Karlskrona kommun
County	Blekinge County
Province	Blekinge
Seat	Karlskrona
Area  • Total area  • Land area	109th of 290 1,075.67 km² 1,046.89 km²
Population  • Total	30th of 290 61,844 inh
Density  • Total	84th of 290 59.1 inh/km²
Website	http://www.karlskrona.se/
Area and population as of December 31, 2006

Karlskrona Municipality (Karlskrona kommun) is a municipality in Blekinge County, southern Sweden. It borders to Emmaboda Municipality, Torsås Municipality and Ronneby Municipality. The city of Karlskrona is the seat of the municipality. A county, or län, is an administrative and political subdivision of Sweden. ... Blekinge County, or Blekinge län is a County or län in the south of Sweden. ... The provinces or landskap were the subdivisions of Sweden until 1634, when they were replaced by the counties of Sweden (län). ... Blekinge is the name of a geographical region in Sweden which can refer to: Blechingia, or Blekinge - a historical Province of Sweden Blekinge County, or Blekinge län - a current County of Sweden This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share... Karlskrona is a city in south-eastern Sweden. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... This article is about the physical quantity. ... This is a listing of the municipalities of Sweden by the land area as of 2005. ... This is a listing of the municipalities of Sweden by the population size as of 2005. ... For other uses, see Density (disambiguation). ... This is a listing of the municipalities of Sweden by the population density using the land area, as of 2005. ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos and other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML... The Municipalities or Kommuner represent the local level of self government in Sweden. ... Blekinge County, or Blekinge län is a County or län in the south of Sweden. ... Emmaboda is a Municipality in Kalmar County, in south-eastern Sweden. ... TorsÃ¥s Municipality is a small Municipality in Kalmar County, in south-eastern Sweden. ... Ronneby Municipality, or Ronneby kommun, is a municipality of Blekinge County in southern Sweden. ... Karlskrona is a city in south-eastern Sweden. ...

Like most Swedish municipalities it was created during the municipal reform in the early seventies, combining several earlier local government units of urban and rural type, among them the City of Karlskrona.

Localities

There are 18 urban areas (or localities) in Karlskrona Municipality. The terminology on urban areas in Sweden is notoriously hard to translate to people outside of Scandinavia because they are unique and because some terms are only used for statistical purposes and are not used by laymen. ... The term locality has different meanings in different disciplines: Geography In geography, a locality is a place. ...

In the table the localities are listed according to the size of the population as of December 31, 2005. The municipal seat is in bold characters.

Karlskrona is a city in south-eastern Sweden. ... Hasslö is an island, forming an urban area, in the municipality of Karlskrona, Sweden. ... The islands of Sturkö and Tjurkö () form the Sturkö Parish of the Eastern Hundred, Karlskrona Municipality, Blekinge, Sweden. ...

Parishes

Parishes ordered by city and hundreds: This is a list of cities, towns, and market towns (köpings) in Sweden, that held their town privileges (Stadsprivilegium) by Royal Charter or by being established since ancient times. ... A hundred is an administrative division which historically was used to divide a larger region into smaller geographical units. ...

1. Karlskrona
   • Karlskrona City Parish
   • Royal Karlskrona Admiralty Parish
2. Eastern Hundred
   • Augerum Parish
   • Flymen Parish
   • Jämjö Parish
   • Kristianopel Parish
   • Lösen Parish
   • Ramdala Parish
   • Rödeby Parish
   • Sturkö Parish
   • Torhamn Parish
   • Virserum Parish
3. Medelstad Hundred
   • Aspö Parish
   • Fridlevstad Parish
   • Hasslö Parish
   • Nättraby Parish
   • Sillhövda Parish
   • Tving Parish
   • Hästö

Karlskrona is a city in south-eastern Sweden. ... Bold textThe Royal Admirality Parish, Karlskrona. ... The Eastern Hundred, or Östra härad, was a hundred divided between Blechingia and Smalandia in Sweden. ... The islands of Sturkö and Tjurkö () form the Sturkö Parish of the Eastern Hundred, Karlskrona Municipality, Blekinge, Sweden. ... Medelstad Hundred, or Medelstads härad, was a hundred of Blechingia in Sweden. ...

See also

• Swedish Coast Guard
• Blekinge Institute of Technology
• Swedish National Maritime Museums

Headquarters of the Swedish Coast Guard in Karlskrona. ... The Blekinge Institute of Technology or Blekinge tekniska högskola is a university college located in Karlskrona, Ronneby, and Karlshamn, Sweden. ...

References

• Statistics Sweden

External links

• Karlskrona Municipality - Official site
• Mitt Karlskrona - Swedish Karlskrona city guide
• Coat of arms