Kolding () is a

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seaport 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 93,544 (1 January 2022), the Kolding municipality is the seventh largest in Denmark. The city itself has a population of 61,638 (1 January 2022)BY3: Population 1st January by urban areas, area and population density
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and is also the seventh largest city in Denmark. The city is part of the Triangle Region, which includes the neighbouring cities of Fredericia and Vejle.

History

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

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

First War of Schleswig The First Schleswig War (german: Schleswig-Holsteinischer Krieg) was a military conflict in southern Denmark and northern Germany rooted in the Schleswig-Holstein Question, contesting the issue of who should control the Duchies 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, and around 2000 people were evacuated and some of them lost their homes during this disaster in this suburb of Kolding.

Overview

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 ( da, Sankt Nicolai), 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 2000 different trees, bushes and plants organised in geographical areas, Also Kolding houses the

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( da, Dansk Sygeplejemuseum), 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. The Kolding School of Design - Designskolen Kolding

The Kolding School of Design - Designskolen Kolding

Education

A branch of University College South ( da, University College Syd) can be found in Kolding. A branch campus of University of Southern Denmark ( da, Syddansk Universitet) 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.

Notable people

Public Service & Public thinking

* Princess Dorothea of Denmark (1546 in Kolding –1617) the Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg 1561-1592 *

Mathias Sommerhielm Mathias Otto Leth Sommerhielm (22 August 1764 15 November 1827) was a Danish-Norwegian politician who served as the Norwegian prime minister in Stockholm. Biography Mathias Otto Leth Sommerhielm was born in the seaport of Kolding in southern Den ...

(1764 in Kolding – 1827) a Norwegian Prime Minister *

Evald Tang Kristensen Evald Tang Kristensen (24 January 1843 – 8 April 1929) was a Danish folklore collector and author. Working first as a schoolteacher and later solely as a collector, he assembled and published a huge amount of detailed information on all aspects ...

(1843 in Nørre Bjert near Kolding – 1929) a folklore collector and author *

Christian Peder Kryssing Christian Peder Kryssing (July 7, 1891 – July 7, 1976), commonly known as C.P. Kryssing, was a Danish collaborator with Nazi Germany during World War II. An artillery officer and an ardent anti-communist, he commanded the Free Corps Denmark from ...

(1891 in Kolding – 1976) a collaborator with Nazi Germany in WWII * Svend Petersen (1911 in Kolding – 1992) political researcher in the US, analyst and author *

Bente Hansen Bente Hansen (4 March 1940April 2022) was a Danish writer, editor and women's rights activist who was a prominent supporter of the Danish Red Stocking Movement from 1970. She published a number of books on socialism and the role of women and was c ...

(born 1940 in Kolding) a Danish women's rights activist, writer and editor *

Uffe Haagerup Uffe Valentin Haagerup (19 December 1949 – 5 July 2015) was a mathematician from Denmark. Biography Uffe Haagerup was born in Kolding, but grew up on the island of Funen, in the small town of Fåborg. The field of mathematics had his interes ...

(1949 in Kolding - 2015), mathematician *

Jørn Dohrmann Jørn Dohrmann (born 9 January 1969) is a Danish politician and Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from Denmark. He is a member of the Danish People's Party, part of the European Conservatives and Reformists. He was a member of the Folketing ...

(born 1969 in Kolding) a Danish politician and

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* Bjarne Corydon (born 1973 in Kolding), former politician, management consultant and business newspaper editor *

Karina Adsbøl Karina Adsbøl (born 26 November 1976 in Kolding) is a Danish politician, who was a member of the Folketing for the Danish People's Party, until 2022, and since then for the Denmark Democrats. She was elected into parliament at the 2011 Danish ...

(born 1976 in Kolding), politician, MP since 2011

The Arts

* Catharine Wernicke (1789 in Kolding – 1862) a Danish pianist, the first Danish woman to perform publicly as a pianist * Anne Marie Carl-Nielsen (1863 in South Stenderup, near Kolding – 1945) a Danish sculptor *

Thorkild Roose Thorkild Roose (8 October 1874 – 6 June 1961) was a Danish actor and theatre director. Early life Born Anders Torkel Roose in Kolding, he was the son of merchant Christian Roose (died 1923) and his wife Lisette Larsen (died 1927). He gradua ...

(1874 in Kolding – 1961) a Danish actor and theatre director *

Christian Daugaard Niels Christian Daugaard (18 March 1901 – 19 July 1993) was a Danish painter. Biography Born in Kolding, Daugaard studied painting at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts under Ejnar Nielsen (1923–25). After his studies, he returned to his ...

(1901 in Kolding – 1993) was a Danish painter *

Lars Bo Lars Bo (29 May 1924 in Kolding – 21 October 1999 in Paris) was a Danish artist and writer. He is known for his graphic works with surrealistically inspired fantastic motifs. He was nicknamed "Wizard". Lars Bo worked with P. Rostrup Bøyesen a ...

(1924 in Kolding - 1999), artist and author *

Erik Paaske Erik Paaske (21 August 1933 – 13 June 1992) was a Danish singer and actor. He appeared in 30 films between 1962 and 1990. Selected filmography * '' Katinka'' (1988) * ''Pelle the Conqueror'' (1987) * ''Me and My Kid Brother and Doggie'' ( ...

(1933 in Kolding - 1992), actor and singer *

Bent Faurby Bent Faurby (born 21 March 1937) is a Danish author and schoolteacher who has specialized in children's literature, writing both fiction and informative works covering a variety of subjects. Biography Born in Kolding, Faurby attended Silkeborg Sem ...

(born 1937 in Kolding) an author of children's literature and schoolteacher *

Ole Søltoft Ole Søltoft (8 January 1941 – 9 May 1999 in Kolding) was a Danish actor who became an icon of the 1970s wave of Danish erotic feature film comedies. For over a decade he starred or co-starred in nearly all notable films in this genre and became ...

(1941 in Kolding – 1999) a Danish actor * Karl Aage Rasmussen (born 1947 in Kolding) a composer and writer. *

Merete Van Kamp Merete Van Kamp is a Danish born model turned actress and singer. Van Kamp's first film role was in the 1983 espionage thriller '' The Osterman Weekend'', directed by Sam Peckinpah playing opposite John Hurt. She was then chosen from 700 hopeful ...

(born 1961 in Kolding) a model turned actress and singer IMDb Database
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Charlotte Eskildsen Charlotte Eskildsen is a Danish fashion designer. Early life Charlotte Hesselbjerg Eskildsen was born on 4 January 1975 in Kolding, Denmark. She is the first daughter of Anders and Bente Hesselbjerg Eskildsen. She married Niels Hesselbjerg ...

(born 1975 in Kolding) a Danish fashion designer. * Susanne Georgi (born 1976 in Sjølund) a Danish singer, lives and works in Andorra

Sport

Søren Petersen Søren Peter Petersen (December 6, 1894 – 1945) was a Danish heavyweight professional boxer who competed in the 1920s and 1930s. He was born in Kolding and died in Belgium. Petersen won a silver medal in boxing at the 1920 Summer Oly ...

(1894 in Kolding - 1945), heavyweight boxer, silver medallist in both the

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1924 Summer Olympics The 1924 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1924), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIIe olympiade) and also known as Paris 1924, were an international multi-sport event held in Paris, France. The op ...

* Harald Christensen (1907 in Kolding – 1994) a cyclist, bronze medallist at the

1932 Summer Olympics The 1932 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the X Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1932) were an international multi-sport event held from July 30 to August 14, 1932 in Los Angeles, California, United States. The Games were held duri ...

Jan Mølby Jan Mølby (; born 4 July 1963) is a Danish former professional footballer and manager. As a player, he was a midfielder from 1982 to 1998. After starting his career with Kolding, he moved on to Ajax before spending twelve years playing in Engl ...

(born 1963 in Kolding), football player and coach; 364 club caps and 33 for Denmark *

Johnny Mølby Johnny Mølby (born 4 February 1969) is a Danish football manager and former professional footballer. He is currently the assistant coach of AGF. He played 16 matches for the Denmark national football team, and was a part of the team which won ...

(born 1969 in Kolding) a football manager and former player, over 350 club caps *

Tina Bøttzau Tina Bøttzau (born in Kolding ) is a former Danish team handball player, two times Olympic champion and a World champion. She received gold medals with the Danish national team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta

(born 1971 in Kolding), handball player, twice team gold medallist at

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and

2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 ...

Martin Lundgaard Hansen Martin Lundgaard Hansen (born 11 October 1972) is a badminton player from Denmark. He started his career in badminton as a singles player, and competed in the 1993 IBF World Championships. But as the years went by, he made a choice to play doubl ...

(born 1972 in Kolding) a successful Danish badminton player * Allan K. Jepsen (born 1977 in Kolding) former professional footballer, over 300 club caps *

Louise Spellerberg Louise Ambjörg Svalastog Spellerberg (born 1 October 1982) is a Danish handball player. She was a member of the Danish national team, and where participated at the 2011 World Women's Handball Championship in Brazil. Personal She was married to ...

(born 1982 in Kolding), handball player *

Jonas Lössl Jonas Bybjerg Lössl (born 1 February 1989) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Danish Superliga club Midtjylland, and the Denmark national team. After beginning his professional career with Midtjylland, he played ...

(born 1989 in Kolding), soccer goalkeeper *

Kasper Asgreen Kasper Asgreen (born 8 February 1995) is a Danish cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . Asgreen won the 2021 edition of the Tour of Flanders by defeating Mathieu van der Poel in a sprint finish. Early life Asgreen was born in Kolding ...

(born 1995 in Kolding), professional cyclist

References

External links

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Official website
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