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Ribe Essentials

As Denmark's oldest town, Ribe features a concentrated collection of medieval and Renaissance landmarks. This list includes the 12th-century Ribe Cathedral, the nation's oldest, and the late Gothic Old Townhall. Historical sites range from the 13th-century Dominican St. Catherine's Priory to the living history reconstructions at the Ribe Viking Centre. Local museums highlight the town’s Norse foundations and the legacy of figures like social reformer Jacob A. Riis.

Ribe Cathedral

Ribe Cathedral or Our Lady Maria Cathedral is located in the ancient city of Ribe, on the west coast of southern Jutland, Denmark.

Ribe Viking Centre

Visiting this living history settlement is a great way how to learn about Vikings and actually experience the way they lived.

Ribe Artmuseum

Ribe Kunstmuseum is an art museum in Ribe, Denmark.

The Old Townhall

A Late Gothic building dating to approximately 1496, serving as Denmark's oldest town hall. It houses a collection of historical artifacts and is still used for official ceremonies.

St. Catherine's Priory, Ribe

St. Catherine's Priory was an important early Dominican friary, located in Ribe, Denmark from 1228 until 1536.

Riberhus

Riberhus was a royal castle situated on the western outskirts of Ribe, Esbjerg Municipality, Denmark.

Jacob A. Riis Museum

Dedicated to the life and work of the Ribe-born journalist and social reformer who documented the living conditions of New York City's tenements in the late 19th century.

Museum of the Vikings of Ribe

http://www.visitribe.com/ln-int/ribe/activities/ribe-viking-age

Tårnborg

A well-preserved Renaissance stone house from the 1500s that formerly served as a bishop's residence. It stands as a significant example of secular Gothic architecture.

Maren Splids Hus

The former home of Maren Splids, a tailor's wife and the most famous victim of Denmark's 17th-century witch trials, who was executed in 1641.