Kristinehamn

Kristinehamn is a locality and the seat of Kristinehamn Municipality, Värmland County, Sweden, with 24,053 inhabitants in 2022.

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Settlement.official_name: Kristinehamn
Settlement.image_skyline: Kristinehamn Montage.jpg
Settlement.pushpin_map: Sweden
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Sweden
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Kristinehamn Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Värmland County
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Värmland
Settlement.area_total_km2: 13.36

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Kristinehamn is a locality and the seat of Kristinehamn Municipality, Värmland County, Sweden, with 24,053 inhabitants in 2022.

== Geography == Kristinehamn is situated by the shores of lake Vänern where the small rivers Varnan and Löt drain into the lake. It has a harbour and is a railroad and road transportation center. Nearby towns include Karlskoga and Karlstad and are located exactly in the middle of Oslo, Stockholm and Gothenburg with 250 km to each of them.