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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.

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Kolding is a city in Denmark, situated within Kolding Municipality and the South Denmark region. It has served as the capital of Kolding Municipality, including its 1970–2006 iteration. The city was established in 1231 and has a population of 63,645. It is a member of the Creative Cities Network and the Union of the Baltic Cities.

The city is twinned with Pisa, Delmenhorst, Lappeenranta, and Örebro Municipality. Kolding uses the postal code 6000 and the local dialing code 7. It operates in the UTC+01:00 and UTC+02:00 time zones. The area includes Sankt Nicolai Kirke, a place of worship located on Bredgade in the Søndervang district.

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Place details

Locality
Kolding
Region
Region Syddanmark
Country
Danmark
Population
61,638
Timezone
Europe/Copenhagen

via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames

Air quality

32US AQIGood
PM2.5
4.5 µg/m³
PM10
12.6 µg/m³
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Key facts

Settlement.name
Kolding
Settlement.settlement_type
City
Settlement.image_skyline
Koldinghus.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
Jutland's last royal castle () located in the city centre of Kolding
Settlement.image_shield
Kolding Kommune coa.svg
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
Denmark
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Region
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Southern Denmark (Syddanmark)
Settlement.subdivision_type4
Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name4
Kolding
Settlement.pushpin_map
Denmark#Denmark Region of Southern Denmark
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Kolding (left center) in Denmark
Settlement.leader_title
Mayor
Settlement.leader_name
Jakob Ville
Settlement.established_title
First documented
Settlement.established_date
1231
Settlement.area_urban_km2
38.6

via Wikipedia infobox

Travel guide

Get around

Kolding city center isn't very big, so getting around in the city centre is quite easy. If you wish to go to more remote locations, e.g. the botanical garden of Geografisk Have, buses run by Sydtrafik are cheap and drive all over town. It should also be possible to get a taxi cheaply (by Danish standards. Taxi-driving is mostly very expensive in Denmark.)

As Kolding city center is not very big, you should somewhat easily be able to get around by foot.

See

thumb|Koldinghus thumb|Near the top of Skamlingsbanken

Do

Because most of Kolding's sites are very centralized to the center of the city (Church of St. Nicholas, Koldinghus, Geografisk Have), most travellers will not have to do much travelling once the city has been reached.

Koldinghus is only a few hundred metres from the city center and the church (they form a sort of triangle between them). The botanical garden of Geografisk Have does require either a short bus ride or walk (appx. 5 km or 3 miles).

Kolding also has quite a big swimming facility, Slotssøbadet, which is only a few hundred metres from Koldinghus Castle.

Eat

Many restaurants can be found in the city centre of Kolding with various themes: Asian food, pizza, traditional Danish food, American buffets and steak houses can all easily be found in the city center and near the train station.

Go next

thumbnail|Brødremenighedskirken (Brotherhood church), Christiansfeld

Vejen town on the railway to Esbjerg Billund with the theme park Legoland. Fredericia old fortified town at the coast northeast of Kolding Vejle, The regional capital of south Jutland Haderslev Odense City on Funen Flensburg in Germany, about one hour by car.

Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Encyclopedic overview

15 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Overview
  • Main sights
  • Education
  • Sister cities
  • Transportation
  • Rail
  • Air
  • Notable people
  • Public service and public thinking
  • Arts and entertainment
  • Sport
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kolding” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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