King Charles XI founded Karlskrona around 1680 as a naval port.. The cityscape is characterized by the many small islands on which it was built.. It is the only baroque city in Sweden..
Today the city has about 35,000 inhabitants..

Attractions:


Admiralty Church, Ulrica Pia, Drottninggatan
Eponym is the Princess Ulrica Eleonara..



 
Fredrikskyrkan, Stortorget



 
Monument to King Charles XI, Stortorget



 
The naval port with the naval museum, Timmemannsgatan
is a UNESCO World Heritage Site..


 
View of an offshore island


~~udre~, 2020-07-21