The Old Townhall

The Old Townhall is a museum in Esbjerg Municipality, Region South Denmark. The Old Townhall is situated nearby to the square Von Støckens Plads, as well as near the building Maren Splids House.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ribe Cathedral and Von Støckens Plads.

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.

Von Støckens Plads

Square

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Von Støckens Plads is a square.

Kannikegården

Museum

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Kannikegården is a museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ribe and Nørre Farup.

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.

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 The Old Townhall.

Kærbøl

Village

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Kærbøl is a village, which is situated 4 km north of The Old Townhall.

The Old Townhall

Type: Museum
Also known as: “The old townhall of Ribe”
Categories: town hall, building, tourism, public building, historic site, and tourist attraction
Location: Esbjerg Municipality, Region South Denmark, Denmark, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

55.32773° or 55° 19′ 40″ north

Longitude

8.76265° or 8° 45′ 46″ east

Inception

1496

Levels

Height

15 metres (49 feet)

Roof shape

gabled

Open location code

9F7C8QH7+33

OpenStreetMap ID

way 171941838

OpenStreetMap feature

building=public

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=townhall

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

Wikidata ID

Q18450088

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In Other Languages

From Danish to Swedish—“The Old Townhall” goes by many names.

Danish: “Det Gamle Rådhus”
Danish: “Ribe gamle Rådhus”
Danish: “Ribe Rådhus”
German: “Das alte Rathaus”
Swedish: “Det Gamle Rådhus, Ribe”
Swedish: “Det Gamle Rådhus”
Swedish: “Ribe Det Gamle Rådhus”

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