Karlshamn

Karlshamn () is a locality and the seat of Karlshamn Municipality in Blekinge County, Sweden. It had 13,576 inhabitants in 2015, out of 31,846 in the municipality.

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Karlshamn is a locality and municipal seat in Blekinge County, Sweden, located in the southern part of the country. With 13,576 inhabitants as of 2015, it is a significant urban center in its region.

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Settlement.official_name: Karlshamn
Settlement.image_skyline: Karlshamntorg1.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Main square
Settlement.image_flag: Flag of Karlshamn.png
Settlement.image_shield: Karlshamn kommunvapen - Riksarkivet Sverige.png
Settlement.pushpin_map: Sweden Blekinge#Sweden
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Sweden
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Karlshamn Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Blekinge County
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Blekinge
Settlement.established_title3: Charter
Settlement.established_date3: 1664
Settlement.area_total_km2: 13.48
Settlement.population_as_of: 31 December 2010

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Official name: Karlshamn
Population: 19966
Area: 1651
Image: Karlshamntorg1.jpg

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Commons category: Karlshamn
Commons gallery: Karlshamn

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History
Climate
Education
Culture
Performing arts
Media
Townplan and architecture
Buildings and structures
Tourism
Sports
Transport
Road
Rail
Port
Notable people from Karlshamn
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Karlshamn () is a locality and the seat of Karlshamn Municipality in Blekinge County, Sweden. It had 13,576 inhabitants in 2015, out of 31,846 in the municipality.

Karlshamn received a Royal Charter and city privileges in 1664, when King Charles X Gustav, in Swedish Karl, realized the strategic location near the Baltic Sea. In 1666 the town was named Karlshamn, meaning ''Karl's Port'' in honour of the Swedish king.