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Kolding
Sign in to saveKolding () 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
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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
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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.
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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.
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