Karlshamn

Karlshamn
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Karlshamn Location within Blekinge Karlshamn Location within Sweden
Coordinates: 56°10′N 14°51′E
Country	Sweden
Province	Blekinge
County	Blekinge County
Municipality	Karlshamn Municipality
Charter	1664
Area
• Total	13.48 km2 (5.20 sq mi)
Population  (31 December 2010)
• Total	19,075
• Density	1,415/km2 (3,660/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

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Karlshamn (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈkɑ̂ːɭshamn]) is a locality and the seat of Karlshamn Municipality in Blekinge County, Sweden. It had 13,576 inhabitants in 2015, out of 31,846 in the municipality.

Karlshamn received a Royal Charter and city privileges in 1664, when King Charles X Gustav, in Swedish Karl, realized the strategic location near the Baltic Sea. In 1666 the town was named Karlshamn, meaning Karl's Port in honour of the Swedish king.