Kolding
Town
A pedestrian street in the middle of Kolding
Coat of arms
Country	Denmark
Region	Syddanmark
Center
- coordinates	55°29′30″N 9°30′0″E / 55.49167, 9.5Coordinates: 55°29′30″N 9°30′0″E / 55.49167, 9.5
- elevation	50 m (164 ft)
Population	55,045 (2006)
First documented	1231[1]
Mayor	Per Bødker Andersen
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	6000
Kolding (left center) in Denmark

Kolding is a Danish seaport located at the head of Kolding Fjord in Region Syddanmark (Region of Southern Denmark). The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe Region Syddanmark ( English: Region South Denmark) is an administrative region of Denmark established on January 1, 2007 as part A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit UTC+1 is used in the following locations Central European Time West Africa Time Western European Summer Time Central European Summer Time ( CEST) is one of the names of UTC+2 Time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+2 corresponds to the following Time zones Eastern European Time Egypt Standard Time Central Africa Time The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe ||-||-|-||-||-||-||-||-||-|} A port is a facility for receiving Ships and transferring cargo Region Syddanmark ( English: Region South Denmark) is an administrative region of Denmark established on January 1, 2007 as part It is the site of the council Kolding Municipality. Kolding municipality is a municipality ( Danish, kommune) in Region Syddanmark on the east coast of the Jutland peninsula in southeast 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 c. 86,000, the Kolding municipality is the seventh largest in Denmark.

Located in Kolding is the former royal castle of Koldinghus. Lutheranism is a major branch of Western Christianity that identifies with the teachings of the sixteenth-century German reformer Martin Luther Koldinghus is the last of the ancient royal castles on the peninsula of Jutland, Denmark. This was built in the 13th century by King Eric Klipping and is now a museum with certain parts of the castle, including its chapel and hall, being used for governmental ceremonial events. Eric V "Klipping" ( 1249 - November 22, 1286) was King of Denmark (1259-1286 and son of Christopher I. It was the last royal residence in Jutland. This article is about the region of Denmark. For the World War I naval battle see Battle of Jutland. Another notable site is the 13th century stone Church of Saint Nicholas (Danish: Sankt Nicolai), which is one of the oldest in Denmark. Danish ( d̥ænsɡ̊ is one of the North Germanic languages (also called Scandinavian languages a sub-group of the Germanic branch of the 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. Designskolen Kolding is a University-level school that teaches Design.

Contents 1 History 1.1 Battles of Kolding 1.1.1 1658 1.1.2 1849 1.2 The fireworks accident in Seest 2 Places of interest in Kolding 3 Sister cities 4 References 5 External links

History

Battles of Kolding

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 X Gustav of Sweden. The Battle of Kolding was fought on December 25, 1658, between Sweden and the forces of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and Denmark–Norway Events 274 - Roman Emperor Aurelian Hetman was the title of the second highest military commander (after the Monarch) used in 15th to 18th century Poland, Ukraine and Grand Biography Stefan Czarniecki was born in 1599 in family estate of Czarnca by Włoszczowa in southern Poland in an impoverished Szlachta family Charles X Gustav (Karl X Gustav (8 November 1622 – 13 February 1660 was King of Sweden from 1654 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. Events 215 BC - A temple is built on the Capitoline Hill dedicated to Venus Erycina to commemorate the Roman defeat at Year 1849 ( MDCCCXLIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The First Schleswig War (Schleswig-Holsteinischer Krieg or Three Years' War (Treårskrigen was the first round of military conflict in southern Denmark and northern

The fireworks accident in Seest

Main article: Seest fireworks disaster

On November 3, 2004, N. The fireworks accident in Seest happened on 3 November 2004, when the N Events 644 - Umar ibn al-Khattab, the second Muslim Caliph, is killed by a Persian slave in Medina. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " P. Johnsen's Fireworksfactory in Seest exploded. One firefighter died, 85 people were injured, and around 2000 people were evacuated during this disaster in this suburb of Kolding,.

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. Gold (ˈɡoʊld is a Chemical element with the symbol Au (from its Latin name aurum) and Atomic number 79 Silver (ˈsɪlvɚ is a Chemical element with the symbol " Ag " (argentum from the Ancient Greek: ἀργήντος - argēntos gen

The Trapholt art museum features many pieces from mainly Danish artists, along with a large collection of chairs.

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)
• Nanortalik, Denmark (since 2007)
• Örebro, Sweden (since 1946)
• Panevėžys, Lithuania (since 2000)
• Pisa, Italy (since 2007)
• Stykkishólmur, Iceland (since 1979)
• Szombathely, Hungary (since 1991)

References

External links

• Official English homepage of Kolding municipality
• Official site of Koldinghus castle
• Satellite Image from WikiMapia
• Kolding Museum
• Trapholt Museum
• Kolding Guardians, American football team
• Kolding KIF handball
• Kolding KIF football

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