Esbjerg Municipality

Esbjerg Municipality is a kommune in the on the west coast of the peninsula in southwest . Its mayor is Jesper Frost Rasmussen, from the Venstre political party.
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  • Type: municipality of Denmark with 115,000 residents
  • Description: municipality of Denmark
  • Also known as: 561

Places of Interest

Highlights include Esbjerg station and Esbjerg Water Tower.

Railway station
is the main railway station in the city of in southwest , . It is located in central Esbjerg, immediately adjacent to the Esbjerg bus station.

Museum
is an iconic water tower in in southwest , Denmark. Completed in 1897, it was designed by Christian Hjerrild Clausen who had been inspired by 's Nassauer Haus.

Museum
The is an independently owned art museum in in southwest , Denmark. Founded in 1910, in 1962 it moved into a new building in the City Park designed by Jytte og Ove Tapdrup.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Esbjerg and Fanø.

is a city in . The town was once Denmark's biggest fishing harbour, and the harbour is still an economic driving force in the town.

is the northernmost island in the at the west coast of in . The main attraction here is the white sand beach, which is also a popular playground for different types of sports, such as kite flying, surfing and buggies.

Village
is a town, seat of the Fanø Municipality, in the . The population was 2,629 as of 1 January 2025. is situated 5 km southwest of Esbjerg Municipality.

Esbjerg Municipality

Latitude
55.4689° or 55° 28′ 8″ north
Longitude
8.4622° or 8° 27′ 44″ east
Population
115,000
Elevation
12 metres (39 feet)
Open location code
9F7CFF96+HV
Geo­Names ID
6543925
Wiki­data ID
Q645747
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Frisian—“Esbjerg Municipality” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: بلدية إسبيرغ
  • Armenian: Էսբյերգ
  • Asturian: Esbjerg (conceyu)
  • Asturian: Esbjerg
  • Belarusian: грамада Эсб’ерг
  • Belarusian: камуна Эсб’ерг
  • Belarusian: Эсб’ерг (грамада)
  • Belarusian: Эсб’ерг (камуна)
  • Belarusian: Эсб’ерг
  • Catalan: municipi d’Esbjerg
  • Catalan: Municipi d’Esbjerg
  • Cebuano: Esbjerg Kommune
  • Chinese: Esbjerg Chū-tī-chhī
  • Chinese: 埃斯比約市鎮
  • Croatian: Esbjerg
  • Danish: Esbjerg Kommune
  • Dutch: Esbjerg
  • Faroese: Esbjerg kommuna
  • Finnish: Esbjergin kunta
  • French: Esbjerg
  • Georgian: ესბერგის მუნიციპალიტეტი
  • German: Esbjerg Kommune
  • Greek: Δήμος Έσμπιεργκ
  • Hungarian: Esbjerg község
  • Italian: comune di Esbjerg
  • Italian: Comune di Esbjerg
  • Japanese: エスビェア市
  • Japanese: エスビャウ市
  • Korean: 에스비에르시
  • Low German: Kommun Esbjerg
  • Mazanderani: اسبرگ شهرستان
  • Min Nan Chinese: Esbjerg Chū-tī-chhī
  • Northern Frisian: Esbjerg Komuun
  • Northern Sami: Esbjerg
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Esbjerg kommune
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Esbjerg kommune
  • Norwegian: Esbjerg kommune
  • Piemontese: Esbjerg
  • Polish: Gmina Esbjerg
  • Romanian: Comuna Esbjerg
  • Russian: Эсбьерг
  • Scots: Esbjerg Municipality
  • Slovenian: Esbjerg Kommune
  • Slovenian: Občina Esbjerg
  • Spanish: Esbjerg
  • Swedish: Esbjergs kommun
  • Turkish: Esbjerg belediyesi
  • Ukrainian: Есб’єрг
  • Venetian: Comun de Esbjerg
  • Welsh: Bwrdeistref Esbjerg
  • Western Frisian: Esbjerg

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Esbjerg Ferry Terminal and Esbjerg Ferry Port.

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