Karlskrona

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 (1,147 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Karlskrona was a member of Organization of World Heritage Cities^[3].
• Karlskrona was a member of Union of the Baltic Cities^[4].
• Karlskrona is located in Karlskrona Municipality^[5].
• Karlskrona is in the country of Sweden^[6].
• Karlskrona's instance of is recorded as urban area in Sweden^[7].
• Karlskrona's instance of is recorded as municipality seat^[8].
• Charles XI of Sweden is named after Karlskrona^[9].
• Karlskrona's twinned administrative body is recorded as Hillerød^[10].
• Karlskrona's twinned administrative body is recorded as Ólafsfjörður^[11].
• Karlskrona's twinned administrative body is recorded as Klaipėda^[12].
• Karlskrona's twinned administrative body is recorded as Gdynia^[13].
• Karlskrona's twinned administrative body is recorded as Rostock^[14].
• Karlskrona's postal code is recorded as 371 xx^[15].
• Karlskrona's Commons category is recorded as Karlskrona^[16].
• Karlskrona's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00^[17].
• Karlskrona's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00^[18].
• Karlskrona's local dialing code is recorded as 0455^[19].
• January 1, 1680 marks the founding of Karlskrona^[20].
• Karlskrona's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 56.192210153547, 'lon': 15.630841782333}^[21].
• Karlskrona's official website is recorded as http://www.karlskrona.se/^[22].
• Karlskrona's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Karlskrona^[23].
• Karlskrona's Commons gallery is recorded as Karlskrona^[24].
• Karlskrona has a population of {'amount': '+35212'}^[25].
• Karlskrona has a population of {'amount': '+37172'}^[26].
• Karlskrona has a population of {'amount': '+37277'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Karlskrona is in the country of Sweden^[6]. Karlskrona is located in Karlskrona Municipality^[5].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+2172.38'}^[28], {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+2100'}^[29], {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+2121'}^[30], {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+2138'}^[31], and {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+2203'}^[32]. Karlskrona sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+16'}^[33]. Population counts include {'amount': '+35212'}^[25], {'amount': '+37172'}^[26], {'amount': '+37277'}^[27], {'amount': '+37165'}^[34], {'amount': '+37174'}^[35], and {'amount': '+37166'}^[36].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include urban area in Sweden^[7] and municipality seat^[8].

History and Context

January 1, 1680 marks the founding of Karlskrona^[20]. Charles XI of Sweden is named after Karlskrona^[9].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Karlskrona include HSwMS Carlskrona^[37], a minelayer^[38].

Why It Matters

Karlskrona ranks in the top 2% of urban_area_in_sweden entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,147 views/month).^[2] Karlskrona has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[39] Karlskrona is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[40]

Entities named for Karlskrona include HSwMS Carlskrona^[37], a minelayer^[38].