Kolding municipality

Kolding municipality is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Vejle County on the east coast of the Jutland peninsula in southeast Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 239 km², and has a total population of 63,583 (2005). Its mayor is Per Bødker Andersen, a member of the Social Democrats (Socialdemokraterne) political party.

Related Topics:
Danish - Kommune - Vejle County - Jutland - Denmark - Km² - Social Democrats - Political party

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The main city and the site of its municipal council is the seaport city of Kolding, the sixth largest city in Denmark.

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Seaport - Kolding

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Neighboring municipalities are Fredericia and Børkop to the northeast, Vejle to the north, Egtved, Lunderskov, and Vamdrup to the west, and Christiansfeld to the south. 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 of Funen in this area, where the two lie very close to each other, often less than 1.5 km apart. Snævringen is an extension of the Kattegat, and begins near the cities of Fredericia and Middelfart, north and east of Kolding municipality. As Snævringen broadens it becomes Bredningen, which opens out into the Little 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 of Fænø lies in Snævringen between Kolding and Middelfart.

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Fredericia - Børkop - Vejle - Egtved - Lunderskov - Vamdrup - Christiansfeld - Strait - Funen - Kattegat - Fredericia - Middelfart - Little Belt - Middelfart - Fænø

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Leading directly into the city of Kolding from Snævringen are the waters of Kolding Fjord.

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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.

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Old Little Belt Bridge - New Little Belt Bridge

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By January 1, 2007 Kolding municipality municipality will cease to exist as the result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007). It will be merged with existing Christiansfeld, Lunderskov, and Vamdrup municipalities to form the new New Kolding municipality. This will create a municipality with an area of 640 km² and a total population of 86,102 (2005). The new municipality will belong to the new Region Syddanmark ("South Denmark Region").

Related Topics:
2007 - ''Kommunalreformen'' ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007) - Christiansfeld - Lunderskov - Vamdrup - New Kolding municipality - Km² - Region Syddanmark

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