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City Founding

Name: City Founding
Start: 1680-08-10
Location: Karlskrona

When: 10 August 1680
Where: Karlskrona
Part of: Founding of Karlskrona and relocation of the Royal Swedish Navy

Karlskrona was founded on 10 August 1680 as a military city with extensive fortifications.

The city itself was founded on 10 August 1680. It was primarily conceived as a military city, featuring many defenses and fortifications that exploited the particular topography of the location.

Sources

Karlskrona Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-23

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