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Wikipedia
Ribe (; ) is a Danish town in south-west Jutland and has a population of 8,168 (1 January 2014). It is the seat of the Diocese of Ribe covering southwestern Jutland.
Until 1 January 2007, Ribe was the seat of both a surrounding municipality, and county. It is now part of the enlarged Esbjerg Municipality in the Region of Southern Denmark.
Ribe is the oldest extant town in Denmark, established in the early eighth century in the Germanic Iron Age.
Ribe is the oldest Town of Denmark.
Ribe also refers to:
- Ribe County, former county which was abolished effective January 1, 2007
- Ribe Municipality
- The Ribe Tribe of Kenya, part of the Mijikenda peoples
- Treaty of Ribe
- The Ribe crater on Mars, named in 1976, after the City of Ribe
- The RIBE CV mechanical fastener (commonly refers to the Polydrive fastener, used in automotive products)
Usage examples of "ribe".
The student, whose name was Hans, informed them that he lived at Ribe, a quaint old town of South Jutland, left very much to memories and the storks, but possessing a fine twelfth-century Cathedral.
In the evening when she returned from the farm she came singing into the little court, where the gilly flowers and daffodils were once more swaying in the wind, and the much treasured ribes was hanging out its scented pink tassels.
Already the sun was rising over the grey slopes, the cottage walls caught the rosy tints, and the ribes tree, which alone was tall enough to catch his beams over the high turf wall of the court, glowed under his morning kiss.
Saxifrage tribe, this generic term Ribes being applied to all fresh currants, as of Arabian origin, and signifying acidity.
Par lors l'armee se saisira d'Antibe, Dans l'arc Monech feront les doleances, Et à Freius l'vn l'autre prendra ribe.
Hibar Ribe stood in the center of the bridge on the largest warship in the Jibetian fleet, his hands clasped behind his back, his long black robe heavy and oppressive on his shoulders.