Karlstad
urban area in Karlstad Municipality, Sweden
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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 (1,720 views/month, #14 of 1,464).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Karlstad Municipality[3]
- Country: Sweden[4]
- Named after: Charles IX of Sweden[5]
- Postal code: 65X XX[6]
- Commons category: Karlstad[7]
- Located in time zone: UTC+01:00[8], UTC+02:00[9]
- Local dialing code: 054[10]
- Significant event: conflagration[11]
- Official website: http://www.karlstad.se[12]
- Topic's main category: Category:Karlstad[13]
- Commons gallery: Karlstad[14]
- Population: 58,544[15], 62,091[16], 62,797[17], 64,031[18], 65,273[19], 67,122[20], 69,615[21]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[22], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[23]
- Capital of: Värmland County[24], Karlstad Municipality[25]
- Official name: Karlstad[26]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Karlstad[27]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Karlstad[28]
- Native label: Karlstad[29]
- Category for people buried here: Q49679072[30]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Karlstad[31]
- Different from: Karlstad[32]
- Elevation above sea level: 64 m[33]
- Area: 3031 ha[34], 3001 ha[35], 2901 ha[36], 2833 ha[37], 3043 ha[38], 3144 ha[39]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Karlstad[40]
Why It Matters
Karlstad has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] Karlstad is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]