Ribe

Ribe ("Reebah")

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September 9th 2009
This past weekend I traveled to Ribe, Denmark, the country's oldest town. Because Denmark was never reached by the Roman Empire, no cities popped up until the small regional harbor was established at Ribe on the Western Coast of Jutland, Denmark in 704 AD. It took four hours to drive across the island of Zealand, Funen and then to the mainland peninsula of Jutland to Ribe. To get there we tra ... read more

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Once the seat of Viking raiders and later a major north European power, Denmark has evolved into a modern, prosperous nation that is participating in the general political and economic integration of Europe. It joined NATO in 1949 and the EEC (now th... ... read more