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Kolding (Danish pronunciation: [ˈkʰʌle̝ŋ]) is a Danish seaport city located at the head of Kolding Fjord in southeast Jutland. 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.
The city is part of the Triangle Region, which includes the neighbouring cities of Fredericia and Vejle. The city was recognized as a "Design City" by UNESCO in 2017.
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For the racehorse, see Kolding (horse). You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in Danish.  (October 2013) Click [show] for important translation instructions. Machine translation, like DeepL or Google Translate, is a useful starting point for translations, but translators must follow the LLM translation guideline, revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate, rather than simply copy-pasting machine-translated text into the English Wikipedia. Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low-quality. If possible, verify the text with references provided in the foreign-language article. You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation. A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing Danish Wikipedia article at [[:da:Kolding]]; see its history for attribution. You may also add the template {{Translated|da|Kolding}} to the talk page. For more guidance, see Wikipedia:Translation. City in DenmarkKoldingCityJutland's last royal castle (Koldinghus) located in the city centre of Kolding Coat of armsKoldingKolding (left center) in DenmarkShow map of DenmarkKoldingKolding (Region of Southern Denmark)Show map of Region of Southern DenmarkCoordinates: 55°29′30″N 9°30′0″E / 55.49167°N 9.50000°E / 55.49167; 9.50000CountryDenmarkRegionSouthern DenmarkMunicipalityKoldingFirst documented1231Government • MayorJakob VilleArea • Urban38.6 km2 (14.9 sq mi)Elevation50 m (160 ft)Population (2026) • Urban63,664 • Urban density1,650/km2 (4,270/sq mi) • Gender 31,475 males and 32,189 femalesDemonym(s)Koldingenser, KoldingerTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code6000Area code(+45) 7Websitewww.kolding.dk Kolding (Danish pronunciation: [ˈkʰʌle̝ŋ]) is a Danish seaport city located at the head of Kolding Fjord in southeast Jutland. 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 96,214 (1 January 2026), the Kolding municipality is the eleventh most populous in Denmark. The city itself has a population of 63,664 (1 January 2026) and is the eighth largest city in Denmark. The city is part of the Triangle Region, which includes the neighbouring cities of Fredericia and Vejle. The city was recognized as a "Design City" by UNESCO in 2017.