Ribe Cathedral

Ribe Cathedral or Our Lady Maria Cathedral is located in the ancient city of , on the west coast of southern , . 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.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Lutheran
  • Description: cathedral in Denmark
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Torvet and The Old Townhall.

Square
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is a square.

Museum
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is a museum.

Museum
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is a museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ribe and Nørre Farup.

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is a small town in western , bordering the , . It is the oldest town in Denmark, with around 100 old listed houses, far more than anywhere else in Denmark outside of .

Hamlet
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is a village on the peninsula of . It is a part of Esbjerg Municipality in the Region of Southern Denmark. is situated 3½ km northwest of Ribe Cathedral.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 3½ km north of Ribe Cathedral.

Ribe Cathedral

Latitude
55.32807° or 55° 19′ 41″ north
Longitude
8.76149° or 8° 45′ 41″ east
Height
9 metres (30 feet)
Open location code
9F7C8QH6+6H
Open­Street­Map ID
way 243818466
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­cathedral
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­lutheran
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q700070
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Western Frisian—“Ribe Cathedral” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Ռիբեի տաճար”
  • Basque: “Ribeko katedrala”
  • Belarusian: “Катэдра Рыбэ”
  • Belarusian: “Сабор Рыбэ”
  • Catalan: “catedral de Ribe”
  • Chinese: “里伯主教座堂”
  • Danish: “Ribe Domkirke”
  • Dutch: “Dom van Ribe”
  • Estonian: “Ribe toomkirik”
  • Finnish: “Riben tuomiokirkko”
  • French: “cathédrale de Ribe”
  • French: “Cathédrale de Ribe”
  • German: “Dom zu Ribe”
  • German: “Dom zu Ripen”
  • German: “Ribe Domkirke”
  • German: “Vor Frue Kirke Maria”
  • Hebrew: “קתדרלת ריבה”
  • Italian: “cattedrale di Ribe”
  • Italian: “Cattedrale di Ribe”
  • Japanese: “リーベ大聖堂”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Ribe domkirke”
  • Norwegian: “Ribe domkirke”
  • Polish: “Katedra w Ribe”
  • Russian: “Собор Рибе”
  • Slovenian: “katedrala v Ribu”
  • Slovenian: “ribska katedrala”
  • Slovenian: “ribska stolnica”
  • Slovenian: “Stolnica Ribe”
  • Slovenian: “stolnica v Ribu”
  • Spanish: “Catedral de Nuestra Senora de Ribe”
  • Spanish: “Catedral de Nuestra Señora de Ribe”
  • Spanish: “Catedral de Nuestra Señora”
  • Spanish: “Catedral de Ribe”
  • Swedish: “Ribe domkyrka”
  • Swedish: “Vor Frue Kirke”
  • Ukrainian: “Собор Рібе”
  • Western Frisian: “Domtsjerke fan Ribe”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Torvet 15A and Tidl. sprøjtehus i Ribe.

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