Karlshamn
Karlshamn | |
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Main square | |
| Coordinates: 56°10′N 14°51′E / 56.167°N 14.850°E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Province | Blekinge |
| County | Blekinge County |
| Municipality | Karlshamn Municipality |
| Charter | 1664 |
| Area | |
• Total | 13.48 km2 (5.20 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2010) | |
• Total | 19,075 |
| • Density | 1,415/km2 (3,660/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Karlshamn (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈkɑ̂ːɭshamn]) 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.