Esbjerg is Denmark's fifth largest city with 72,037 inhabitants
(2020) and is located in southwestern Jutland. It is also the
capital of Esbjerg municipality and western Jutland's largest urban
area with direct connections to Kolding and Odense via the E20
motorway and the railway.
The port is the driving force in
Esbjerg, and the many offshore activities are the biggest factor. In
addition, the Port of Esbjerg functions as a ferry port and shipping
port for deliveries to Horns Rev Offshore Wind Farm. The city was
once Denmark's largest fishing port.
Northeast of the city is
Esbjerg Airport.
In sports, Esbjerg is especially known for
its traditional football club EfB and Ice Hockey Club Esbjerg
Energy, which play their home matches at Blue Water Arena and in
Granly Hockey Arena.
In culture, Esbjerg is home to the
Esbjerg Rock Festival, which has been held every year since 1991 in
Vognsbølparken and the city's music house designed by Jørn and Jan
Utzon.
By plane
In Esbjerg there is Esbjerg Airport (IATA: EBJ) with few
domestic Danish and UK and Norway flights that cater heavily to the
needs of the offshore oil industry. City buses run from the airport to
the city center about every half hour. Taxis and rental cars are also
available for those who cannot be picked up straight away by the
helicopter to the oil rig.
There are also larger commercial
airports with Hamburg Airport (IATA: HAM) and Billund Airport.
By
train
The train station in the city center is accessible from many
Danish cities.
By bus
There are bus connections to Aalborg,
Aarhus and Sønderborg
In the street
Esbjerg is on the European
route E20.
By boat
There is a ferry connection to Nordby on
the offshore island of Fanø, see Fanoefaergen.
The North Sea
ferry to England (Harwich) is history.
By bicycle
Vestkystruten, part of the North Sea Cycle Route, runs through Esbjerg.
On foot
The North Sea Trail runs along the eastern edge of town.
Esbjerg has a number of museums including Esbjerg Fishing and
Maritime Museum, Esbjerg Art Museum, Esbjerg Museum, the Printing
Museum, Esbjerg City Historical Archive, Historical Collection from the
Occupation and Esbjerg Scout Museum.
Motor lighthouse no. 1 is a
lighthouse built in 1914, which was in use right up until 1988 and is
today open to tourists.
At the Myrthuegård Nature and Culture
Information Centre, the nature of the Varde Ådal and birds in the Wadden
Sea area are disseminated.
The city is particularly famous for
the sculpture Man by the Sea, created by Svend Wiig Hansen, but the
light sculpture Star Sprinkle is also worth mentioning.
Music
Esbjerg has a rich musical life, and concerts with both Danish and
international names are held at the two large venues Musikhuset Esbjerg
and Tobakken. In connection with Esbjerg Festuge, concerts are held on
Torvet, and another annual recurring cultural event is the Esbjerg Rock
Festival, which has been held since 1991. The town houses one department
of the Southern Danish Music Conservatory and the Esbjerg Ensemble,
which plays classical chamber music.
In addition, there is the
circus theater and cultural center Fugl Føniks, the Esbjerg Children and
Youth Theater and the Konfus Cultural Center.
Esbjerg Cultural
School offers education in music, and in 1988 the Esbjerg Amateur
Orchestra was established. The orchestra has around 40 members.
Building works
The old Court and Arrest House
The little chapel
Esbjerg works
Esbjerg Water Tower
Saint Nicholas Church
Sædden
Church
Iron Church
Most shops are located on the two shopping streets Kongensgade (pedestrian street) and Torvegade.
1 Aunt Bettys, Smedegade 13, Esbjerg. Phone: +45 7612 1234.
2
Brasserie B, Torvegade 24, Esbjerg (in Hotel Brittania). Phone: +45 7513
0111.
3 Cosa Mia, Kronprinsensgade 30, Esbjerg. Tel.: +45 58 52 30
11. Pizzas, italienische Küche. Open: Tue – Sun 16.00 – 21.00 Uhr, Mon
geschlossen.
The Red Ox, Tarphagevej 9, Esbjerg. Phone: +45 7515
1500.
Green Garden, Torvegade 24, Esbjerg. Phone: +45 7513 0111.
4
Mongolian Barbeque, Borgergade 22, Esbjerg. Phone: +45 7513 8398.
Restaurant Gammelhavn, Britanniavej 3, Esbjerg. Tel.: +45 7611 9000,
Fax: +45 7611 9030, E-Mail: info@gammelhavn.dk.
5 Restaurant Parken,
Søvej 9, Esbjerg. Phone: +45 7513 4510.
Ristorante Maremma,
Kongensgade 7, Esbjerg. Tel.: +45 7512 1566. Italian cuisine.
6
Sand's, Skolegade 60, Esbjerg. Tel.: +45 7512 0207, Fax: +45 7545 4770,
E-Mail: kontakt@sands.dk.
Affordable
1 Danhostel Esbjerg, Gl. Vardevej 80, Esbjerg. Tel.:
+45 7512 4258, Fax: +45 7513 6833, E-Mail: esbjerg@danhostel.dk.
2
Esbjerg Camping, Gudenåvej 20, Esbjerg. Tel.: +45 7515 8822, E-Mail:
info@esbjergcamping.dk. Check-in: 8 a.m. Check-out: 21 Uhr.
Expensive
3 Hotel Ansgar, Skolegade 36, Esbjerg. Tel.: +45 7512 8244,
Fax: +45 7513 9540, E-Mail: info@hotelansgar.dk.
4 Hotel Britannia,
Torvegade 24, Esbjerg. Tel.: +45 7513 0111, E-Mail: info@britannia.dk.
5 Hotel Hjerting, Strandpromenaden 1, Esbjerg. Tel.: +45 7511 7000, Fax:
+45 7511 7677, E-Mail: info@hjertingbadehotel.dk.
6 Ech Park (Esbjerg
Conference Hotel), Stormgade 200, Esbjerg. Tel.: +45 7913 7400, Fax: +45
7913 7474, E-Mail: eh@eh.dk.
7 Palads Hotel Cab Inn, Skolegade 14,
Esbjerg. Tel.: +45 7518 1600, Fax: +45 7518 1624, E-Mail:
esbjerg@cabinn.com.
8 Hotel Scandic Olympic Esbjerg City,
Strandbygade 3, Esbjerg. Tel.: +45 7518 1188, Fax: 7518 1108, E-Mail:
esbjerg@scandichotels.com.
Esbjerg arose around the port that the state built from 1868 to
replace the ports of Altona and Husum, which had been the Danish
monarchy's most important North Sea ports, but which had been lost when
the duchies surrendered in 1864 at the end of the Second Schleswig War.
Before this time, the area was a desolate and abandoned area. They had
also looked at Hjerting as a possible new port.
Background
Esbjerg had 20 inhabitants in 1800, 13 inhabitants in 1840, 30
inhabitants in 1860.
In 1860, there were two farms at Esbjerg
Kleve (the name may come from "æs" in the meaning of fishing bait
(corresponding to Esrum Lake) or from "ese", in the meaning of lifting,
rising) in Jerne Parish, and the place had 30 inhabitants. Now there is
not much of the cliff to be seen: a part crashed down in a storm in 1881
and 1882, and the rest has been almost swallowed up by the harbor
facilities. From the beginning, the population consisted only of the
engineers and their assistants and the changing workforce, but soon the
settlers began to arrive: the first was master blacksmith Frants Møller,
whose business developed into a large iron foundry and machine shop
(Jensen & Olsen), and as the plant progressed, life pulsated stronger
and stronger: "The houses grew up like Toadstools", one big business
after another was founded, many of course soon to disappear again, but
some also took permanent root, and the development in the whole took
place after a an unknown scale for Danish conditions and was at the same
time compared to urban development in the USA.
In 1875, according
to a census in October, the town had 1,006 inhabitants. Of the
enumerated inhabitants, 30 had arrived in 1868, 134 in 1869, 83 in 1870,
57 in 1871, 63 in 1872, 90 in 1873, 204 in 1874 and 342 in 1875. At the
same time, the town's only industry was shipbuilding.
In 1874, a
railway connection was made to Fredericia and Varde, which quickly
caused the town to develop. As early as 1870, the first town plan was
drawn up to ensure that the rapid growth was managed fairly. The town
plan was drawn by land surveyor Wilkens and consisted of an
approximately rectangular street network adjacent to the new dock, the
construction of which was started in 1868. In line with the city's rapid
growth, the street network was expanded according to the same principle,
so that around the turn of the century the city consisted of an
extensive rectangular street network , partly adapted to the landscape.
The development up to the 1st World War
Esbjerg developed
rapidly. One institution after another was established, such as pilotage
station and customs office (with credit warehouse in 1890, free
warehouse in 1900) as well as railway station in 1874, postal expedition
in 1875, telegraph station and pharmacy in 1883. The town got a church
in 1887, its own priest in 1891, district doctor and bailiff in 1893,
municipal self-government per . 1 January 1894, as it was separated from
Jerne Parish and finally, by law of 19 March 1898, it was elevated to a
market town from 1 January 1899. Two years before, one of Esbjerg's
major landmarks, the Water Tower, had been built according to a German
model.
The port was built according to the Law of 24 April 1868 (after
several places for its location such as Ribe, Hjerting, Skallingen and
Ringkøbing had been discussed) to provide Northern Jutland with an
export port, as Southern Jutland had been lost in 1864, and the
country's products , especially cattle, for a large part had to be
carried across the marshes and Hamburg to find their way to England.
The first plant, managed by the engineers Carlé (until 1872) and E.
Petersen (however, the pre-processing was done by C.G. Bruun),
essentially consisted of an approx. 5 ha large dock, cost approx. ½
million DKK and according to the provision was to be finished by January
1871, but was not opened until August 1874, and on 20 August 1878 the
harbor was complete with a depth of 4½ m in the fore harbor and 4 m in
the dock harbour. But by then they had already begun new works such as
the extension of the northern pier and the deepening of the dock and the
harbor channel, which were completed at the beginning of 1881, and the
facility then stood for almost 2 million. However, the final works soon
proved insufficient, among other things the dock had to have the same
depth as the fore-harbour, and in 1886-1888 a new fore-harbour was built
(waterworks director V. Kolderup-Rosenvinge), just like a 4 m deep
fishing harbour, and a reconstruction of the dock's sluices, heavy iron
gates that open inwards and thus allow the water to enter during the
flood, while they hold it back during the ebb (the change of the river
is approx. 1½ m). Later, new conversions and extensions were still made;
thus, in the financial years 1895-96 and 1899-1900, the dock harbor was
improved by rebuilding the lock, deepening it to 6 m and new quays as
well as a smaller haul-out berth, and at the same time the southern fore
harbor was deepened to 6 m, and in 1901-02 a new fishing harbor was
built west of the dock with 4 pick-up berths. With all these works, the
harbor came to stand for approx. 5½ million Finally, by the Act of 4 May
1907, new significant expansions to the north were begun with a fishing
harbor up to 5.7 m deep and a traffic harbor between this and the
previous facilities, all calculated for approx. 4 million DKK and
essentially completed in 1914. Buildings on the harbor grounds included,
in addition to a customs chamber building, the administration building,
the United Steamship Company's office building, a silo warehouse and the
State's Export Slaughterhouse and fish warehouses.
A rescue and
storm warning station was built in connection with the harbour. In the
same year that the port opened, 1874, regular steamship services began
on London (Thameshaven), in 1875 there was a regular connection with
Newcastle, and in 1888 the service was extended to Parkestone and Hull,
all with government support provided by the United Steamship Company.
The port thereby became one of the country's largest export ports,
leaving only Copenhagen and Aarhus. Mainly cattle, pork, meat, butter,
eggs and fish were exported, especially to England; but imports also
increased year by year, especially of coal, salt, fertiliser, animal
feed, sugar and petroleum. The port's importance was greatly increased
by the fact that it hardly freezes even in the severe ice winters, when
most of the country's ports are inaccessible. Of the exports in 1913,
mention is made of: approx. 98.7 million kg of pork, 34.3 million kg of
butter, 10,300 horned cattle (1912: approx. 20,000) and 9.6 million
dozen eggs. In the same year, customs revenue was DKK 447,200. In 1910,
868 ships (of which 702 steamships) entered with a total of 184,108 t of
cargo, of which 767 in foreign traffic with 130,182 t, and 871 ships (of
which 704 steamships) with 159,564 t of cargo, of which in foreign
sailing 790 ships with 158,632 t. In the same year, the customs office's
merchant fleet was 155 ships with a total of 23,401 t deadweight, of
which 41 were steamships with 21,514 t deadweight and 104 motor ships
with 1,527 t deadweight, in addition 33 smaller vessels under 4 t.
According to the fishing report, in 1901 there were 403 fishermen
in the customs district, who with 1 steamer, 11 cutters, 42 deck
boats and 80 smaller boats fished for a value of DKK 506,237, almost
exclusively plaice and haddock.
Industries etc.
In
particular, in the few decades just before and after the turn of the
century, very many large commercial enterprises and industrial
plants arose, thus several large margarine factories, butter and egg
packaging factories, mills, 1 bread and yeast factory, 1 Bavarian
and white beer brewery, 1 spirits factory, 1 cooperative dairy,
several large slaughterhouses, including Esbjerg Pig Slaughterhouse
and Statens Export Slaughterhouse, 1 gut cleaning plant, 1 fish
smokehouse, cinder and coke factories, soda and soap factories, 1
tobacco factory, 1 vinegar brewery, 1 wool spinning mill, 1 clothing
and woolen factory, jersey and normal factory, several large machine
factories, 1 rope factory and sail factory, sawmills, 1 cork
factory, brickworks, 1 cement factory, 1 shoe factory, 1 sugar
factory, 1 petroleum bottling plant, tannery, several large shipping
companies and more.
Banks
Financial institutions include
Esbjerg-Fanø Bank, established in 1892, Handelsbanken, established
in 1896, from 1898 a branch of Handelsbanken in Copenhagen, and a
branch of Varde Bank.
Population development
Until the
First World War, the population development in Esbjerg municipality
was as follows: 30 inhabitants in 1860, 460 in 1870, 1,529 in 1880,
4,111 in 1890, 13,355 in 1901, 15,665 in 1906, 18,208 in 1911 and
18,925 in 191 6. Already at the beginning of the century however,
there was a beginning development of suburbs in Jerne Parish:
Boldesager had 517, 1911, 840 and 1,019 inhabitants in 1906, Jerne
by 1906 had 428 and 1911 518 inhabitants, and Frederiksberg had 336
and 1916 322 inhabitants. inhabitants so that the population for the
whole city including suburbs was in 1911 19,384 inhabitants and in
1916 20,266 inhabitants.
According to a census, the
distribution of livelihoods in 1890 in Esbjerg was as follows: 399
supported themselves from non-material activities, 57 from
agriculture, 9 from horticulture, 138 from fishing, 2,243 from
crafts and industry, 654 from trade and turnover, 223 from shipping,
325 from day laborers, 49 from property and 14 from alms.
According to a census, the distribution of livelihoods in 1906 in
the city of Esbjerg was as follows: 846 supported themselves from
non-material activities, 234 from agriculture, forestry and
dairying, 813 from fishing, 7,080 from crafts and industry, 2,528
from trade and turnover, 3,206 from transport, 265 lived from own
funds, 355 lived from public support incl. pension, 338 had not
indicated source of income.
The development of the port
In the interwar period, Esbjerg
developed into the country's most important export port for goods. The
port's imports and exports were predominantly connected with trade
abroad, but transport to and from other Danish ports was completely
marginal. The hinterland of the harbor included most of Jutland and
Funen. This applied, for example, to the export of meat and pork, which
was transported by rail from Odense, Vendsyssel via Aalborg, Randers and
along the Jutland diagonal line and from Struer via Holstebro and along
the North Jutland longitudinal line to Esbjerg; smaller quantities were
also transported from Viborg via the railway to Skjern. Eggs followed
the same routes, while butter was exported only from the whole of
Jutland. Esbjerg's hinterland for imported coal and coke was
considerably smaller: the main quantities went to Ribe, Bramming, Varde
and Skjern, while smaller quantities reached places between Ribe and
Tønder, Vejen, Kolding, Ringkøbing and Holstebro, but the most distant
areas gradually lost importance.
Esbjerg's importance as an
export port is reflected in the fact that approx. 69.0% of Danish pork
exports, 44.5% of butter exports, 48.0% of egg exports and 54.4% of fish
exports went through the port of Esbjerg. In 1938-39, exports via
Esbjerg amounted to 125,807 tonnes of pork, 69,056 tonnes of butter,
48,245 tonnes of eggs, 30,780 tonnes of fish.
Fishing
In the
interwar period, Esbjerg had developed into Denmark's most important
fishing port, with a total value of the catch of DKK 7.5 million. DKK
for the years 1935-38 against DKK 2.5 million. DKK 2.3 million in
Skagen. DKK 1.6 million in Tyborøn. DKK in Frederikshavn, while all
other ports were below DKK 1 million. The total catch value for the
whole of Denmark was DKK 42.7 million. DKK, i.e. Esbjerg's share was
17.6%. However, the catch volumes showed large fluctuations from year to
year.
Population development
During the interwar period,
Esbjerg's population was increasing: in 1916 18,925, in 1921 21,251, in
1925 24,131, in 1930 27,405, in 1935 30,714, in 1940 33,155 inhabitants.
At the same time, suburban developments grew in Jerne Municipality and
gradually also Guldager Parish.
There are several nature areas in and around Esbjerg. The Wadden Sea runs all the way from Esbjerg to northern Holland. In addition, there is the bird lake at Sneum Sluse and the Marbæk area.
Mayors
In 1899, when Esbjerg had become a market town, the city
got its first mayor, Jørgen Lyngbye, who, as time dictated, was chosen
from four applicants by Christian 9. Before then, the administration
belonged to the Jerne-Skad Parish Council. Here, the first
representative from Esbjerg was elected in 1871. However, as a result of
Esbjerg's great growth, the town got its own parish council in 1894 and
was given the status of a parish municipality. However, Jørgen Lyngbye
was not from Esbjerg but also from Frederiksberg and then also became
mayor of Helsingør after ending his term in Esbjerg. Lyngbye was also
outside the parties. He was followed by Knud Holch, who is the city's
only conservative mayor so far. Subsequently, the mayors were elected by
vote, and the city has been led alternately by social democratic and
left-wing mayors. In the period from 1929 to 1993, the Social Democrats
held the post of mayor, except for five years in the 1950s with Hans
Nissen in the post. The social democratic era was replaced by Johnny
Søtrup, who was mayor from 1994 until the end of 2017. The current mayor
is Jesper Frost Rasmussen, who, like Johnny Søtrup, is from the Left.
1898 – 1907: Jørgen Lyngbye
1907 – 1921: Knud Holch (C)
1921 –
1925: A.P. Brandholt (A)
1925 – 1929: Niels Jørgen Jæger (V)
1929
– 1941: Morten Mortensen (A)
1941 – 1942: Rasmus Peder Nielsen Kock
(A)
1942 – 1950: Laurits Høyer-Nielsen (A)
1950 – 1954: Hans
Nissen (V)
1954 – 1958: Laurits Høyer-Nielsen (A)
1958 – 1959:
Hans Nissen (V)
1959 – 1964: Laurits Høyer-Nielsen (A)
1964 –
1979: Henning Rasmussen (A)
1979 – 1989: Alfred Kristian Nielsen (A)
1990 – 1993: Flemming Bay-Jensen (A)
1994 – 2017: Johnny Søtrup (V)
2018 – : Jesper Frost Rasmussen (V)
The Esbjerg city coat of arms dates back to 1903, when it replaced the unofficial coat of arms that had been drawn before the city became a market town. The old city coat of arms from 1892 can still be seen at the Esbjerg Old Court and Arrest House. The current city coat of arms, which is also the coat of arms of Esbjerg new municipality, is a linden tree and two anchors in silver on a blue background. The wood is taken from the coat of arms of Skads Herred, which dates back to 1584. The coat of arms was made in connection with the opening of Esbjerg railway station in 1904.
If anything, the city of Esbjerg is linked to Esbjerg Harbour, which
is the reason why the city went from being nothing in 1868 to being
Denmark's fifth largest today. In the past, fishing was very important
for the port and the city, but in recent years the port areas have
changed function from unloading fish to loading parts for offshore
activities. In that context, the wind turbines take up a lot of space.
Around the harbor are also the facilities for, among others, Maersk Olie
og Gas, as well as a number of other offshore companies that support oil
and gas production in the North Sea.
With the harbor as a driving
factor, in the Esbjerg area there are approx. 11,000 jobs within oil and
gas and approx. 2,500 in everything from design to installation and
service of offshore wind farms. So all aspects of the largest forms of
energy at sea are covered by companies in the Esbjerg area. The city has
over 1,000 consulting engineers specializing in energy, and in the field
of education, the number of bachelor's and master's programs focusing on
both fossil and renewable forms of energy is growing.
In
addition, the port is still used for freight transport, primarily via
containers.
Several large companies such as Hjem-Is and Danish
Crown have closed their operations in the city in recent years, and
Vestfrost has also moved its production. Other large companies include
the following:
Blue Water Shipping
Viking Life Saving
Equipment
TripleNine Fish Protein a.m.b.a. (999)
Cocio - chocolate
milk
Semco Maritime A/S - offshore industry
Claus Sørensen Gruppen
- freezers for the fishing industry
C & D Foods A/S
Esbjerg Dairy
- known for Matilde cocoa milk
From 1916 to 1991, Esbjerg Bank
existed. It was merged with Varde Bank.
Bus
Sydtrafik operates 15 city bus lines in Esbjerg, covering
large parts of the city. A and B buses operate half-hourly for parts of
the day; otherwise most run once an hour.
All buses on line 15
stop at Esbjerg city bus terminal at Esbjerg station. Line 7C has its
terminus at Esbjerg Airport. Routes 144 and 944X run between Esbjerg
city bus terminal and Billund Airport.
Took
Esbjerg contains
the stations Esbjerg station, Spangsbjerg station, Gjesing station and
Jerne station, with Guldager station located relatively close.
From Esbjerg Station both InterCityLyn and InterCitytog go to Copenhagen
and Copenhagen Airport. There are also regional trains to Aarhus and
Vejle. Connection with Arriva to Nibøl, Skjern and with Vestbanen to
Nørre Nebel.
From Spangsbjerg and Gjesing station trains go to
Skjern and Nørre Nebel, while from Jerne station trains go to Ribe,
Tønder and Nibøl.
Ship
From Esbjerg, shipping company DFDS's
cargo ships sail 5-6 weekly departures to Immingham in central England.
These carry only a limited number of passengers, as the English
authorities require cargo to be carried in order to enter this port.
Previously, a modern ro-pax ship with space for more than 600 passengers
sailed to Harwich (Parkeston Quay) in the south of England. This route
ceased as of 30/9-2014.
There is a ferry connection to the nearby
Wadden Sea island, Fanø. You can also go on a harbor cruise or
experience seals up close with excursion boats.
Airplane
Esbjerg Airport is less than 10 kilometers from Esbjerg and has flights
to Stavanger, Aberdeen and Humberside.
Billund Airport is over 60
kilometers from Esbjerg and is Jutland's largest airport. It has
significantly more destinations than Esbjerg Airport, and is therefore
more used in West Jutland.
The population in Esbjerg has grown rapidly since 1870 from just under 500 inhabitants to approximately 70,000 in 1970. Since the 1970s, the population has been stable at around 71,000. It peaked in the year 2000, when the population was 73,412.
Football club Esbjerg united football clubs play per 2016 in the
Super League. The home games are played at the Blue Water Arena. In
addition, EfB Ishockey (now continued in Esbjerg Energy) is also very
successful, and has thus won the Superisligaen several times. They play
at the Granly Hockey Arena.
Esbjerg's largest sports club is
Esbjerg Swimming Club, which with more than 2000 members has managed to
make itself known both nationally and internationally. The club has
proud traditions and has, among other things, fostered the world
champion Jacob Carstensen and the 5-time Olympic participant Mette
Jacobsen. Since 1996, the club has had good facilities in the form of
Svømmestadion Danmark.
In 2016, GAME StreetMekka opened a branch
in Esbjerg with facilities for various forms of street sports and street
culture.
From 1978-2008, the North Sea championship was held in
Esbjerg.
1997
Esbjerg was named "City of the Year" in 1997 because there is
a unique collaboration between private and public companies, which
resulted in, among other things, the construction of the Musikhuset,
Svend Wiig Hansen's statue "Man by the sea" and the conversion from an
electricity plant to a music conservatory.
2006
Esbjerg was
named "City of the Year" in 2006 because of "the city's overall work
with young talents in sports, music and visual arts". Particularly
noteworthy is the project with the elite sports classes at Vestervang
School. The project, in all its simplicity, involves elite sports
practitioners in grades 7-10. grade levels get the opportunity to
combine elite sports and schooling in a responsible way.
Esbjerg is working to become a more attractive student city, which
has led to a strong collaboration between local businesses and Esbjerg
Municipality in Education Esbjerg from January 2020, where both mayor
Jesper Frost Rasmussen and city council member Sarah Nørris are
represented on the board. Education Esbjerg is then also led by former
long-term principal at Esbjerg Gymnasium Erling Petersson. Esbjerg as an
attractive student city is part of an effort to attract more citizens
and qualified labor to the city.
Universities, vocational college
and vocational academy
University of Southern Denmark Esbjerg (offers
mainly mercantile education, sociology and sports & health)
Aalborg
University Esbjerg (mainly offers engineering courses)
University
College Southern Denmark (offers 12 welfare programs)
Business
Academy West
High schools
Esbjerg Gymnasium and HF
Rybners
- merger between Esbjerg Handelskole and Esbjerg State School, Rybners
Gymnasium and later EUC West and Esbjerg Technical Gymnasium