Municipality:Karlstad
Karlstad | |
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Coat of arms | |
Country | Sweden |
Region | Värmland |
Number of zones | 500 |
Maximum PPH | 2118 |
Last updated | 2021-02-18 |
Karlstad is a municipality in the region of Värmland in Sweden. The municipality has about 95,000 inhabitants and is located in its entirety in the province Värmland.
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Location
Karlstad municipality is located in the southern parts of the province Värmland, on the northern shore of Lake Vänern. The municipality borders the municipalities Grums in the west, Hammarö in the south, Kristinehamn, Storfors and Filipstad in the east and Forshaga, Hagfors and Kil in the north and has a maritime border to Säffle in the southwest, all in Värmlands län.
Urban areas
The municipality's central town Karlstad is located on the northern shore of Lake Vänern. Karlstad is the city of residence for Värmland County and the diocesan city for Karlstad diocese and since 1999 the university city. Karlstad is Sweden's 20th largest urban area with 65,273 inhabitants (2019).
Other urban areas in the municipality are Alster, Blombacka, Edsgatan och Långenäs, Edsvalla, Edsvalla Övre bruket, Molkom, Norsbron, Råtorp, Skattkärr, Skåre, Vallargärdet, Vålberg och Väse.
Zones
There are 500 turf zones in the municipality, ten of which are counted as winner zones, fuor water zones, three train station zones, five monument zones, eleven holy zones, 21 bridge zones and three ruin zones.
The most taken zone is KarlsPlaza which is located at the main square in the center of Karlstad.
Year in parentheses indicates year of creation.
Winner zones
- ABECE (2015) - Round 64 by ABECE
- ABECE001 (2018) - Round 91 by ABECE
- Jajk (2019) - Round 109 by Jajk
- JomiiRainbow (2017) - Round 78 by Jomii
- Jomiizone (2016) - Round 76 by Jomii
- OhMyJajk (2020) - Round 121 by Jajk
- Simpson (2016) - Round 74 by simpson
- Simpzon (2017) - Round 86 by simpson
- Simpzone (2018) - Round 93 by simpson
- WilliamsFyra (2016) - Round 77 by Tasse74
Water zones
- Alstern (2010)
- BodyZone (2011)
- Mariebergsvik (2015)
- SkutVatten (2015)
Train station zones
Monument zones
- FrödingeSten (2014)
- Kasernstenen (2014)
- LataStatyn (2013)
- Residenset (2012)
- TrossnäsFält (2019)
Holy zones
- AlsterKyrka (2015)
- Feskekörkan (2020)
- GravaKyrka (2015)
- HeligaHagen (2016)
- KarlCathedral (2012)
- MosaiskaZonen (2017)
- NyedsKyrka (2013)
- Rudzon (2014)
- VåxnäsZone (2012)
- VäseKyrka (2015)
- ÖstFågelKyrka (2015)
Bridge zones
- AlsterBro (2014)
- AnkerBridge (2010)
- Borgmästarbro (2013)
- Bästanvinden (2017)
- Engholm (2014)
- Hammaröleden (2014)
- KebabBridge (2012)
- Nästanvinden (2014)
- Pråmbron (2013)
- SandbäckBro (2014)
- Sandgrund (2013)
- Snoret (2020)
- Sorgforsådran (2014)
- Spilla (2015)
- TingBridge (2010)
- Tågabron (2014)
- VeCCC (2014) - Formerly called KarlstadCCC
- VågaTrycket (2017)
- Våxtrand (2020)
- Wilhelmsbron (2014)
- WindBridge (2010)
Ruin zones
Other zones
- BergviksUdde (2014)
- KarlsPlaza (2010)
- Norsbronbron (2020) - 500th zone in the municipality
- Ollonborren (2010) - Formerly called BeachSea and was a water zone
- SeCCC (2014) - Formerly called CCCview
- VänerView (2014)
Updated: 2021-02-18