The approved decision on the cooperation of Nikopol with the seventh largest city of Denmark Kolling should be brought to the attention of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine.
Unification of cities: Nikopol establishes friendly relations with the Danish city of Kolling
Nikopol establishes sister relations with Kolling, a city from Denmark. Such a decision was approved by the Nikopol City Council at its first session in 2023.
Nikopol.City journalists got acquainted with the decision of the city council and, remotely, with the city of Kolling, which will become our partner in cultural and economic issues.
The approved decision on the cooperation of Nikopol with the seventh largest city of Denmark Kolling should be brought to the attention of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine and the draft agreement on twinning between the cities should be agreed with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. After agreement, the document must be signed by the mayor of Nikopol Oleksandr Sayuk.
We are communicating with them (representatives of the city of Kolling - author), and we have already confirmed our intentions to be sister cities. What will come of it? Let's put it this way: the fact that they support us, know about us and understand us is already very good. And we will discuss joint work in the process, - the mayor said at the press conference.
The city of Kolling is located in the administrative region of Southern Denmark. Originated in the 12th century as a place of trade with a protected passage to the sea, it is the center of the metallurgical and textile industries.
Kolling is home to many international Danish companies. Together with the towns of Fredercia and Vejle Kolling, it forms an important road and railway hub in western Denmark.
Kolling had the status of a town from the 13th century until 1970, when it was united with the neighboring communes into one Kolling commune, which was further enlarged in 2007. At the beginning of 2023, 94,546 citizens live in Kolling Municipality.
The sights of the city include Koldinghüs Castle, which was built in the 13th century. In 1808, the Castle burned down; reconstructed and modernized until 1990 - it houses the museum of history and culture; is located on a hill above the city.
The historical beauty of the city is the Church of St. Nicholas, originally early Gothic, later significantly rebuilt. The historical network of streets has been partially preserved. Private historical houses of the 17th century are interspersed with modern ones. The city also has a botanical garden with plants from different countries of the world and the House of Camellias, the Trapholt Art Museum. You can watch a virtual tour of Colling in the video.
Ukrainian Wikipedia informs that sister cities, sister cities are cities of different countries between which friendship and cooperation agreements have been concluded for the purpose of exchanging experience in the fields of economy, culture, education, sports, tourism, urban management, etc.
Therefore, our community has the opportunity to be related to the city of the Kingdom of Denmark, one of the countries that founded the European Union in 1993. Cooperation between cities is implemented through the exchange of delegations, art and sports teams, exhibitions, as well as literature, films, and photo materials about the life of cities. No less important is the exchange of experience in urban management, says the interpretation of the sister city status.
In 2018, Nikopol already concluded a sister city agreement with the Canadian city of Lloydminster. The cooperation brought a number of results, which are mentioned in the Report on the work of the international cooperation and development department of the Nikopol City Council for 9 months of 2019:
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