Karlskrona

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Karlskrona is a historic Swedish coastal city and naval base known for its well-preserved maritime architecture and UNESCO-listed naval port.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site
city
municipal seat
coordinateLocation 56.161°N 15.586°E
country Sweden
foundedBy Charles XI of Sweden
hasCityRights true
hasClimate oceanic climate
hasFunction administrative center
naval port
hasLandmark Admiralty Church (Amiralitetskyrkan Ulrica Pia)
Bastion Aurora
Björkholmen wooden houses district
Drotten Fortress (Drottningskär Citadel on Aspö)
Fredrikskyrkan (Frederick’s Church)
Karlskrona self-linksurface differs
surface form: Karlskrona Naval Base

Kungsholmen Fortress
Naval Museum (Marinmuseum)
Polhem Dock (Polhemsdockan)
Ropewalk (Repslagarbanan)
Stortorget (main square)
Stumholmen island
Trinity Church (Trefaldighetskyrkan)
Trossö island
hasPortType commercial port
naval port
heritageCriteria UNESCO World Heritage Site
surface form: UNESCO cultural site
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
heritageSiteName Karlskrona self-linksurface differs
surface form: Naval Port of Karlskrona
inception 1680
isCapitalOf Blekinge
surface form: Blekinge County
isCoastalCity true
isNavalBase true
isTouristDestination true
locatedIn Blekinge
surface form: Blekinge County

Blekinge
surface form: Blekinge Province
locatedOn Trossö and surrounding islands
locatedOnBodyOfWater Baltic Sea
notableFor historic naval installations
planned baroque naval city layout
well-preserved maritime architecture
officialLanguage Swedish
partOf Karlskrona self-linksurface differs
surface form: Karlskrona Municipality
primaryMilitaryBranch Swedish Navy
replaced Karlskrona self-linksurface differs
surface form: Karlskrona naval base replaced the naval base in Stockholm as Sweden’s main naval base
timezone CET
timezoneDST CEST
UNESCOInscriptionYear 1998
urbanPlanningStyle baroque grid plan

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Vega expedition departurePort Karlskrona
Saab Kockums operatesShipyard Karlskrona
this entity surface form: Karlskrona shipyard
Saab Kockums basedInCity Karlskrona
Kalmar locatedNorthOf Karlskrona
Blekinge capital Karlskrona
Blekinge largestCity Karlskrona
Blekinge containsCity Karlskrona
Blekinge hasNavalBase Karlskrona
this entity surface form: Karlskrona naval base
Blekinge hasCountySeat Karlskrona
Swedish Navy garrison Karlskrona
Götaland containsCity Karlskrona
Karlskrona heritageSiteName Karlskrona self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Naval Port of Karlskrona
Karlskrona replaced Karlskrona self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Karlskrona naval base replaced the naval base in Stockholm as Sweden’s main naval base
Karlskrona partOf Karlskrona self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Karlskrona Municipality
Karlskrona hasLandmark Karlskrona self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Karlskrona Naval Base
World Heritage Sites in Sweden hasMember Karlskrona
this entity surface form: Naval Port of Karlskrona
World Heritage Sites in Sweden locatedIn Karlskrona
subject surface form: Naval Port of Karlskrona
Kockums AB locatedIn Karlskrona