UNESCO World Heritage Site

Naval Port of Karlskrona

Naval Port of Karlskrona is a cultural UNESCO World Heritage Site in Sweden, inscribed in 1998.

Karlskrona is an outstanding example of a late-17th-century European planned naval city. The original plan and many of the buildings have survived intact, along with installations that illustrate its subsequent development up to the present day.

Karlskrona is an outstanding example of a late-17th-century European planned naval city. The original plan and many of the buildings have survived intact, along with installations that illustrate its subsequent development up to the present day.

Country
Sweden
Region
Europe
Category
Cultural
Inscribed
1998
UNESCO reference
871
Area
320.417 ha

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