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Karlstad Municipality (pop. 82,096) is a Municipality in mid-western Sweden with the City '''Karlstad''' (population 58. 055) as its seat. It was granted a Royal Charter in 1584 . In the 17th Century it was the seat of a diocese in the Church Of Sweden . Today it has a University and a minor international Airport . GEOGRAPHY The municipality has a varying terrain. The city of Karlstad is built on a river delta on the northern shore of the largest lake in Sweden, Vänern . It has the second largest lake port in the country after Västerås . Karlstad consists of islands and Islet s (see the illustration below). HISTORY On Karlstad's largest islet, there was a place of counsel called Tingvalla in the Medieval Age , which had roots from the Viking Age before 1000 AD. It was also used as a Market Place Karlstad was granted its city right on March 5 , 1584 by the Swedish ''Duke Charles'', who would later be crowned King Charles IX Of Sweden . The city also derived its name from the King – Karlstad literally means ''Karl's city''. The Duke also granted Karlstad the right as a governmental seat in the region, and gave it a substantial amount of land. The Duke also built his own mansion in the city, which is referred to as ''Kungsgården'' (''The King's mansion''). On its location, a Cathedral was built in 1724 - 1730 by Christian Haller . Karlstad has been severely burnt four times. After the last fire on July 2 , 1865 , only the church and a few houses remained. It was thereafter rebuilt according to a check pattern with wide streets surrounded by trees. Karlstad lies on the mainline railway connecting Oslo , Norway, and Stockholm . THE SYMBOL Karlstad officially uses a sun as its symbol as of 2000 . It signifies the sunny weather in Karlstad – Karlstad is often among the top 5 cities with most hours of sun per year in Sweden – as well as ''Sola in Karlstad'' the name of a famous waitress in Karlstad in the end of the 18th Century . Allegedly it also signifies the friendly warmth of the inhabitants of Karlstad. The coat of arms is today not used in any official contex. NOTABLE NATIVES Sven-Erik Magnusson - singer/dance band artist (Sven-Ingvars) Christer Sjögren - singer/dance band artist (Vikingarna) Ulf Sterner - hockey player (first Swede in the NHL) SITES OF INTEREST
SPORT AND RECREATION Ice hockey team Färjestads BK has won the Swedish Championship several times, most recently in 2006. Boltic-Göta are historically one of Sweden's most successful Bandy clubs. Their home arena, Tingvalla Isstadion, is claimed to be Europe's largest artificialy frozen area. OK Tyr is one of the largest Orienteering clubs in Sweden. OK Tyr won Tiomila in 1989 and 1999. IF Göta have a number international athletes. There is an outdoor athletics track at Tingvalla IP and an indoor track (200m) in Våxnäshall. There are many sawdust jogging trails, some of which are lit. Klarälvsbanan , a 90 km, asphalted railway line, runs from Karlstad to Hagfors . It is popular amongst cyclists, inlines skaters and roller skiers. There are a large number of open-air bathing places, both in Vänern and other lakes in the municipality. Sundstabadet has a 25m indoor swimming pool. Fishing and watersports are popular activities. SEE ALSO
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