Karlshamn (municipality)

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Karlshamn municipality
Coat of arms of the municipality of Karlshamn Location of the municipality of Karlshamn
coat of arms Location in Blekinge County
State : Sweden
Province (län): Blekinge län
Historical Province (landskap): Blekinge
Main place: Karlshamn
SCB code: 1082
Residents : 32,473 (December 31, 2019)
Area : 508.6 km² (January 1, 2016)
Population density : 63.8 inhabitants / km²
Website : www.karlshamn.se
List of municipalities in Sweden

Coordinates: 56 ° 10 '  N , 14 ° 52'  E Karlshamn is a municipality ( Swedish commun ) in the Swedish province of Blekinge län and the historic province of Blekinge . The main town of the municipality is Karlshamn .

history

In 1952 the large communities Hällaryd , Asarum and Mörrum were formed, which in 1967 were merged with the city of Karlshamn. Four years before the great community reform of 1971, the community was already established on its current territory.

coat of arms

Description: Divided into gold and green by a wave cut. A black growing red armored and tongued lion holds a black anchor .

places

Web links

Commons : Gemeinde Karlshamn  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

swell

  1. ↑ Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner December 31, 2019 at Statistiska centralbyrån
  2. ↑ Kommunarealer January 1, 2016 at Statistiska centralbyrån (including all inland waters)