Karlsborg Municipality

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Karlsborg Municipality (Kommun)

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	Municipal facts
	Seat	Karlsborg
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	County	Västra Götaland County
	Province	Västergötland
	Area Rank	408 km² 199th of 290
	Population Rank (2005)	6,905 x of 290
	Population density	17/km²

Karlsborg Municipality is a Municipality in Västra Götaland County, in western Sweden. Its seat is in Karlsborg (pop. 3,700 ; coor. 58°32′N 14°31′E).

The town of Karlsborg was established and grew due to the construction of Karlsborg Fortress, during the 19th century. According to the principles of a central defense, the fortress was designated as the reserve capital of Sweden in the event of war.

Tiveden National Park is partly situated within the municipality. The Flugebyn airfield, home of the Westrogothia Skydiving Club (Västergötlands Fallskärmsklubb) also lies in the municipality.

[edit] External links

• Karlsborg - Official site
• Some photos from Karlsborg Municipality