Torvet

Torvet is a square in Esbjerg Municipality, Region of Southern Denmark. Torvet is situated nearby to the church Ribe Cathedral, as well as near the historic building Tidl. sprøjtehus i Ribe.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ribe Cathedral and The Old Townhall.

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.

The Old Townhall

Museum

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The Old Townhall is a museum.

Kannikegården

Museum

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Kannikegården is a museum.

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

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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 Torvet.

Kærbøl

Village

Photo: Sapfan, CC0.

Kærbøl is a village, which is situated 3½ km north of Torvet.

Torvet

Type: Square
Description: central square in Ribe, Denmark
Categories: street and locality
Location: Esbjerg Municipality, Region of Southern Denmark, Denmark, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

55.3281° or 55° 19′ 41″ north

Longitude

8.76161° or 8° 45′ 42″ east

Open location code

9F7C8QH6+6J

OpenStreetMap ID

way 461128115

OpenStreetMap feature

place=square

Wikidata ID

Q66501593

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Danish to Swedish—“Torvet” goes by many names.

Danish: “Domkirkepladsen”
Danish: “Torvet”
German: “Torvet”
Norwegian Bokmål: “Torvet”
Swedish: “Torvet”

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Notable Places Nearby

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

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