Ribe (Danish pronunciation: [ˈʁiːpə]) is a town in south-west Jutland, Denmark, with a population of 8,295 (2024).

[4] The town was a center of commercial activity in the early 8th century, and this may have originated with royal influence.

[7] Early in the ninth century a 2-meter wide ditch (a demarcation rather than a fortification) was dug around the town, enclosing a 12-hectare area.

Recent archaeological excavations in Ribe, however, have led to the discovery of between 2,000 and 3,000 Christian graves.

They have been dated to the ninth century, indicating that a large Christian community was already living peacefully together with the Vikings at the time.

Ribe Katedralskole celebrated its 850th anniversary in 1995, and is the oldest continuously existing school in Scandinavia.

[14] The northern part of the town is also served by the railway halt Ribe Nørremark.