Ribe

Summary

Ribe is a town^[1]. Ribe ranks in the top 4% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (794 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Ribe is located in Esbjerg Municipality^[3].
• Ribe is in the country of Denmark^[4].
• Ribe is on the body of water Ribe Å^[5].
• Ribe's instance of is recorded as town^[6].
• Ribe's twinned administrative body is recorded as Güstrow^[7].
• Ribe's twinned administrative body is recorded as Balleroy^[8].
• Ribe's twinned administrative body is recorded as Ely^[9].
• Ribe's twinned administrative body is recorded as Krems^[10].
• Ribe's twinned administrative body is recorded as Leikanger Municipality^[11].
• Ribe's twinned administrative body is recorded as Ratzeburg^[12].
• Ribe's twinned administrative body is recorded as Strängnäs Municipality^[13].
• Ribe's postal code is recorded as 6760^[14].
• Ribe's Commons category is recorded as Ribe^[15].
• Ribe's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00^[16].
• Ribe's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00^[17].
• 800 marks the founding of Ribe^[18].
• Ribe's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 55.327222, 'lon': 8.763056}^[19].
• Ribe's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Ribe^[20].
• Ribe's Commons gallery is recorded as Ribe^[21].
• Ribe's streaming media URL is recorded as https://balticlivecam.com/cameras/denmark/ribe/ribe-embankment/^[22].
• Ribe has a population of {'amount': '+8317'}^[23].
• Ribe's time of earliest written record is recorded as 860^[24].
• Ribe's described by source is recorded as Trap Danmark (3rd ed.)^[25].
• Ribe's described by source is recorded as Trap Danmark (5th ed.)^[26].
• Ribe's category for people born here is recorded as Category:Births in Ribe, Denmark^[27].

Body

Geography

Ribe is in the country of Denmark^[4]. Ribe is located in Esbjerg Municipality^[3]. Ribe is on the body of water Ribe Å^[5].

Physical Characteristics

Ribe sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+5'}^[28]. Ribe has a population of {'amount': '+8317'}^[23].

Designation and Status

Ribe's instance of is recorded as town^[6].

History and Context

800 marks the founding of Ribe^[18].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Ribe include Treaty of Ribe^[29], a treaty^[30], in Denmark^[31] and Ribe Å^[32], a small river^[33], in Denmark^[34].

Why It Matters

Ribe ranks in the top 4% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (794 views/month).^[2] Ribe has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[35]

Entities named for Ribe include Treaty of Ribe^[29], a treaty^[30], in Denmark^[31] and Ribe Å^[32], a small river^[33], in Denmark^[34].