Esbjerg

Esbjerg (Danish pronunciation: [ˈɛs.bjɛʁʔ], English: /ˈɛsbjərɡ/) is a seaport on the west coast of the Jutland peninsula in southwest Denmark, the main town of Esbjerg Municipality, the site of its municipal council and with a population of 71,576 (1 January 2011) the fifth largest city in Denmark, and the largest in west Jutland. Its municipality has a population of 115,184. The city is situated on the southwestern coast of Denmark, and is a seaport of the North Sea. The city of Esbjerg was established in 1868 as a replacement for the harbour in Altona, which had previously been Denmark's most important North Sea harbour. In 1874 Esbjerg was connected by rail to Fredericia and Varde. The city has been voted "City of the Year" twice....