Karlshamn Municipality

Karlshamn (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈkɑ̂ːɭshamn]) is a locality and the seat of Karlshamn Municipality in Blekinge County, Sweden. It had 13,576 inhabitants in 2015, out of 31,846 in the municipality. Karlshamn received a Royal Charter and city privileges in 1664, when King Charles X Gustav, in Swedish Karl, realized the strategic location near the Baltic Sea. In 1666 the town was named Karlshamn, meaning Karl's Port in honour of the Swedish king.

Mieån is a river in Blekinge County and Kronoberg County, Sweden, which it flows south, into the Baltic Sea in the city of Karlshamn.

Karlshamn Power Station (also known as Stärnö Power Station, Swedish: Karlshamnsverket) is an oil-fired thermal power station on Stärnö peninsula west of Karlshamn. It has had three units, each with a generation capacity of 340 MW, which went in service in 1969, 1971 and 1973. Unit 1 was closed in 2015. Each unit has its own 141 metres (463 ft) tall flue gas stack. The units feed 400 kV grid, but are only utilized as reserve power during shorter periods. Next to the power station, a converter station of the SwePol HVDC submarine cable is located.

Kreativum is a science center located in the city of Karlshamn, Sweden. The center was founded by Peter Enckell and opened by Carl XVI Gustaf on 28 May 1995. Karlshamn Municipality acquired the center in December 2017. The governing coalition in Karlshamn Municipality announced an intent to sell the center for cost reasons in September 2023.

Vägga IP is a football stadium in Karlshamn, Sweden and the home stadium for the football teams Högadals IS and IFK Karlshamn.

Torarp is situated in Karlshamn Municipality, Blekinge County, Sweden with 263 inhabitants as of 2010.

Elleholm is a former Danish town in Blekinge, Sweden. The town existed between 1450 and 1600, when it was abandoned. The town was based around a former castle, called Sjöborg (meaning "Lake Castle") which today is a Hill fort. The name "Elleholm" means "Isle of Alder", from old Danish.

Elleholms House (Swedish: Elleholms hovgård) is a manor house located in Blekinge County, Sweden. It is situated on the islet of the Mörrumsån river in the parish of Elleholm in Karlshamn Municipality.

Mörrumsån is a river in Blekinge County and Kronoberg County, Sweden. It is roughly 185 km (115 mi) long, with its tributary in the lake Asnen, from which it flows south, into the Baltic Sea. The river is known among fishing enthusiasts around the world, because of the salmon fishing that is considered to be among the best in Sweden. The most prominent villages where the river flows through are Mörrum and Svängsta, both located in Karlshamn Municipality.

Hällaryd is a locality in Karlshamn Municipality, Blekinge County, Sweden with 546 inhabitants in 2010. It is between Karlshamn and Ronneby, featuring the archipelago south of Matvik with Tärnö as its far out landmark.

Mörrum is the second largest locality situated in Karlshamn Municipality, Blekinge County, Sweden with 3,695 inhabitants in 2010.

Matvik is a small harbor in Karlshamn Municipality in southeastern Sweden. It is used for ferry services into the Hällaryd, or Karlshamn, archipelago out south to Tärnö, its biggest island. Matvik is also the largest harbor for private vessels in Karlshamn Municipality with some 600 slots.