Esbjerg Ferry Port
The Port of Esbjerg on the southwest coast of Jutland is a competitor to Aarhus and Hamburg for freight. Built by the State in 1868, it was once Denmark's principal fishing harbour but today has become Europe's leading port for shipping offshore wind turbines.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Marina
- Description: Port in Denmark
- Also known as: “Esbjerg Harbour”, “Esbjerg Port”, and “Port of Esbjerg”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lightship Museum and Strandbyparken.
Lightship Museum
Museum
Photo: Hjart, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Lightship Museum in the harbour of Esbjerg in southern Denmark consists of a private museum open to the public on board the Horns Rev lightship. Dating from 1912, the Horns Rev, also known as Motorfyrskibet Nr. Lightship Museum is situated 1¼ km southeast of Esbjerg Ferry Port.
Strandbyparken
Park
Photo: Designermadsen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Strandbyparken is situated 1 km northeast of Esbjerg Ferry Port.
Esbjerg Water Tower
Museum
Esbjerg Water Tower is an iconic water tower in Esbjerg in southwest Jutland, Denmark. Completed in 1897, it was designed by Christian Hjerrild Clausen who had been inspired by Nuremberg's Nassauer Haus. Esbjerg Water Tower is situated 1¼ km east of Esbjerg Ferry Port.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Esbjerg and Nordby.
Esbjerg
Photo: Taxiarchos228, FAL.
Esbjerg is a city in Southwestern Jutland. The town was once Denmark's biggest fishing harbour, and the harbour is still an economic driving force in the town.
Nordby
Village
Photo: Hubertus45, CC BY 2.5.
Nordby is a Danish town, seat of the Fanø Municipality, in the Region of Southern Denmark. The population was 2,629 as of 1 January 2025. Nordby is situated 3½ km southwest of Esbjerg Ferry Port.
Jerne
Suburb
Photo: Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Jerne is a suburb, which is situated 3½ km east of Esbjerg Ferry Port.
Esbjerg Ferry Port
- Categories: port, recreation area, and transportation
- Location: Esbjerg Municipality, Region of Southern Denmark, Denmark, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
55.46814° or 55° 28′ 5″ northLongitude
8.43027° or 8° 25′ 49″ eastElevation
2 metres (7 feet)United Nations Location Code
DK EBJOpen location code
9F7CFC9J+74OpenStreetMap ID
node 746332824OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=marinaGeoNames ID
9828881Wikidata ID
Q12310581
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Esbjerg Ferry Port” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Esbjerg Port”
- Chinese: “埃斯比约港”
- Danish: “Esbjerg Havn”
- Dutch: “Esbjerg haven”
- Egyptian Arabic: “مينا اسبرج”
- French: “Port de Esbjerg”
- Swedish: “Esbjerg Havn”
- Swedish: “Esbjergs hamn”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Esbjerg Ferry Port”. Photo: Taxiarchos228, FAL.