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Kolding (inhabited place) |
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| Lat: 55 29 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 55.4833 decimal degrees |
| Long: 009 30 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 9.5000 decimal degrees |
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Note: Kolding is a town located at head of Kolding Fjord, north of Haderslev in the eastern Jutland of Denmark. The settlement was founded in 1321 to protect the Danish frontier, forming around the 1248 royal castle. It is noted for the 13th-century church of St. Nicholas, damaged by fire in 1808 but now partly restored; it is one of the oldest churches in Denmark. The modern town is a railway and export center with industries including the manufacture of textiles, cement, and machinery, and shipbuilding. The 2004 population estimate was 54,400. |
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Kolding (inhabited place) (P) |
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documented in 10th century, granted town rights in 1321 |
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| seaport (C) |
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produces machinery, cement, and textiles |
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noted as site of Danish victory over Swedes in 1644 & of Danish defeat by Schleswig-Holstein in 1849, and several other dates between the 13th and 19th centuries |
| frontier settlement (H) |
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