Kallinge
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Kallinge | |
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Coordinates: 56°14′N 15°17′E / 56.233°N 15.283°E | |
Country | Sweden |
Province | Blekinge |
County | Blekinge County |
Municipality | Ronneby Municipality |
Area | |
• Total | 4.85 km2 (1.87 sq mi) |
Population (31 December 2010)[1] | |
• Total | 4,561 |
• Density | 940/km2 (2,400/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Kallinge is a locality situated in Ronneby Municipality, Blekinge County, Sweden with 4,561 inhabitants in 2010.[1] It is an industrial and garrison town and is situated about 5 km north of Ronneby.
The settlement grew up around an ironworks in the latter half of the 19th century. In early days there was a linear settlement at the east side of Ronnebyån called Kalleberga; given the name of the village, Kallinge.
Since 1944 Kallinge has had an air force base (Blekinge Wing). It is also an airport for civil aircraft called Ronneby Airport.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 27 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.