Kalmar

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 (797 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Kalmar was a member of Union of the Baltic Cities^[3].
• Kalmar is located in Kalmar Municipality^[4].
• Kalmar is in the country of Sweden^[5].
• Kalmar's instance of is recorded as urban area in Sweden^[6].
• Kalmar's instance of is recorded as Hanseatic city^[7].
• Kalmar's twinned administrative body is recorded as Giresun^[8].
• Kalmar's postal code is recorded as 390 02–398 09^[9].
• Kalmar's Commons category is recorded as Kalmar^[10].
• Kalmar's located in time zone is recorded as Central European Time^[11].
• Kalmar's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00^[12].
• Kalmar's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00^[13].
• Kalmar's local dialing code is recorded as 480^[14].
• 1100 marks the founding of Kalmar^[15].
• Kalmar's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 56.66428611111111, 'lon': 16.365633333333335}^[16].
• Kalmar's significant event is recorded as Siege of Kalmar^[17].
• Kalmar's official website is recorded as https://www.kalmar.se/^[18].
• Kalmar's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Kalmar^[19].
• Kalmar's Commons gallery is recorded as Kalmar^[20].
• Kalmar has a population of {'amount': '+30516'}^[21].
• Kalmar has a population of {'amount': '+32536'}^[22].
• Kalmar has a population of {'amount': '+34918'}^[23].
• Kalmar has a population of {'amount': '+36392'}^[24].
• Kalmar has a population of {'amount': '+38771'}^[25].
• Kalmar has a population of {'amount': '+39403'}^[26].
• Kalmar has a population of {'amount': '+40047'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Kalmar is in the country of Sweden^[5]. Kalmar is located in Kalmar Municipality^[4].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+1844'}^[28], {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+1870'}^[29], {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+1879'}^[30], {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+1872'}^[31], {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+1950'}^[32], and {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+1960'}^[33]. Kalmar sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+8'}^[34]. Population counts include {'amount': '+30516'}^[21], {'amount': '+32536'}^[22], {'amount': '+34918'}^[23], {'amount': '+36392'}^[24], {'amount': '+38771'}^[25], and {'amount': '+39403'}^[26].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include urban area in Sweden^[6] and Hanseatic city^[7].

History and Context

1100 marks the founding of Kalmar^[15].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Kalmar include Kalmar Airport^[35], an airport^[36], in Sweden^[37], founded in 1942^[38].

Why It Matters

Kalmar ranks in the top 1% of urban_area_in_sweden entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (797 views/month).^[2] Kalmar has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[39] Kalmar is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[40]

Entities named for Kalmar include Kalmar Airport^[35], an airport^[36], in Sweden^[37], founded in 1942^[38].