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and the fact that Karlskrona VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
is such a well-preserved
example of a late-17th-century Practical Information
planned naval base, that has Blekinge. * 64,000.
earned the town its World n Stortorget 2, 0455-30 34 90.
Heritage Site status. Karlskrona ( Leaf Market (Thu before
was a model for other naval Midsummer).
bases throughout Europe ∑ visitkarlskrona.se
in the 18th century. Transport
Close to the entrance to the ~ 25 km W of centre.
old shipyard, Högvakten, is @ Järnvägsstationsgatan.
Amiralitetskyrkan (the Admiralty g Verkö (Gdynia).
The “Old Man” Rosenbom poor-box outside church). Consecrated in 1685,
Amiralitetskyrkan it is Sweden’s largest wooden
church. In front of the church fortifications that included the
up on the islands of is a replica of the Gubben “Old Drottningskär citadel, towers
Lindholmen, Söderstjärna and Man” Rosenbom poor-box. and powder magazines.
Stumholmen. The only way to Today’s high-tech shipyard,
see this vast naval harbour and Karlskronavarvet, run by
its many 18th-century buildings Kockums, is not open to the
and workshops is to take a public, but new vessels can
guided tour. Among the most often be seen along the quay.
interesting sights in Gamla
Örlogsvarvet are the 300-m P Kungsholm Fortress
(984-ft) long Rope Walk, where Tel 0455-30 34 90. 8 book via the
the rigging for the fleet was tourist office.
manufactured, the Wasa Located on a tiny island in the
Shed and Polhem Dock on Blekinge archipelago, this
Lindholmen and Five-finger remarkable circular fortress
Dock and the Old Mast Crane has guarded the entrance to
in the western part of the Karlskrona from the sea for
shipyard. It is the existence more than 300 years. It was The magnificent circular harbour at
of buildings such as these, part of a vast complex of Kungsholm Fortress

Karlskrona Town Centre
0 metres 500
1 Grevagården/Blekinge 0 yards 500
Museum
2 Stortorget Ö STERLEDEN
3 Marinmuseum BORGMÄSTAREKAJEN
4 Gamla Örlogsvarvet Station SKEPPSBROKAJEN
Train
5 Karlskronavarvet Bus
JÄRNVÄGSTOR G E T Station
V. VITTUSGATAN DROTTNINGGA TAN ÖSTRA HAMNGATAN
LANDBROGATAN Park NORRA SMEDJEGATAN
V. KÖPMANSG. Hoglands
Stakholmen ÖSTRA KOPMANSGATAN
FISK- Trossö
BORGM Ä S TAREKAJEN
TORGET
SKEPPSGOSSEG ATAN Grevagården/ BREDGATAN
Blekinge Museum
Stor- RONNEBYGATAN
Rådhus torget Marinmuseum
Fredrikskyrkan KYRKOGATAN
HANTRERKAREGATAN
Heliga Trefaldighetskyrkan
SKEPPAREGATAN ARKLIMÄSTAREGATAN KONSTAPELSGATAN ÖSTRA PRINSGATAN B ASTIO N SGATA N
D OCKEGATAN
BORGMÄSTAREG.
Karlskronavarvet AMIRALITETS ALEMEDAN
TORGET
VALLGATAN Stumholmen
VARVSGATAN
Admiralitetskyrkan
TIMMERMA N S G ATA N Gamla Örlogsvarvet
Kungsholm Fortress
For keys to symbols see back flap
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