Kolding
A pedestrian street in Kolding with the tower of Koldinghus in the background.
Kolding's Location within Denmark
Coordinates: 55°29′30″N, 9°30′0″E
Country	Denmark
Region	Region Syddanmark
Municipality (kommune)	Kolding Municipality
Government
- Mayor	Per Bødker Andersen
Area
- City	238.64 km²  (92.14 sq mi)
Elevation	50 m (165 ft)
Population (2004)
- City	54,941
- Density	265/km² (686.3/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)

Evangelical Lutheran church in Kolding

Kolding is a Danish seaport located at the head of Kolding Fjord in Region Syddanmark (Region of Southern Denmark). It is the site of the council 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. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (2048 × 1536 pixel, file size: 563 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Own photograph. ... A pedestrian street is a street where pedestrian traffic is given partial or total priority over all other kinds of traffic. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... In political geography and international politics a country is a geographical entity, a territory, most commonly associated with the notions of state or nation. ... Administrative division of Denmark. ... Region Syddanmark (English: Region South Denmark) is a new region created under the Danish Municipal Reform, which replaces the traditional counties (amter) with five larger regions as well as unites a number of smaller municipalities into larger units. ... A municipality is an administrative entity composed of a clearly defined territory and its population and commonly referring to a city, town, or village, or a small grouping of them. ... For other meanings, see commune. ... Kolding municipality is a municipality in south-east Denmark, in the county of Vejle. ... A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning larger, greater) is the modern title of the highest ranking municipal officer. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... To help compare different orders of magnitude and geographical regions, we list here areas between 100 km² and 1000 km². See also areas of other orders of magnitude. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ... Basic Definition In geography, the elevation of a geographic location is its height above mean sea level (or some other fixed point). ... To help compare different orders of magnitude this page lists lengths between 10 m and 100 m. ... The metre, or meter (U.S.), is a measure of length. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... Population density by country, 2006 Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... A time zone is a region of the Earth that has adopted the same standard time, usually referred to as the local time. ... Time zones of Europe: Light colours indicate countries not observing summer time Central European Time (CET) is one of the names of the time zone that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. ... Central European Time West Africa Time British Summer Time* Irish Summer Time* Western European Summer Time* Category: ... Springing forward Daylight saving time (DST), also known as summer time in British English, is the convention of advancing clocks so that evenings have more daylight and mornings have less. ... Time zones of Europe: Pale colours indicate countries without daylight saving Central European Summer Time (CEST) is one of the names of UTC+2 time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. ... Eastern European Time Central Africa Time Israel Standard Time South Africa Standard Time Central European Summer Time West Africa Summer Time Category: ... Download high resolution version (1024x768, 115 KB)A picture of the Church in Kolding in Denmark ( Little Belt ) This image was taken by Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason on 2004-04-07 (the exiftags are wrong using a 3MegaCam camera. ... Download high resolution version (1024x768, 115 KB)A picture of the Church in Kolding in Denmark ( Little Belt ) This image was taken by Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason on 2004-04-07 (the exiftags are wrong using a 3MegaCam camera. ... Lutheranism is a movement within Christianity that began with the theological insights of Martin Luther in the 16th century. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Port. ... Region Syddanmark (English: Region South Denmark) is a new region created under the Danish Municipal Reform, which replaces the traditional counties (amter) with five larger regions as well as unites a number of smaller municipalities into larger units. ... Kolding municipality is a municipality in south-east Denmark, in the county of Vejle. ...

With a population of c. 86,000, the Kolding municipality is the seventh largest in Denmark.

Located in Kolding is the former royal castle of Koldinghus. This was built in the 13th century by King Eric Glipping and is now 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 (in Danish: Sankt Nicolai), which is one of the oldest in Denmark. Popular tourist attractions include the Trapholt art museum and the gardens Geografisk Have. Trapholt holds collections of Danish arts from 1900 onwards and a smaller number of non-Danish exhibits. Kolding is also the site of Designskolen Kolding, a university level design school. This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... (12th century - 13th century - 14th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 13th century was that century which lasted from 1201 to 1300. ... Jutland Peninsula Jutland (Danish: Jylland; German: Jütland; Frisian Jutlân; Low German Jötlann) is a peninsula in northern Europe that forms the only non-insular part of Denmark and also the northernmost part of Germany, dividing the North Sea from the Baltic Sea. ... (12th century - 13th century - 14th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 13th century was that century which lasted from 1201 to 1300. ... Designskolen Kolding is a University-level school that teaches design. ...

History

Battles of Kolding

Battle of Kolding, 1658

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1658

Main article: Battle of Kolding (1658)

In the Battle of Kolding on December 25, 1658, the allied Polish and Danish forces under hetman Stefan Czarniecki defeated the Swedish forces of Charles XI of Sweden. Combatants Poland and Denmark Sweden Commanders Stefan Czarniecki Charles X The Battle of Kolding was fought on December 25, 1658, between Sweden and the forces of Poland and Denmark. ... December 25 is the 359th day of the year (360th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 6 days remaining in the year. ... Events January 13 - Edward Sexby, who had plotted against Oliver Cromwell, dies in Tower of London February 6 - Swedish troops of Charles X Gustav of Sweden cross The Great Belt (Storebælt) in Denmark over frozen sea May 1 - Publication of Hydriotaphia, Urn Burial and The Garden of Cyrus by... Hetman`s coat of arms Hetman StanisÅ‚aw Koniecpolski of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth Hetman was the title of the second highest military commander (after the monarch) used in 15th to 18th century Poland and Grand Duchy of Lithuania, known from 1569 to 1795 as the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. ... Noble Family Czarniecki Coat of Arms Łodzia Parents  ? Consorts  ? Children  ? Date of Birth 1599 Place of Birth Czarnce, Poland Date of Death July 18, 1665 Place of Death  ? Stefan Czarniecki, Stephen Czarniecki (1599-July 18, 1665) Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth general and nobleman (szlachcic). ... Charles XI (Karl XI) (November 24, 1655 – April 5, 1697) was King of Sweden from 1660 until his death. ...

1849

A battle between German and Danish forces took place near the town on April 23, 1849 during the First War of Schleswig. April 23 is the 113th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (114th in leap years). ... 1849 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... The First war of Schleswig (1848 – 1850), known in Denmark as the Three Years War (Treårskrigen), was a military conflict in southern Denmark, contesting the issue of who should control the duchies of Schleswig and Holstein. ...

The fireworks-accident in Seest

Main article: Seest fireworks disaster

On November 3, 2004, N. P. Johnsen's Fireworksfactory in Seest, a suburb to Kolding, exploded. One firefighter died, 85 people were injured and around 2000 people were evacuated. din far er grim The fireworks-accident in Seest happened on 3 November 2004, when N. P. Johnsens Fyrværkerifabrik (Fireworks factory) exploded in Seest, a suburb of Kolding, Denmark. ... November 3 is the 307th day of the year (308th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 58 days remaining. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Places of interest in Kolding

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 museum website is here: [1] General Name, Symbol, Number gold, Au, 79 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 11, 6, d Appearance metallic yellow Atomic mass 196. ... General Name, Symbol, Number silver, Ag, 47 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 11, 5, d Appearance lustrous white metal Atomic mass 107. ...

Sister cities

Kolding is twinned with the following towns.[2]

• Anjo, Japan (since 1997)
• Delmenhorst, Germany (since 1979)
• Drammen, Norway (since 1946)
• Huéscar, Spain (since 1982)
• Lappeenranta, Finland (since 1947)
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• Örebro, Sweden (since 1946)

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External links

• Official English homepage of Kolding municipality
• Official site of Koldinghus castle

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