Cobbled lanes
Old houses.
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Ribe is a town in southwestern Jutland and the oldest town in Denmark. It now belongs to Esbjerg Municipality in the Region of Southern Denmark and has 8,403 inhabitants. Ribe was a busy trading centre from the early 8th century, and coins may have been struck there around 720. Its trade ran mostly with Frisia and England, and 216 of the more than 300 early coins of this type found in Denmark come from in or around the town. In the 9th century a ditch was dug around it, later replaced by a moat 6 to 7 metres wide. The old town has red-brick and half-timbered houses with tiled roofs, cobbled lanes and an old brick monastery around a green courtyard. Marshy meadows and quiet channels surround it, with the massive brick cathedral tower rising above. The town is small and easy to explore on foot in a few hours. It sits on the edge of the Wadden Sea, so it pairs well with the coast.
Old houses.
Quiet channels.
Brick, above the town.
Ribe, Esbjerg Municipality, Southern Denmark
A few hours on foot.
The Wadden Sea coast.