Naval City of Karlskrona
Also known as Karlskrona Naval City, Naval Port of Karlskrona
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (ii), (iv).
Region
Europe and North America
Sweden
Inscribed
1998
List reference
871
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Naval City of Karlskrona is about 90 km south-east of Växjö. The nearest other World Heritage site is Southern Öland, about 70 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Karlskrona · about 35,000 peopleabout 18 km west
- Kalmar · about 35,000 peopleabout 75 km north-east
- Kristianstad · about 32,000 peopleabout 90 km west
- Växjö · about 60,000 peopleabout 90 km north-west
- Malmö · about 269,000 peopleabout 170 km west
- Halmstad · about 56,000 peopleabout 180 km west
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
SwedenCultural68 km away
DenmarkCultural184 km away
DenmarkCultural202 km away
DenmarkNatural219 km away
SwedenCultural221 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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