Denmark
Region of Southern Denmark
Esbjerg Municipality

Riberhus

Riberhus was a royal castle situated on the western outskirts of , , Denmark. Throughout the Middle Ages, it was one of the more important royal castles in Denmark.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ribe Cathedral and Dagmar of Bohemia.

Church
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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. is situated 430 metres southeast of Riberhus.

Work of art
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is a work of art.

Museum
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is a museum, which is situated 510 metres southeast of Riberhus.

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 3 km northwest of Riberhus.

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

Riberhus

Latitude
55.33076° or 55° 19′ 51″ north
Longitude
8.75652° or 8° 45′ 24″ east
Open location code
9F7C8QJ4+8J
Open­Street­Map ID
way 307108637
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­park
Wiki­data ID
Q825076
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In Other Languages

From Danish to Swedish—“Riberhus” goes by many names.
  • Danish: “Riberhus Slotsbanke”
  • Danish: “Riberhus Voldsted”
  • Danish: “Riberhus”
  • German: “Schloss Riberhus”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Riberhus”
  • Norwegian: “Riberhus”
  • Swedish: “Riberhus”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Ribe Roklub and Ribe Bådklub.

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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 “Riberhus”. Photo: Hjart, CC BY-SA 4.0.