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Karlshamn
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 Bleking in Sweden; Karlshamn in  |
City arms Image:Karlshamn.png |
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| 56° 10´ N 14° 51´ E | ||
| Charter | City (1664) | |
| Municipality | Karlshamn Municipality | |
| County | Blekinge County | |
| Province | Blekinge | |
| Population | 18,392 (2000) | |
Karlshamn is a Swedish city in Blekinge in southern Sweden. It has 19,000 inhabitants, and 31,000 in the municipal area.
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Karlshamn received a Royal Charter and city privileges in 1664, when King Charles X Gustav realized the strategic location near the Baltic Sea and the rivalling Danish troops there. In 1666 the town changed its name from Bodekull to Karlshamn, literally Karl's Port.
On the waterfront area there are resident swans in the ocean water. Sound levels in the city center vary from 59 to 67 dBA mostly as a result of street noise (C. Michael Hogan, ´´Environmental study of Karlshamn centrum´´, published by Lumina, July 19, 2003).
On the small island in the harbour inlet, the King had constructed a citadel to defend the city.
Good transportations are provided by the European route E22.
In Karlshamn, there is also the Gungvalamasten, a 335 metre tall guyed mast for FM- and TV-transmission, which is together with three other guyed masts of same height the tallest structure of Sweden.
- Karlshamn Municipality
- Mitt Karlshamn Local news, weather forecast, events and TV-guide.
Karlshamn is one of 134 towns with the historical City status in Sweden.