Karlskrona

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Karlskrona is a historic Swedish coastal city and naval base known for its well-preserved maritime architecture and UNESCO-listed naval port.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site
city
municipal seat
coordinateLocation 56.161°N 15.586°E
country Sweden
foundedBy Charles XI of Sweden
hasCityRights true
hasClimate oceanic climate
hasFunction administrative center
naval port
hasLandmark Admiralty Church (Amiralitetskyrkan Ulrica Pia)
Bastion Aurora
Björkholmen wooden houses district
Drotten Fortress (Drottningskär Citadel on Aspö)
Fredrikskyrkan (Frederick’s Church)
Karlskrona Naval Base
linked to: Karlskrona

Kungsholmen Fortress
Naval Museum (Marinmuseum)
Polhem Dock (Polhemsdockan)
Ropewalk (Repslagarbanan)
Stortorget (main square)
Stumholmen island
Trinity Church (Trefaldighetskyrkan)
Trossö island
hasPortType commercial port
naval port
heritageCriteria UNESCO cultural site
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
heritageSiteName Naval Port of Karlskrona
linked to: Karlskrona
inception 1680
isCapitalOf Blekinge County
linked to: Blekinge
isCoastalCity true
isNavalBase true
isTouristDestination true
locatedIn Blekinge County
linked to: Blekinge

Blekinge Province
linked to: Blekinge
locatedOn Trossö and surrounding islands
locatedOnBodyOfWater Baltic Sea
notableFor historic naval installations
planned baroque naval city layout
well-preserved maritime architecture
officialLanguage Swedish
partOf Karlskrona Municipality
linked to: Karlskrona
primaryMilitaryBranch Swedish Navy
replaced Karlskrona naval base replaced the naval base in Stockholm as Sweden’s main naval base
linked to: Karlskrona
timezone CET
timezoneDST CEST
UNESCOInscriptionYear 1998
urbanPlanningStyle baroque grid plan

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Vega expedition departurePort Karlskrona
Saab Kockums operatesShipyard Karlskrona shipyard
linked to: Karlskrona
Saab Kockums basedInCity Karlskrona
Kalmar locatedNorthOf Karlskrona
Blekinge capital Karlskrona
Blekinge largestCity Karlskrona
Blekinge containsCity Karlskrona
Blekinge hasNavalBase Karlskrona naval base
linked to: Karlskrona
Blekinge hasCountySeat Karlskrona
Swedish Navy garrison Karlskrona
Götaland containsCity Karlskrona
Karlskrona heritageSiteName Naval Port of Karlskrona
linked to: Karlskrona
Karlskrona replaced Karlskrona naval base replaced the naval base in Stockholm as Sweden’s main naval base
linked to: Karlskrona
Karlskrona partOf Karlskrona Municipality
linked to: Karlskrona
Karlskrona hasLandmark Karlskrona Naval Base
linked to: Karlskrona
World Heritage Sites in Sweden hasMember Naval Port of Karlskrona
linked to: Karlskrona
Naval Port of Karlskrona locatedIn Karlskrona
subject linked to: World Heritage Sites in Sweden
Kockums AB locatedIn Karlskrona