Karlsborg

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Karlsborg
Karlsborg coat of arms
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Karlsborg
Karlsborg
Localization of Västra Götaland in Sweden
State : Sweden
Province  (län): Västra Götalands län
Historical Province (landskap): Västergötland
Municipality  : Karlsborg
Coordinates : 58 ° 32 '  N , 14 ° 30'  E Coordinates: 58 ° 32 '  N , 14 ° 30'  E
SCB code : 5324
Status: Crime scene
Residents : 3624 (December 31, 2015)
Area : 5.19 km²
Population density : 698 inhabitants / km²
Postal code : 546 01 - 546 95
List of perpetrators in Västra Götaland County
Karlsborg Fortress

Karlsborg is a place in the Swedish province of Västra Götalands län and the historic province of Västergötland . In addition, the place is the main town of the municipality of the same name .

location

The place is mainly on a headland between Lake Vättern and the much smaller Bottensjön .

Karlsborg and the adjacent Tiveden National Park are located in one of Sweden's most charming landscapes. Many small lakes are still in the vicinity.

The next larger towns are Skövde about 40 km west, Mariestad about 45 km northwest, Askersund about 35 km north and Hjo about 20 km south of Karlsborg.

history

Karlsborg was built at the mouth of the Göta Canal in the Vättersee near the Karlsborg fortress , named after the Swedish King Karl XIV. Johann in 1832 , the construction of which began in 1819. Karlsborg was an outspoken garrison town with around 1800 inhabitants around 1900. Even after the fortress was decommissioned in 1925, Karlsborg remained an important garrison town.

Infrastructure

Karlsborg is located on Riksväg 49, which leads from Skövde to Askersund.

In Karlsborg there are some smaller industrial companies, which have settled in the south and north of the place. Many retail stores are located in Karlsborg. With the Carl-Johan School, Karlsborg is a school location for the community.

traffic

A railway connection from Skövde to Karlsborg had existed since July 27, 1876 with the 43 km long Karlsborgbana . The electrification of the single-track line took place in 1937. The tracks are still there.

Passenger traffic was stopped in 1986 and freight traffic at the end of the 1990s. Trafikverket plans to demolish the line (Bandel 541) between Karlsborg and Skövde.

The Tibro – Karlsborg section was officially closed in 2010 and the Skövde – Tibro section followed at the end of 2018. The line has been without maintenance since 2010 and is in poor condition. Thereafter, the plan is to sell the entire site, which can then be used for pedestrian and cycle paths as well as local roads. The demolition is expected to begin in 2022 and be completed in 2023.

There are several bus routes that connect Karlsborg to the surrounding area every weekday.

The Karlsborg Fortress and the location of the town on the Göta Canal were important for the development of the town as a tourist destination.

Personalities

Individual evidence

  1. a b Statistiska centralbyrån : Land area per Tatort, folkmängd and invånare per square kilometer. Vart femte år 1960 - 2015 (database query)
  2. Rivning av Karlsborgsbanan, volume 541. In: trafikverket.se. Retrieved August 8, 2020 (Swedish).

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