Kolding Municipality (Denmark)

Kolding Kommune (Syddanmark Region)

Last modified: 2025-10-18 by klaus-michael schneider
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• Introduction to Kolding Municipality
• Logo Flag Versions
• Flag reported 2007
• Coat of Arms
• Coat of Arms (Logo Version)

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Introduction to Kolding Municipality

"Kolding is a Danish seaport (est. in 1843) located at the head of Kolding Fjord in Region Syddanmark (English: Region of Southern Denmark). Kolding is mentioned for the first time in King Valdemar´s Journals of 1231. How long the city has existed before this time, we do not know yet. Archaeological studies have shown layers from the latter half of the 1100s."
It has received several additions of other towns and municipalities or parts of them as follows in 1970 Dalby;, in 2007 Lunderskov, which had in 1970 incorporated Jordrup, Lejrskov and Skanderup; furthermore Vamdrup, which had in 1970 incorporated Hjarup and Ødis) and Christiansfeld which had in 1970 incorporated Aller, Bjerning, Fjelstrup, Frørup, Hejls, Hjerndrup, Stepping, Taps, Tyrstrup and Vejstrup.
Source: Ralf Hartemink´s website
Ralf Hartemink also displays coats of arms of some of the incorporated entities as follows:

Christiansfeld
Dalby
Tyrstrup
Lunderskov
Vamdrup

For further information click: Kolding and Kolding Kommun (1970-2006)
Esteban Rivera, 7 Sep 2018

Logo Flag Versions

located by Valentin Poposki, 11 Sep 2012

located by Valentin Poposki, 11 Sep 2012

located by Valentin Poposki, 11 Sep 2012

Source: obsolete link http://www.kolding.dk/dataredir/0053302.asp?sid=19725&uid=19737

Google translation:

For a municipally used flag, the charge is combined with the name Kolding. The relationship between height and width must match the national flag. Some flags are produced in the size 200 by 240cm, which is a standard format of the flag. There are specific rules for the placement of the logo and shield.
Flags can be made red with white drawings and text, or white with red drawing and black text as shown.
The flag at top and the banner of logo version arms (see left image above) can be used in municipal buildings on special occasions. The white flag with red wing and black inscription (see central image above) and the red flag with white wing and white inscription (see right image above), where authorised in Technical Management, be applied more generally in Kolding at major public events.

The stylised and modernised version of the coat of arms that Valentin Poposki mentions in the four flag variants, vectorised version for WIKIPEDIA by user Erik Frohne is seen here.

From Danish WIKIPEDIA (translated into English, with annotations in brackets):

This (above mentioned) seal (old coat of arms here) was approved by the Indenrigsministeriet (English: Ministry of the Interior) (currently the Social- og Indenrigsministeriet) (English: Ministry of Social Affairs and the Interior), on 11 June 1988 and registered on 12 October 1988 by the "Patent- og Varemærkestyrelsen" (English: Patent and Trademark Office). It is also approved by the archives and is considered one of Denmark´s oldest and can be used by the municipality on special occasions. For a number of years, the seal has served as the city´s brand, but is now used for representative purposes only. The seal usually appears in white drawing on the red bottom.
The municipal coat of arms and logo (old logo) (see here) of the city is based on the heraldic elements found in the city seal from 1421. The arms include an eagle, a lily, a rock and waves. The coat of arms usually appears in white red-bottom drawing. It is also also available in a round version. The bi logo (wing) only represents the wings from the eagle and can, for example, used for decorative purposes.

Flag reported 2007

It is a plain white flag with the logo version of the coat of arms in the centre.
Source: I spotted this flag on 25 July 2007 in front of Kolding town hall
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 8 Nov 2007

Coat of Arms

Shield Azure a sinister facing eagle Argent on top of a rock Gules emerging from waves Argent in base, at sinister emerging from the waves a natural lily Vert blossomed Gules.
Meaning:
Those arms were in use until 2007. They and the current logo version as well are based on local seals since 1250. There is not much known about its origin. It has been assumed that the arms are derived from the St. Knuds Guild, also known as the parrot-guild, who used a lily as its symbol. Thus the bird might have been a parrot in the beginning.
Source: Ralf Hartemink´s webpage based on

Coat of Arms (Logo Version)

In a red shield are white charges. On the dexter side is an eagle with spread wings facing the other side where a flower is depicted. The eagle stands upon a stone above from three waves.
Source: I spotted this logo on flag on 25 July 2007 in front of Kolding town hall
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 8 Nov 2007

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