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Kalmar

Northern Europe

Kalmar is a city in the southeast of Sweden, on the Baltic Sea coast in Kalmar County, with about 41,000 inhabitants as of 2020. It was one of the most significant cities in Sweden from the 13th through the 17th centuries, and Kalmar Castle stands at the center of the historic fortified layout of the city.

Facts
Population
42,622 1
Area (sq km)
18.44 1
Founding Year
1100 1
Population Estimate Year
2023 1
Elevation (m)
8 1
Latitude
56.664286 degrees north 1
Longitude
16.365633 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Sea Level 2
Climate Zone
Temperate 3
Time Zone
UTC+01:00 2
Sources
1. Kalmar (Wikidata)
  • P571 (inception)
    +1100-00-00T00:00:00Z
  • P1082 (population)
    population 42,622 (2023)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 56.664286, longitude 16.365633
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 8 m
  • P2046 (area)
    area 18.44 sq km
  • P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
    population 42622 (2023)
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2. GeoNames: Kalmar - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 2702261
    56.66157 16.36163 P PPLA SE 09 0880 38408 7 Europe/Stockholm
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 7 m
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3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 56.75, 16.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 56.75, 16.25
56.75 16.25 Cfb
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Kalmar (Wikipedia)
In Group: Cities of Northern Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregionView the Source
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