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Karlstad

urban area in Karlstad Municipality, Sweden
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Karlstad

Summary

Karlstad is an urban area in Sweden[1]. Karlstad ranks in the top 0.96% of urban_area_in_sweden entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,099 views/month, #14 of 1,464).[2]

Key Facts

  • Karlstad is located in Karlstad Municipality[3].
  • Karlstad is in the country of Sweden[4].
  • Karlstad's instance of is recorded as urban area in Sweden[5].
  • Charles IX of Sweden is named after Karlstad[6].
  • Karlstad's postal code is recorded as 65X XX[7].
  • Karlstad's Commons category is recorded as Karlstad[8].
  • Karlstad's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00[9].
  • Karlstad's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00[10].
  • Karlstad's local dialing code is recorded as 054[11].
  • Karlstad's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 59.387470608451, 'lon': 13.509980287639}[12].
  • Karlstad's significant event is recorded as conflagration[13].
  • Karlstad's official website is recorded as http://www.karlstad.se[14].
  • Karlstad's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Karlstad[15].
  • Karlstad's Commons gallery is recorded as Karlstad[16].
  • Karlstad has a population of {'amount': '+58544'}[17].
  • Karlstad has a population of {'amount': '+62091'}[18].
  • Karlstad has a population of {'amount': '+62797'}[19].
  • Karlstad has a population of {'amount': '+64031'}[20].
  • Karlstad has a population of {'amount': '+65273'}[21].
  • Karlstad has a population of {'amount': '+67122'}[22].
  • Karlstad has a population of {'amount': '+69615'}[23].
  • Karlstad's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[24].
  • Karlstad's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[25].
  • Karlstad's capital of is recorded as Värmland County[26].
  • Karlstad's capital of is recorded as Karlstad Municipality[27].

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Geography

Karlstad is in the country of Sweden[4]. Karlstad is located in Karlstad Municipality[3].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+3031'}[28], {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+3001'}[29], {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+2901'}[30], {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+2833'}[31], {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+3043'}[32], and {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+3144'}[33]. Karlstad sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+64'}[34]. Population counts include {'amount': '+58544'}[17], {'amount': '+62091'}[18], {'amount': '+62797'}[19], {'amount': '+64031'}[20], {'amount': '+65273'}[21], and {'amount': '+67122'}[22].

Designation and Status

Karlstad's instance of is recorded as urban area in Sweden[5].

History and Context

Charles IX of Sweden is named after Karlstad[6].

Why It Matters

Karlstad ranks in the top 0.96% of urban_area_in_sweden entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,099 views/month, #14 of 1,464).[2] Karlstad has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] Karlstad is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

Related Entities

Charles IX of Sweden Redpill Linpro Sweden Wermlandsbanken

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . Localities 2010. wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Tätorter 2015; befolkning 2010–2018, landareal, andel som överlappas av fritidshusområden. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . karlstad.se. Retrieved . karlstad.se. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Localities 2010. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Tätorter 2015; befolkning 2010–2018, landareal, andel som överlappas av fritidshusområden. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Tätorter 2015; befolkning 2010–2018, landareal, andel som överlappas av fritidshusområden. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Tätorter 2015; befolkning 2010–2018, landareal, andel som överlappas av fritidshusområden. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Q88541482. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Statistical localities 2020. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Q131585031. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . Localities 2010. wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . Localities 2010. wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . Tätorter 2015; befolkning 2010–2018, landareal, andel som överlappas av fritidshusområden. wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . Statistiska tätorter 2018 – befolkning, landareal, befolkningstäthet. wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . Statistical localities 2020. wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . Q131585031. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · TalgatSnow · 2026-05-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Category for people buried here → Q49679072
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    Coordinate location → {'lat': 59.387470608451, 'lon': 13.509980287639}
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