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The Old Jail Ribe

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    November 6, 2021

    The old prison in Ribe was built in 1546.
    It was originally a chaplain's residence for the ordained priests at the cathedral.
    The building was initially a single-story structure.
    In 1841, the building was converted into a girls' school, and two floors were added on the upper floor.
    For almost 100 years—from 1891 to 1989—the building served as a prison.
    In 1990, the building was privately sold to Annitha Faurholt, who took it over after it had just been vacated by prisoners.
    The building is a listed building. During its renovation, the Danish Forestry and Nature Agency emphasized the building's previous use, so that today it still bears clear traces of its former use as a detention center.


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      July 25, 2025

      The former prison is now a hotel with 11 double rooms and a restaurant.
      The hotel rooms were formerly prison cells and the old inspector's quarters.
      In Den Gamle Arrest, the old prison cells are furnished as double rooms with a rustic and simple interior. The inspector's bedroom has a four-poster bed and a bathtub. Two of the cells and an attic room have private bathrooms/toilets.
      Four of the rooms were formerly the former inspector's residence, as were the reception and the restaurant.

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        March 6, 2023

        Former prison in the old town.

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