Karlskrona
urban area in Karlskrona Municipality, Sweden
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Summary
Karlskrona is an urban area in Sweden[1]. Karlskrona ranks in the top 2% of urban area in sweden entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,558 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: Organization of World Heritage Cities[3], Union of the Baltic Cities[4]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Karlskrona Municipality[5]
- Country: Sweden[6]
- Instance of: municipality seat[7]
- Named after: Charles XI of Sweden[8]
- Twinned administrative body: Hillerød[9], Ólafsfjörður[10], Klaipėda[11], Gdynia[12], Rostock[13]
- Postal code: 371 xx[14]
- Commons category: Karlskrona[15]
- Located in time zone: UTC+01:00[16], UTC+02:00[17]
- Local dialing code: 0455[18]
- Inception: January 1, 1680[19]
- Official website: http://www.karlskrona.se/[20]
- Topic's main category: Category:Karlskrona[21]
- Commons gallery: Karlskrona[22]
- Population: 35,212[23], 37,172[24], 37,277[25], 37,165[26], 37,174[27], 37,166[28], 36,904[29], 36,423[30]
- Described by source: Sytin Military Encyclopedia[31], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[32], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[33], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[34], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[35], Meyer’s Universum, Sechster Band[36]
- Capital of: Blekinge County[37], Karlskrona Municipality[38], Region Blekinge[39], Karlskrona Town[40]
- Official name: Karlskrona[41]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Karlskrona[42]
- Category for people who died here: Q32399525[43]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Karlskrona[44]
- Elevation above sea level: 16 m[45]
- Area: 2172.38 ha[46], 2100 ha[47], 2121 ha[48], 2138 ha[49], 2203 ha[50]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Karlskrona[51]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Karlskrona include HSwMS Carlskrona[52], a minelayer[53].
Why It Matters
Karlskrona has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[54] Karlskrona is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[55]
Entities named for Karlskrona include HSwMS Carlskrona[52], a minelayer[53].