Karlstad

Karlstad (, ) is the 20th-largest city in Sweden, the seat of Karlstad Municipality, the capital of Värmland County, and the largest city in the province Värmland in Sweden. The city proper had 67,122 inhabitants in 2020 with 97,233 inhabitants in the wider municipality in 2023, and is the 21st largest municipality in Sweden. Karlstad has a university and a cathedral.

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Karlstad is a city in central Sweden with about 67,000 residents that serves as the capital of Värmland County and hosts a university and cathedral. As Sweden's 20th-largest city, it functions as an important regional center for the surrounding Värmland province.

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Settlement.official_name: Karlstad
Settlement.image_shield: Karlstad vapen.svg
Settlement.nicknames: City of the Sun, Sun city
Settlement.pushpin_map: Sweden Värmland#Sweden
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Värmland
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Värmland County
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Karlstad Municipality
Settlement.founder: King Charles IX
Settlement.leader_title: Chairman of the Executive Board
Settlement.leader_name: Linda Larsson
Settlement.area_total_km2: 30.31
Settlement.elevation_m: 64
Settlement.population_total: 67122
Settlement.population_as_of: 2020 (city); 2015 (metro)

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: urban area in Sweden
Named after: Charles IX of Sweden
Official name: Karlstad
Country: Sweden
Located in: Värmland
Population: 69615
Area: 3144
Elevation: 64
Time zone: UTC+02:00
Capital of: Karlstad Municipality
Official website: www.karlstad.se
Image: Karlstad Montage.jpg
Dialing code: 054
Significant event: conflagration

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Commons category: Karlstad
topic's main category: Category:Karlstad
category for people born here: Category:Births in Karlstad
category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Karlstad
category of associated people: Category:People from Karlstad
Commons gallery: Karlstad
native label: Karlstad
postal code: 65X XX
described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
different from: Karlstad

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

History
Demographics
Language
Religion
Education
Media
Sports and recreation
Winter sports
Summer sports
Public facilities
Economy
Climate
Notable residents
Twin towns – sister cities
Image gallery
See also
References
External links

In recent years, Karlstad has started seeing big growth with many new buildings, for example the new apartment complexes around Orrholmen and Tullholmen, hosting a brand new Coop store and a 17 story high rise apartment which was finished in late 2022.

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