Ribe Vildtreservat

Ribe Vildtreservat is a nature reserve in Esbjerg Municipality, Region of Southern Denmark. Ribe Vildtreservat is situated nearby to the village Damhus, as well as near the quarter Østermade.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ribe Cathedral and Museum of the Vikings of Ribe.

Ribe Cathedral

Church

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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.

Museum of the Vikings of Ribe

Museum

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The Old Townhall

Museum

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The Old Townhall is a museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ribe and Seem.

Ribe

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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.