700s Establishments - Ribe (Paperback)


Chapters: Ribe. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 18. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Ribe - Established in the first decade of the 8th century and first attested in a document dated 854 AD; Ribe is the oldest town in Denmark. Ribe CathedralWhen Ansgar the Archbishop of Hamburg-Bremen, set out on the "Mission to bring Christianity to the North," he made a request in 860 to the King of Denmark, that the first Scandinavian church be built in Ribe. This was not coincidental, since Ribe already at that point was the most important trade city of Scandinavia. However the presence of a bishop, and thus a cathedral, in Ribe can only be confirmed from the year 948 AD. The town has many well-preserved old buildings, Ribe Cathedral, c. 110 houses are under Heritage Protection. Denmark's oldest town hall is found on the town's Von Stockens Plads. The building was erected in 1496, and was purchased by the city for use as a town hall in 1709. There are numerous cultural and environmental features of Ribe. Among the cultural highlights are notable churches and museums. The flora and fauna, while depleted in large part from the man-made development and surrounding agricultural land conversion, retain notable aspects of the natural environment. The Ribe River flows through town and hosts certain elements of riparian habitat. Certain notable birdlife is found in and near the town; the European White Stork, Ciconia ciconia, is one of the historic inhabitants of the town, choosing to build nests atop chimneys. This bird has steadily declined in population throughout Western Europe due to agricultural land conversion as well as droughts in its wintering range in Africa. The following list some of the specific town features: City hall. The following have been declared Honorary Citizens of Ribe: (By yea...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=146492

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Chapters: Ribe. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 18. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Ribe - Established in the first decade of the 8th century and first attested in a document dated 854 AD; Ribe is the oldest town in Denmark. Ribe CathedralWhen Ansgar the Archbishop of Hamburg-Bremen, set out on the "Mission to bring Christianity to the North," he made a request in 860 to the King of Denmark, that the first Scandinavian church be built in Ribe. This was not coincidental, since Ribe already at that point was the most important trade city of Scandinavia. However the presence of a bishop, and thus a cathedral, in Ribe can only be confirmed from the year 948 AD. The town has many well-preserved old buildings, Ribe Cathedral, c. 110 houses are under Heritage Protection. Denmark's oldest town hall is found on the town's Von Stockens Plads. The building was erected in 1496, and was purchased by the city for use as a town hall in 1709. There are numerous cultural and environmental features of Ribe. Among the cultural highlights are notable churches and museums. The flora and fauna, while depleted in large part from the man-made development and surrounding agricultural land conversion, retain notable aspects of the natural environment. The Ribe River flows through town and hosts certain elements of riparian habitat. Certain notable birdlife is found in and near the town; the European White Stork, Ciconia ciconia, is one of the historic inhabitants of the town, choosing to build nests atop chimneys. This bird has steadily declined in population throughout Western Europe due to agricultural land conversion as well as droughts in its wintering range in Africa. The following list some of the specific town features: City hall. The following have been declared Honorary Citizens of Ribe: (By yea...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=146492

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September 2010

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978-1-156-37595-2

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