- Kolding Municipality
Lutheran church in KoldingKolding municipality is a municipality (Danish, "kommune") in
Region Syddanmark on the east coast of theJutland peninsula in southeastDenmark . The municipality covers an area of 640km² , and has a total population of 87,781 (2008). Its mayor is Per Bødker Andersen, a member of the Social Democrats ("Socialdemokraterne") political party. The main city and the site of its municipal council is theseaport city ofKolding , the sixth largest city in Denmark.To the east is a
strait , first called "Snævringen" ("The Narrowing") and then further south "Bredningen" ("The Broadening"), that separates the Jutland mainland from the island ofFunen in this area, where the two lie very close to each other, often less than 1.5 km apart. "Snævringen" is an extension of theKattegat , and begins near the cities ofFredericia andMiddelfart , north and east of Kolding municipality. As "Snævringen" broadens it becomes "Bredningen", which opens out into theLittle Belt ("Lillebælt"), the main strait between Jutland and Funen. The municipality of Middelfart on the other side of "Snævringen" is thus Kolding's municipal neighbor to the east. The island ofFænø lies in "Snævringen" between Kolding and Middelfart.Leading directly into the city of Kolding from "Snævringen" are the waters of
Kolding Fjord .Several major Danish motorways intersect in Kolding municipality. Middelfart municipality and Kolding municipality are connected by two bridges: the Old Little Belt Bridge and the New Little Belt Bridge.
On
January 1 ,2007 Kolding municipality was, as the result of "Kommunalreformen" ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007), merged withChristiansfeld , Lunderskov, and Vamdrup municipalities to form a new Kolding municipality.Attractions
The former royal castle of
Koldinghus is located in Kolding city. It was built in the13th century by KingEric Glipping 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.
Other popular tourist attractions include the Trapholt Art Museum and the Geographic Garden ("Geografisk Have"). Trapholt has a collection of Danish arts from 1900 onwards, as well as a smaller number of non-Danish exhibits.
External links
* [http://www.koldingkom.dk/ Municipality's official website]
* [http://www.koldinghus.dk/ Official site of Koldinghus castle]References
* Municipal statistics: [http://www2.netborger.dk/Kommunefakta/ NetBorger Kommunefakta] , delivered from [http://www.kmd.dk/ KMD aka Kommunedata (Municipal Data)]
* Municipal mergers and neighbors: [http://kommune.eniro.dk/danmarkskort/ Eniro new municipalities map]
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