Karlshamn is a locality and the seat of Karlshamn Municipality in Blekinge County, Sweden with 18,768 inhabitants in 2005.
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 was named Karlshamn, meaning Karl's Port in honour of the Swedish king.
Karlshamn is a part of the province Blekinge, known as "...
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Karlshamn is a locality and the seat of Karlshamn Municipality in Blekinge County, Sweden with 18,768 inhabitants in 2005.
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 was named Karlshamn, meaning Karl's Port in honour of the Swedish king.
Karlshamn is a part of the province Blekinge, known as "the garden of Sweden". It borders the Baltic sea in the south, other municipalities around, namely Sölvesborg in the west, Olofström in the northwest, Tingsryd in the north and Ronneby in the east. The municipality bears its name after the main town Karlshamn, located on N 56 10'12 ,E 14 51'47. The total municipal area is 511,08 km² of which land is 491,33 km² and water is 19,75 km².
Danish period
At the outlet of the stream "Mieån" was found a harbour and fishing village "Bodekull" and a farm "Bodetorp". In the lower parts of "Mörrumsån" was...
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