Ansgar
Ansgar is a work of art in Esbjerg Municipality, Region South Denmark. Ansgar is situated nearby to the church Ribe Cathedral, as well as near the square Torvet.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ribe Cathedral and The Old Townhall.
Ribe Cathedral
Church
Photo: Ajepbah, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.
Ribe Cathedral or Our Lady Maria Cathedral is located in the ancient city of Ribe, on the west coast of southern Jutland, Denmark. It was founded in the Viking Age as the first Christian church in Denmark by Ansgar, a missionary monk from Hamburg, under permission of the pagan King Horik I.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ribe and Nørre Farup.
Ribe
Photo: Hjart, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ribe is a small town in western South Jutland, bordering the Wadden Sea National Park, Denmark. It is the oldest town in Denmark, with around 100 old listed houses, far more than anywhere else in Denmark outside of Copenhagen.
Nørre Farup
Hamlet
Photo: Hjart, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Nørre Farup is a village on the peninsula of Jutland. It is a part of Esbjerg Municipality in the Region of Southern Denmark. Nørre Farup is situated 3½ km northwest of Ansgar.
Ansgar
- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: statue
- Categories: tourism, historic site, and memorial
- Location: Esbjerg Municipality, Region South Denmark, Denmark, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.3279° or 55° 19′ 40″ northLongitude
8.76162° or 8° 45′ 42″ eastInception
2015Open location code
9F7C8QH6+5JOpenStreetMap ID
node 3950235145OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=statue
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