Karlskrona is an outstanding example of a late-17th-century European planned naval city. The original plan and many of the buildings have survived intact, along with installations that illustrate its subsequent development up to the present day.
Criteria for inclusion as a World Heritage Site
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| ii | To exhibit an important interchange of human values, over a span of time or within a cultural area of the world, on developments in architecture or technology, monumental arts, town-planning or landscape design. | All |
| iv | To be an outstanding example of a type of building, architectural or technological ensemble or landscape which illustrates (a) significant stage(s) in human history. | All |
Nearby
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| Name | Since | Distance | |||
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| Newton’s Apple Tree | 2020 | 156.9km | site_ao | ||
Prästens Badkar (The Priests Bathtub)  | 2020 | 101.1km | site_ao | ||
| Lund Observatory Clock | 2020 | 157.9km | site_ao | ||
| Simrislundsristningen (Simrislund Carvings) | 2020 | 103.6km | site_ao | ||
| Sandby Borg Ringfort | 2019 | 77.9km | site_ao | ||
| Neptune’s Fields | 2019 | 157.9km | site_ao | ||
| Østerlars Church | 2019 | 117.3km | site_ao | ||
| Bergdala Glastekniska Museum | 2018 | 77.5km | site_ao | ||
| The Modern, Secular Virgin Mary Motif | 2017 | 157.5km | site_ao | ||
| The Troll Forest | 2018 | 162.3km | site_ao | ||
| A Medieval-Style Swedish Town Built in the 1990s | 2017 | 162km | site_ao | ||
| Yangtorp Sanctuary | 2016 | 112.8km | site_ao | ||
| Sparta Student Housing | 155.9km | site_brutalism | |||
| Agricultural Landscape of Southern Öland | 2000 | 58.3km | site_whs |
About the source: UNESCO
Within UNESCO's broad remit, this specialised agency of the UN works towards international cooperation agreements to secure the world's cultural and natural heritage, designating venues of exceptional value as World Heritage Sites.