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Kristianstad

Northern Europe

Kristianstad is a city in Scania County, Sweden, and the seat of Kristianstad Municipality, recording 41,198 inhabitants in 2023. Since the 1990s the city has transformed from a garrison town into a developed commercial center focused on nature preservation and a food industry profile.

Facts
Population
41,198 1
Area (sq km)
17.69 2
Founding Year
1614 3
Founding Year
1614 3
Population Estimate Year
2023 2
Latitude
56.020638 degrees north 2
Longitude
14.125652 degrees east 2
Sources
1. Kristianstad (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox, population
    41,198
  • In Group: Cities of Northern Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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2. Kristianstad (Wikidata)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 56.020638, longitude 14.125652
  • P2046 (area)
    area 17.69 sq km
  • P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
    population (2023)
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3. Wikipedia (Swedish): Kristianstad
Wikipedia (Swedish)Article text: founding statement
Quote, Article text: founding statement
Staden Kristianstad grundades efter Kalmarkriget 1614 av den danske kungen Kristian IV , efter det att den närbelägna staden Vä bränts.
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Wikidata: Kristianstad
Wikidata Q26937, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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