutland peninsula in southwest Denmark. It covered an area of 281 km² and had a total population of 8,319 (2005). Its last mayor was Gylling Haahr, a member of the Venstre (Liberal Party) political party. The main town and site of its municipal council was the town of Årre. Helle municipality ceased to exist due to ''Kommunalreformen'' ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007). It was merged with existing Blaabjerg, Blåvandshuk, Varde, and Ølgod municipalities to form a new Varde Municipality in Region of Southern Denmark The Region of Southern Denmark ( da, Region Syddanmark, ; german: Region Süddänemark, ; frr, Regiuun Syddanmark) is an administrative Regions of Denmark, region of Denmark established on Monday 1 January 2007 as part of the 2007 Danish Munici .... External links Varde municipality's official website (Danish only) References * Municipal statistics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grindsted Municipality
Until 1 January 2007, Grindsted municipality was a municipality (Danish, '' kommune'') in Ribe County on the Jutland Peninsula in south-west Denmark. The municipality covered an area of 382 km², and had a total population of 17,379 (2005). Its latest mayor was Ib Kristensen, a member of the Venstre (Liberal Party) political party. The site of its municipal council was the town of Grindsted. The municipality's motto was "''Grindsted - Vi har det hele''" which means "Grindsted - We have it all". The town of Grindsted has good schools and good educational possibilities, and a well-built infrastructure for cars and pedestrians. The municipality ceased to exist as the result of ''Kommunalreformen'' ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007). It was merged into the existing Billund municipality Billund is a municipality in the centre of the Jutland Peninsula in Denmark. Formerly the municipality belonged to Ribe County. The new, merged municipality covers an area of 540.18 km², and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fanø Municipality
Fanø () is a Danish island in the North Sea off the coast of southwestern Denmark, and is the very northernmost of the Danish Wadden Sea Islands. Fanø municipality is the municipality (Danish, '' kommune'') that covers the island and its seat is the town of Nordby. Island Fanø is separated from the mainland by the Wadden Sea over a span of approximately ., in the north at the closest point to the mainland 1.24 km. The island is long and wide, and it is located off the coast from the city of Esbjerg to which it is connected by ferry. The ferry ride takes 12 minutes. A variety of environments are to be found on Fanø. Not surprisingly, a very common one is sand. The island's whole western shore is one long beach. The island's northwestern corner is a vast sandbank called "Søren Jessens Sand". Søren Jessen was an entrepreneur and captain from Hjerting, today the westernmost suburb of Esbjerg and the bank is named after him because his ship, the "Anne Catriane", stra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brørup
Brørup is a railway town, with a population of 4,516 (1 January 2022),BY3: Population 1. January by rural and urban areas, area and population density The Mobile Statbank from in , in |
Bramming Municipality
Until 1 January 2007 Bramming Municipality was a municipality (Danish: '' kommune'') in Ribe County on the west coast of the Jutland peninsula in southwest Denmark. The municipality covered an area of 170 km², and had a total population of 13,638 (2005). Its last mayor was Karl Kristian Knudtzen, a member of the Venstre (Liberal Party) political party. The main town and the site of its municipal council was the town of Bramming. Bramming municipality ceased to exist as the result of the Municipal Reform of 2007 (''Kommunalreformen''). It was merged with the former Ribe and Esbjerg municipalities to form the new Esbjerg Municipality. This created a municipality with an area of 741 km² and a total population of 114,097 (2005). The new municipality belongs to the Region of Southern Denmark (''Region Syddanmark''). Notable people * John Lauridsen (born 1959) a retired Danish professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder, played 27 times for Denmar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
