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Kolding (Script error: No such module "IPA".) is a Danish seaport city located at the head of Kolding Fjord in the Region of Southern Denmark. It is the seat of Kolding Municipality. It is a transportation, commercial, and manufacturing centre and has numerous industrial companies, principally geared towards shipbuilding. The manufacturing of machinery and textiles and livestock export are other economically significant activities.

With a population of 95,897 (1 January 2025), the Kolding municipality is the eleventh most populous in Denmark. The city itself has a population of 63,645 (1 January 2025)[1] and is the eighth largest city in Denmark.

The city is part of the Triangle Region, which includes the neighbouring cities of Fredericia and Vejle. The city was recognized as a "Design City" by UNESCO in 2017.

History

Koldinghus would be besieged and presumably occupied by Holstein in 1369.Template:Stack

In the Battle of Kolding, fought on 25 December 1658, the allied Polish and Danish forces under hetman Stefan Czarniecki defeated the Swedish forces of Charles X Gustav of Sweden.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

A battle between German and Danish forces took place near the town on 23 April 1849 during the First War of Schleswig.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

On 9 September, 1955, Kolding was impacted by a high-end F2/T5 Tornado that displaced a car 20 meters into a yard.[2]

On 3 November 2004, the N. P. Johnsen's Fireworks Factory in the suburb of Seest exploded. One firefighter died, 85 people were injured, around 2,000 people were evacuated, and some of them lost their homes during this disaster.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

Overview

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Evangelical Lutheran church in Kolding

Located in Kolding is the former royal castle of Koldinghus. This was built in the 13th century by King Eric Klipping and is a museum with certain parts of the castle, including its chapel and hall, being used for governmental ceremonial events. It was the last royal residence in Jutland. Another notable site is the 13th century stone Church of Saint Nicholas (Template:Langx), which is one of the oldest in Denmark.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

Main sights

The municipal museum, the Museet på Koldinghus, is located in the castle and former royal palace. It has a collection of Danish art from the late Middle Ages to the 1940s, miscellaneous artefacts of local interest, and an extensive collection of items in gold and silver.

The Trapholt art museum features many pieces primarily by Danish artists in its collections of arts from 1900 onwards and a smaller number of non-Danish exhibits. It also features a large collection of chairs.

Botanical garden Geografisk Have is a 14 hectares large park with more than 2,000 different trees, bushes, and plants organised in geographical areas.

Also Kolding houses the Danish Museum of Nurses (Template:Langx), which is situated in the reception building of the former tuberculosis sanatorium for children. The exhibition also include this past of the buildings. The main part of the sanatorium is now a hotel, situated in a minor forest and overlooking the water. The building itself is very beautiful and built to resemble a palace.

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Design School Kolding

Education

A branch of University College South (Template:Langx) can be found in Kolding.

A branch campus of University of Southern Denmark (Template:Langx) is located in the former hospital which was closed in 1975. The new Campus Kolding opened downtown in 2014.[3] The new building of University of Southern Denmark will be built further to the east at Grønborggrunden in central Kolding.[4]

Kolding is also home to Design School Kolding (Designskolen Kolding), a university design school, which was established in 1967 to provide undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in the areas of fashion, graphic design and textiles.[5]

Sister cities

Kolding is twinned with the following towns.[6]

City Region Country Year
File:Emblem of Anjo, Aichi.svg Anjō File:Emblem of Aichi Prefecture.svg Aichi Prefecture Template:Country data Japan 1997
File:DEU Delmenhorst COA.svg Delmenhorst Template:Country data Lower Saxony Template:Country data Germany 1979
File:Drammen komm.svg Drammen File:Buskerud våpen.svg Buskerud Template:Country data Norway 1946
File:Escudo de Huéscar (Granada).svg Huéscar File:Bandera de la provincia de Granada (España).svg Granada Template:Country data Spain 1982
File:Lappeenranta.vaakuna.svg Lappeenranta File:Etelä-Karjala.vaakuna.svg South Karelia Template:Country data Finland 1947
Nanortalik File:Kujalleq-coat-of-arms.svg Kujalleq Template:Country data Greenland 2007
File:Örebro kommunvapen - Riksarkivet Sverige.png Örebro File:Närke vapen.svg Närke Template:Country data Sweden 1946
File:Coat of Arms of Panevezys.svg Panevėžys File:Panevezys County flag.svg Panevėžys County Template:Country data Lithuania 2000
File:Croce Pisana.jpg Pisa Template:Country data Tuscany Template:Country data Italy 2007
File:COA Stykkisholmur.png Stykkishólmur Template:Flagicon Western Region Template:Country data Iceland 1979
File:HUN Szombathely Címer.svg Szombathely File:Vas departemento blazono.jpg Vas County Template:Country data Hungary 1991

Transportation

Rail

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Front facade of Kolding railway station

Kolding is served by Kolding railway station. It is located on the Fredericia-Flensburg railway line and offers direct InterCity services to Copenhagen, Hamburg, Sønderborg, Aarhus and Esbjerg as well as regional train services to Fredericia and Esbjerg.[7]

Notable people

Public service and public thinking

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Mathias Sommerhielm, 1814

Arts and entertainment

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Anne Marie Carl-Nielsen

Sport

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Jan Mølby, 2012

See also

References

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External links

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