Everything about Kolding totally explained
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.
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 Klipping 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, 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.
History
Battles 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.
1849
A battle between German and Danish forces took place near the town on
April 23 1849 during the
First War of Schleswig.
The fireworks accident in Seest
On
November 3,
2004,
N. 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.
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.
- 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)
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