Business Region Esbjerg3 municipalities
The municipality of Varde is a part of Business Region Esbjerg in southwest Denmark - a collaboration between the municipalities
- Esbjerg
- Tønder
- Varde
In addition to the primary municipal tasks, this collaboration addresses a joint effort to make the area visible as a hotspot for datacenters in the western part of Denmark.
FACTS about Business Region Esbjerg
208,000 inhabitants
1.2 mio inhabitants in the Region of Southern Denmark

Esbjerg
is the 5th largest city of Denmark
Highly skilled
– and experienced workforce within all aspects of the energy sector
Newcomer service
To help expats; we offer a newcomer service to assist international families a quick integration in the municipalities
Two universities
… and 60 higher educations as well several bachelor educations
International education
Esbjerg International School and International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IB)

Direct train
International train connections
Highway
… directly to Copenhagen, DK (3 hours). Hamburg, DE (3 hours), and the rest of Europe

Airport
Billund International airport – worldwide connections. Only 40 minutes by car
InfrastructureLatency in and from Varde
From – to | Sum of stretches | RTD in ms |
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Varde – Copenhagen | 319 km | 3.19 ms |
Varde – Stockholm | 1155 km | 11.55 ms |
Varde – Oslo E | 835 km | 8.35 ms |
Varde – Hamburg F | 379 km | 3.79 ms |
Varde – Frankfurt I | 973 km | 9.73 ms |
Varde – Amsterdam | 874 km | 8.74 ms |
Varde – Newcastle | 637 km | 6.2 ms |
Varde – New Jersey | 5.996 km | 72.0 ms |
Source: Global Connect and Aquacomms
Internet Exchange in Business Region Esbjerg
Closely connected
– to european gateways
Landing point
For translantic submarine fibre-cables
Ready to build sites
– with great infrastructure
Internet exchangeSubsea Fiber Optic Cable Connectivity
TAT-14 (Transatlantic)
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Leg 1) Blaabjerg* (DK) – New Jersey (US)
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Leg 2) Blaabjerg* (DK) – Katwijk (NL) – Norden (D) – Bude (UK) – New Jersey (US)
Atlantic Crossing 1 (Transatlantic)
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Leg 1) Sylt (D) – Brookhaven NY (US)
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Leg 2) Sylt (D) – Beverwijk (NL) –
Whitesands Bay (UK) – Brookhaven NY (US)
DANICE
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Blaabjerg* (DK) – Landeyjasandur (ISL)
PANGEA (DK-UK-NL)
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Leg North) Fanø/Måde (DK) – Redcar (UK)
COBRA
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Esbjerg (DK) – Eemshaven (NL)
AquaComm Projects
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Havfrue: New Jersey (US) – Blaabjerg* (DK)
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North Sea Connect (Havhingsten) Blaabjerg* (DK) – Newcastle (UK)
*Landingspot Blaabjerg Is in The Municipality of Varde
Land for large scale sites available
By the end of 2025 there will be possibilities for establishing large scale sites near the powerstation Karlsgårde in Varde Municipality, near the powerstation Lykkesgaard in Esbjerg and near the powerstation Bredebro in Tønder Municipality
Want to know more? Contact us today
Jørgen Nielbæk
Senior Consultant
Varde Kommune
Email: joni@varde.dk
Mobile: +45 30 59 05 95