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Esbjerg is a Danish 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 70,880 (1 January 2008) is the fifth largest city in Denmark. Its municipality has a population of 114,244.
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 was once Denmark's biggest fishing harbour, and the harbour is still an economic driving force in the town. Besides the fishing industry Esbjerg is also the main city for Denmark's oil and offshore activities. Companies like Mærsk Oil & Gas, Ramboll Oil & Gas, ABB A/S,Schlumberger,COWI and Atkins Denmark all have offshore related activities in the city.
Esbjerg is one of the central towns of the University of Southern Denmark, and also houses a branch of Aalborg University and IT Academy West. The main branch of Profession School - University College West (Danish: Professionshøjskolen University College Vest) can be found in Esbjerg.