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Karlsborg (, outdatedly ) is a locality and the seat of Karlsborg Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 3,551 inhabitants in 2010. This garrison town lies at the shore of lake Vättern in Västergötland.

Key facts

Settlement.official_name
Karlsborg
Settlement.image_skyline
Karlsborg, den 9 juni 2006, Fästningskyrkan vid Befälsgatan.JPG
Settlement.image_caption
The garrison church in Karlsborg (9 June 2006)
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Sweden Västra Götaland#Sweden
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
Sweden
Settlement.subdivision_type3
Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name3
Karlsborg Municipality
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County
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Västra Götaland County
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Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Västergötland
Settlement.area_total_km2
5.40
Settlement.population_as_of
31 December 2010
Settlement.population_total
3,551
Settlement.population_density_km2
657
Settlement.timezone
CET
Settlement.utc_offset
+1

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
town
Official name
Karlsborg
Country
Sweden
Population
3876
Area
526
Time zone
UTC+02:00
Official website
www.karlsborg.se
Image
Karlsborg, den 9 juni 2006, Fästningskyrkan vid Befälsgatan.JPG
Dialing code
0505
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Commons category
Karlsborg
postal code
54601–54695
P8168
ATP
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Karlsborg (, outdatedly ) is a locality and the seat of Karlsborg Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 3,551 inhabitants in 2010. This garrison town lies at the shore of lake Vättern in Västergötland.

==History== The town of Karlsborg was established and grew due to the construction of Karlsborg Fortress, during the 19th century. According to the principles of a central defense, the fortress was designated as the reserve capital of Sweden in the event of war.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Karlsborg” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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