Kolding

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title: "Kolding" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["kolding", "municipal-seats-of-the-region-of-southern-denmark", "municipal-seats-of-denmark", "cities-and-towns-in-the-region-of-southern-denmark", "kolding-municipality"] topic_path: "geography" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kolding" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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image_skylineKoldinghus.jpg
image_captionJutland's last royal castle (Koldinghus) located in the city centre of Kolding
image_shieldKolding Kommune coa.svg
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameDenmark
subdivision_type2Region
subdivision_name2Southern Denmark (Syddanmark)
subdivision_type4Municipality
subdivision_name4Kolding
pushpin_mapDenmark#Denmark Region of Southern Denmark
pushpin_map_captionKolding (left center) in Denmark
coordinates
leader_titleMayor
leader_nameKnud Erik Langhoff
established_titleFirst documented
established_date1231
area_urban_km238.6
elevation_m50
population_as_of2025
population_footnotes
population_urban63645
population_density_urban_km2auto
population_blank1_titleGender
population_blank131431 males and 32214 females
population_demonymKoldingenser, Koldinger
timezone1CET
utc_offset1+1
timezone1_DSTCEST
utc_offset1_DST+2
postal_code_typePostal code
postal_code6000
area_code(+45) 7
website
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Kolding () 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) 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.

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.

A battle between German and Danish forces took place near the town on 23 April 1849 during the First War of Schleswig.

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

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.

Overview

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/75/Church_in_Kolding_-_Denmark.jpeg" caption="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 (), which is one of the oldest in Denmark.

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 (), 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. ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/ff/The_Kolding_School_of_Design_-_Designskolen_Kolding._Denmark.JPG" caption="Design School Kolding"] ::

Education

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

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

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.

Sister cities

Kolding is twinned with the following towns.

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CityRegionCountryYear
[[File:Emblem of Anjo, Aichi.svg20px]] Anjō[[File:Emblem of Aichi Prefecture.svg20px]] Aichi Prefecture
[[File:DEU Delmenhorst COA.svg20px]] DelmenhorstLower SaxonyGermany
[[File:Drammen komm.svg20px]] Drammen[[File:Buskerud våpen.svg20px]] Buskerud
[[File:Escudo de Huéscar (Granada).svg20px]] Huéscar[[File:Bandera de la provincia de Granada (España).svg20px]] Granada
[[File:Lappeenranta.vaakuna.svg20px]] Lappeenranta[[File:Etelä-Karjala.vaakuna.svg20px]] South Karelia
Nanortalik[[File:Kujalleq-coat-of-arms.svg20px]] KujalleqGreenland
[[File:Örebro kommunvapen - Riksarkivet Sverige.png20px]] Örebro[[File:Närke vapen.svg20px]] Närke
[[File:Coat of Arms of Panevezys.svg20px]] Panevėžys[[File:Panevezys County flag.svg24px]] Panevėžys County
[[File:Croce Pisana.jpg20px]] PisaTuscanyItaly
StykkishólmurIceland Western RegionIceland1979
[[File:HUN Szombathely Címer.svg20px]] Szombathely[[File:Vas departemento blazono.jpg24px]] Vas County
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Transportation

Rail

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/ba/Banegaarden_Trainstation_Kolding_Denmark_2008_100.jpg" caption="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.

Air

The city doesn't have it own airport. Residents in the city would use Billund Airport which provides direct routes to other parts of Denmark and Europe. It located 46 km which is 40 minutes drive north west of Kolding.

Notable people

Public service and public thinking

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e0/Sommerhielm1_(cropped).jpg" caption="Mathias Sommerhielm, 1814"] ::

Arts and entertainment

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/69/Anne_Marie_Carl-Nielsen.jpg" caption="Anne Marie Carl-Nielsen"] ::

Sport

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/35/Jan_Molby.jpg" caption="Jan Mølby, 2012"] ::

References

References

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  2. [https://m.statbank.dk/TableInfo/BY1?lang=en BY1: Population 1. January by urban areas, age and sex] The Mobile Statbank from [[Statistics Denmark]]
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  5. "European Severe Weather Database".
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  7. "Syddansk Universitet".
  8. "Design School Kolding". Cumulus.
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