Karlskrona

Karlskrona
Skyline of Karlskrona
Coat of arms
Karlskrona
Coordinates: 56°9′39″N 15°35′10″E / 56.16083°N 15.58611°E / 56.16083; 15.58611
Country	Sweden
Province	Blekinge
County	Blekinge County
Municipality	Karlskrona Municipality
Charter	1680
Area [1]
• City	21.72 km2 (8.39 sq mi)
Elevation	16 m (52 ft)
Population  (31 December 2013)[1]
• City	64 000
• Density	1,621/km2 (4,200/sq mi)
• Metro	62,338
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	371 xx
Area code	(+46) 455
Website	www.karlskrona.se

Karlskrona is a town in the county of Blekinge in Sweden. It is the seat of Karlskrona Municipality. The city name means Karl's Crown in honour of King Karl XI of Sweden.

The city was founded in 1680, when the Royal Swedish Navy was moved from the Stockholm area to Trossö island.

The Naval Port in the city is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.^[2]

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km² 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 10 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
2. ↑ "Karlskrona". www.worldheritagesite.org. Retrieved 7 May 2017.