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Kallinge

Coordinates: 56°14′N 15°17′E / 56.233°N 15.283°E / 56.233; 15.283
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Kallinge
Kallinge is located in Blekinge
Kallinge
Kallinge
Kallinge is located in Sweden
Kallinge
Kallinge
Coordinates: 56°14′N 15°17′E / 56.233°N 15.283°E / 56.233; 15.283
CountrySweden
ProvinceBlekinge
CountyBlekinge County
MunicipalityRonneby Municipality
Area
 • Total
4.85 km2 (1.87 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2010)[1]
 • Total
4,561
 • Density940/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
The square in Kallinge (2023).

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

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  1. ^ 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.