Kalmar

Kalmar (, , ) is a city in the southeast of Sweden, situated by the Baltic Sea. It had 41,388 inhabitants in 2020 and is the seat of Kalmar Municipality. It is also the capital of Kalmar County, which comprises 12 municipalities with a total of 236,399 inhabitants (2015). Kalmar is the third largest urban area in the province and cultural region of Småland.

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Kalmar is a city in southeastern Sweden on the Baltic Sea coast with a population of about 41,000 people, serving as the administrative center for both Kalmar Municipality and Kalmar County. The city is notable as the third-largest urban area in the Småland region and the capital of a county that encompasses 12 municipalities with a combined population of over 236,000 people.

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Settlement.official_name: Kalmar
Settlement.image_skyline: Kalmar collage.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Clockwise from top: aerial view of the Kalmar Cathedral, Kalmar Castle, the old water tower in central Kalmar, Öland Bridge and the water tower in Berga.
Settlement.image_shield: Kalmar kommuns stadsvapen från 2018.svg
Settlement.pushpin_map: Sweden Kalmar#Sweden
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Kalmar Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Kalmar County
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Småland
Settlement.established_title3: Charter
Settlement.established_date3: 1100
Settlement.area_total_km2: 19.50
Settlement.population_as_of: 2020
Settlement.population_total: 41852
Settlement.population_metro: 72098

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Kalmar
Population: 42622
Area: 2047
Elevation: 8
Official website: www.kalmar.se
Image: Kalmar collage.jpg
Dialing code: 480

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Commons category: Kalmar
Commons gallery: Kalmar
postal code: 390 02–398 09
inception: 1100-00-00
native label: Kalmar

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Notable people
Twin towns – sister cities
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From the thirteenth to the seventeenth centuries, Kalmar was one of Sweden's most important cities. Its name was until the second half of the nineteenth century spelled Calmar. Between 1602 and 1913 it was the episcopal see of Kalmar Diocese, with a bishop, and the Kalmar Cathedral from 1702 is an example of classicist architecture. It became a fortified city, with the Kalmar Castle as the center. After the Treaty of Roskilde in 1658, Kalmar's importance diminished, until the industry sector was initiated in the 19th century. The city is home to parts of Linnaeus University.