Kalmar
city in Kalmar Municipality, Sweden
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Summary
Kalmar is an urban area in Sweden[1]. Kalmar ranks in the top 1% of urban area in sweden entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,226 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: Union of the Baltic Cities[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Kalmar Municipality[4]
- Country: Sweden[5]
- Instance of: Hanseatic city[6]
- Twinned administrative body: Giresun[7]
- Postal code: 390 02–398 09[8]
- Commons category: Kalmar[9]
- Located in time zone: Central European Time[10], UTC+01:00[11], UTC+02:00[12]
- Local dialing code: 480[13]
- Inception: 1100[14]
- Significant event: Siege of Kalmar[15]
- Official website: https://www.kalmar.se/[16]
- Topic's main category: Category:Kalmar[17]
- Commons gallery: Kalmar[18]
- Population: 30,516[19], 32,536[20], 34,918[21], 36,392[22], 38,771[23], 39,403[24], 40,047[25], 40,434[26], 41,110[27], 41,388[28], 41,852[29], 42,622[30]
- Described by source: The Nuttall Encyclopædia[31], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[32]
- Capital of: Kalmar County[33], Kalmar Municipality[34], Region Kalmar County[35]
- Official name: Kalmar[36]
- Category for people born here: Q8055979[37]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Kalmar[38]
- Native label: Kalmar[39]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Kalmar[40]
- Different from: Kalmar[41]
- Elevation above sea level: 8 m[42]
- Area: 1844 ha[43], 1870 ha[44], 1879 ha[45], 1872 ha[46], 1950 ha[47], 1960 ha[48], 1998 ha[49], 2052 ha[50], 2047 ha[51]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Kalmar include Kalmar Airport[52], an air base[53], in Sweden[54], founded in 1942[55].
Why It Matters
Kalmar has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[56] Kalmar is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[57]
Entities named for Kalmar include Kalmar Airport[52], an air base[53], in Sweden[54], founded in 1942[55].