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Historical characters

Read amongst others, about Princess Dagmar who was wed to King Valdemar Sejr in 1205 and afterwards moved to Ribe, where the couple resided at Ribehus Castle on Slotsbanken.

Historiske ripensere | Vadehavskysten
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Memorial board on Maren Spliid in Ribe
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Memorial to Maren Spliid in Ribe

In 1641, Maren Spliid was sentenced as a witch and burned on the bonfire at the Galgebakken in Ribe.

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Statue of Queen Dagmar with the Cathedral in the background
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Statue of Queen Dagmar in Ribe

A statue of the young Queen Dagmar stands on Slotsbanken in Ribe, made by Anne Marie Carl-Nielsen in 1913.

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Statue of Hans Tavsen | Ribe
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Statue of Bishop Hans Tausen in Ribe

Johannes Bjerg's Sculpture of the Theologian Hans Tausen, 1942.

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Statue Hans Adolf Brorson | Ribe
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Statue of Bishop Hans Adolf Brorson in Ribe

August Saabyes bronze statue of Hans Adolf Brorson, 1895.

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Bronze bust by Hans Andersen Krüger from Ribe
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Bronze bust of politician H. A. Krüger in Ribe

Bust of politician Hans Andersen Krüger, the bust is made by sculptor Rasmus Andersen.

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Memorial stone at P-Nord in Ribe
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Memorial to the prefekt Werner Jasper Andreas Moltke in Ribe

Memorial stone for the lord and prefekt of Ribe, Verner Jasper Andreas Moltke.

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