Kalmar

city in Kalmar Municipality, Sweden
Place urban_area_in_sweden Q26345
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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 (260 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 image is recorded as Kalmar collage.jpg[6].
  • Kalmar's instance of is recorded as urban area in Sweden[7].
  • Kalmar's instance of is recorded as Hanseatic city[8].
  • Kalmar's twinned administrative body is recorded as Giresun[9].
  • Kalmar's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 155926140[10].
  • Kalmar's GND ID is recorded as 4109969-2[11].
  • Kalmar's locator map image is recorded as Sweden Kalmar location map.svg[12].
  • Kalmar's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n79059227[13].
  • Kalmar's postal code is recorded as 390 02–398 09[14].
  • Kalmar's Commons category is recorded as Kalmar[15].
  • Kalmar's located in time zone is recorded as Central European Time[16].
  • Kalmar's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00[17].
  • Kalmar's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00[18].
  • Kalmar's local dialing code is recorded as 480[19].
  • +1100-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Kalmar[20].
  • Kalmar's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 56.66428611111111, 'lon': 16.365633333333335}[21].
  • Kalmar's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03zv8k[22].
  • Kalmar's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ge1105881[23].
  • Kalmar's Swedish urban area code is recorded as T2280[24].
  • Kalmar's significant event is recorded as Siege of Kalmar[25].
  • Kalmar's official website is recorded as https://www.kalmar.se/[26].
  • Kalmar's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Kalmar[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's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+8'}[34]. Population counts include {'amount': '+30516'}[35], {'amount': '+32536'}[36], {'amount': '+34918'}[37], {'amount': '+36392'}[38], {'amount': '+38771'}[39], and {'amount': '+39403'}[40].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include urban area in Sweden[7] and Hanseatic city[8].

History and Context

+1100-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Kalmar[20].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Kalmar include Kalmar Airport[41], an airport[42], in Sweden[43], founded in 1942[44].

Why It Matters

Kalmar ranks in the top 1% of urban_area_in_sweden entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (260 views/month).[2] Kalmar has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] Kalmar is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]

Entities named for Kalmar include Kalmar Airport[41], an airport[42], in Sweden[43], founded in 1942[44].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . Tätorter 2015; befolkning 2010–2018, landareal, andel som överlappas av fritidshusområden. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . Localities 2010. wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . geopostcodes.com. geopostcodes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] . ubc.net. Retrieved . ubc.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Tätorter 2015; befolkning 2010–2018, landareal, andel som överlappas av fritidshusområden. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . scb.se. Retrieved . scb.se. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [35] . Census 1960. wikidata.org.
  27. [36] . Population and housing census in 1965. wikidata.org.
  28. [37] . Population and Housing Census 1970, Part 2. Population in localities. wikidata.org.
  29. [38] . scb.se. scb.se. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [39] . Tätorter 2015; befolkning 2010–2018, landareal, andel som överlappas av fritidshusområden. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [40] . Tätorter 2015; befolkning 2010–2018, landareal, andel som överlappas av fritidshusområden. wikidata.org.
  32. [34] . wikidata.org.
  33. [28] . Statistical database, Land area by localities, population and population density per sq. km. Every fifth year 1960 - 2015. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [29] . Statistical database, Land area by localities, population and population density per sq. km. Every fifth year 1960 - 2015. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  35. [30] . Statistical database, Land area by localities, population and population density per sq. km. Every fifth year 1960 - 2015. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  36. [31] . Statistical database, Land area by localities, population and population density per sq. km. Every fifth year 1960 - 2015. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  37. [32] . Statistical database, Land area by localities, population and population density per sq. km. Every fifth year 1960 - 2015. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  38. [33] . Tätorter 2015; befolkning 2010–2018, landareal, andel som överlappas av fritidshusområden. wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [41] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [45] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [46] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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