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75-523: AB Thulinverken was a company in Landskrona , Sweden, founded in 1914 as Enoch Thulins Aeroplanfabrik by the airman and aircraft designer Dr. Enoch Thulin . The company became Sweden's first aircraft manufacturer. In 1920, Thulin also started manufacturing automobiles , which continued until 1928. During World War I , the company came into financial difficulties and was reconstructed in 1922 as AB Thulinverken . The manufacturing of brake systems became

150-483: A German Congregational church . It also counted Jewish people in its population. In 1998, parts of the city, including the Karlskrona Naval Base , was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site . Under Danish rule, the island on which Karlskrona was built, Trossö , was used chiefly for farming and grazing. During the 16th century, it was owned by the farmer Offe Månsson. A couple of kilometers away on

225-564: A 20-minute sea travel to Helsingør , and from there take another train to Copenhagen. Although the (initially) northbound route to central Copenhagen includes two changes, the Danish Capital is normally reached in less than 90 minutes. [REDACTED] Media related to Landskrona at Wikimedia Commons Karlskrona Karlskrona ( UK : / ˈ k ɑːr l s k r oʊ n ə / , US : / k ɑːr l z ˈ k r uː n ə / , Swedish: [kaɭsˈkrûːna] )

300-490: A church that is not a diocesan seat, the new church was built with two towers, possibly in compensation for its much larger medieval predecessor. Landskrona's military importance declined after the 18th century. The continued Swedish–Danish wars led to Karlskrona replacing Landskrona as a naval base, as it is located at a safer distance from Denmark. Although the fortifications at Landskrona were expanded considerably between 1747 and 1788, they were condemned in 1822, whereafter

375-458: A few natural harbours in Scania , which at that time was part of Denmark. At the time of foundation, the site held a fishing settlement named Sønder Sæby . The original name of the officially founded town was Landszcrone , which changed to Landskrone sometime before 1450. A Carmelite monastery was founded in 1410, English merchants were granted the privileges in a royal charter in 1412, and

450-490: A general range of tertiary sector jobs, which has attracted more residents to the city. Landskrona Konsthall opened in 1963 in the park attached to Landskrona Citadell. In the surrounding parkland there are sculptures by twenty artists. Carl Fredrik Reuterswärd , was a Swedish painter and sculptor. He lived in Landskrona at the end of his life and died of pneumonia at Landskrona Hospital, on 3 May 2016, aged 81. He

525-472: A greater range of train operations compared to the old terminal station that accommodated southbound trains only. Today, all local Pågatågen trains and inter-regional Øresundståg trains stop at the new station, which gives the new station a weekday service frequency of 4-6 trains per hour in each direction. A trolleybus shuttle service, the "Station Shuttle", was introduced in September 2003, and links

600-399: A large shipyard, the need for railway was great. The city received its first railway line in 1874, connecting it to Växjö, which itself was connected since 1865 to the main line Södra stambanan. The line then came to the north of the city center of Karlskrona. The shipyard, further south, was connected in 1888, thanks to an underground line of 2 km, but the line closed in 1990. This line

675-663: A library. The museum is also involved in research. The present museum building on Stumholmen in Karlskrona was opened in 1997 by the present king Carl XVI Gustaf. Before that the museum lay in the former cadet barracks in the naval harbour, Örlogshamnen, and until 1963 was known as the Shipyard Museum (Varvsmuseet). The museum is based on the "model room" created in 1752 by King Adolf Frederick of Sweden , in which several boat models were stored in order to test different types of structures. Nowadays, these models still form

750-564: A main focus of the company. In 1958, Thulinverken merged with Svenska AB Bromsregulator (founded in 1913). The remains of Thulinverken are now a part of SAB Wabco AB , which is owned by the French Faiveley Transport company since 2004. Notes Sources Landskrona It is the seat of Landskrona Municipality . Landskrona is also the name of a district in Landskrona Municipality which

825-490: A mobilisation centre for formal enlistment of pro-Danish guerrilla fighters. In 1753 the Swedish military commander feared that the tower of Sancti Johannis Baptistae church could be a threat to the citadel and demanded the demolition of the church. Even though the cornerstone of the new Sofia Albertina Church was laid the following year, it was not inaugurated until 1788, and was finally completed in 1812. Unusually for

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900-403: A pure fortress. The 1694 plan by Erik Dahlberg, which was later followed, also provided space for urban development. The city grew quickly and by 1750 Karlskrona had about 10,000 inhabitants. It was then one of the biggest cities in the country and soon became the kingdom's third largest city, after Riga and Stockholm . Most of the baroque buildings from this era are still standing, which is why

975-457: A scientist with several inventions still in use). There is also a historical rope making factory, Repslagarbanan . Karlskrona developed rapidly, but in the early 18th century stagnation occurred due to war and plagues. 1701 — 1711 died about 7,000 people when the plague struck the city. In 1741 and 1789, the city was again hit by plagues, each claiming 6,000 lives. When Karlskrona, as a military-closed port city, slowly withered away in step with

1050-481: Is a locality and the seat of Karlskrona Municipality , Blekinge County , Sweden with a population of 66,675 in 2018. It is also the capital of Blekinge County . Karlskrona is known as Sweden's only baroque city and is host to Sweden's largest naval base and the headquarters of the Swedish Coast Guard . Historically, the city has been home to a German minority , thus enabling the formation of

1125-459: Is called Lövmarknaden (The Leaf Fair) and is very popular among the locals. The main square of Karlskrona is the biggest in Scandinavia. Every year in late July/early August a popular festival called The Sail takes place in the harbor of Karlskrona. Usually it is a place where families go to have something to eat and drink, and perhaps watch the sailing boats lined up at the pier. During

1200-483: Is located some 10–15 km south-east of the town centre. The island of Ven can be reached through a regular ferry connection. The ships used for this transport usually depart 9 times a day. Extended service is also available during July and August. The town's first railway station opened in 1863 and was located a short walk from Rådhustorget , the City Hall Square. In the 1920s was Landskrona station

1275-533: Is now part of the Kust till Kust banan, linking Göteborg and Kalmar. The town received a new railway line in 1889 when the future Blekinge kustbana, linking Kristianstad to Karlskrona, was built. There is a regular ferry service from Karlskrona to Gdynia in Poland , operated by Stena Line , with an average of two return trips per day. This line carries nearly 500,000 people a year. The port of Karlskrona also serves

1350-615: Is one of the few högskolor (university colleges) in Sweden with the right to issue a doctorate, thus having a status quite similar to that of a real university. The institute employs about 600 people and hosts about 8,000 students. The following sports clubs are located in Karlskrona: In The Surgeon's Mate by Patrick O'Brian , Karlskrona is the base for the British Baltic fleet, approximately 1813, when

1425-449: Is rarely seen on Swedish churches. Karlskrona Admiralty Church (Amiralitetskyrkan) was built in 1685 in red-painted wood and is one of Sweden's largest wooden churches. Outside the church there is a well-known statue called Rosenbom . There is also a Catholic Church, Our Lady of Fatima, at Södra Kungsgatan 1, 371 30 Karlskrona The city is the main campus of Blekinge tekniska högskola, an Institute of Technology founded in 1989, which

1500-613: Is slightly smaller than the urban area. The city of Landskrona is usually claimed to have been founded in 1413 by the King of Denmark , Eric of Pomerania , as a trading city intended to compete with Danish towns under the control of the Hanseatic League . There is, however, evidence found in the Danish National Archive, which mention the town by the name "Landzcrone" already in 1405. The site occupies one of

1575-554: Is written by Gorge Hopkins. Near the church is also the Admiralstorn Tower, dating from 1699, originally used to indicate the time for the shipyard workers but used since 1909 as the church tower Finally, the city has some more recent buildings, such as the model room, having hosted between 1780 and 1920 models of boats, Now transferred to the Marine Museum, or the town hall built after the fire of 1790. Finally,

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1650-489: The Industrial Revolution , the town's population was fairly stable at around 2,000. Between 1860 and 1918 it grew to a little below 20,000. But from around 1919 until the mid-1970s, Landskrona just grew to some 30,000 inhabitants. Due to the closing of Öresundsvarvet shipyard (only a fraction of its close to 4000 employees work at the "new" renovation shipyard with the same name) and of other heavy industries,

1725-516: The Nyhamn port, in the northern end. At a common map, it looks like the harbour has two inlets. But the waters immediately south of the harbor are extremely shallow. The northernmost part of Lundåkrabukten , the bay between Landskrona and Barsebäck , is not just shallow, but also largely free of stronger currents. During cold winter periods, Sea ice can then be formed here, much faster than at most other places in Øresund. For many years, Landskrona

1800-598: The Oresund Region. The Landskrona BoIS football club was formed through a merger of two older clubs in 1915. "BoIS" was one of the twelve original football clubs in Sweden's premier football league, Allsvenskan . As of the 2022 season , Landskrona BoIS play in Sweden's second-tier league, Superettan . They are based at the Landskrona IP stadium. Between 1930 and 1939 the annual Saxtorp TT-races motorcycle events saw crowds of up to 160,000. Saxtorp

1875-559: The county residence (Länsresidenset) built between 1909 and 1911. The most visited museum of the city is the Naval Museum , with around 250,000 visitors a year. About half of those visitors are Swedish, the other half from other countries. The Naval Museum is Sweden's national museum for the history of the Swedish Navy. Along with exhibitions, the museum contains object collections, a drawings archive, photographic archive and

1950-417: The Øresund Bridge , another train system was introduced, called the Øresundståg . They are Inter-regional trains as well as international ones, and link Denmark and Sweden together via railways. For Landskrona this meant that there was a call for a new location for the station, in order to avoid both the terminal type station, and provide better routing for northbound traffic. After political discussions it

2025-510: The Soviet Union. While the submarine's grounding was inadvertent, and likely the result of inebriation among the crew, the submarine almost certainly was engaged in an unspecified covert mission at the time. The city of Karlskrona is spread over 30 islands in the eastern part of Blekinge archipelago , Trossö being the main one. Other populated mentionable islands are Saltö , Sturkö , Hästö , Långö and Aspö . The islet of Stumholmen

2100-493: The Swedish Centrumlinjen but kept their name. The 1973 energy crisis eventually caused the end of this shipping line. Between 1980 and 1984 different kind of ships and shipping lines offered at least summer time traffic to Copenhagen. And From 1985 Scarlett Line was formed, and once again sailed to Port of Tuborg . From the spring of 1991 did Danish Vognmandsruten A/S merge with Scarlett Line, maintained

2175-407: The Swedish great power, the growth slowed, with the city losing much of its former glory, but it has nevertheless retained its position as a strong naval base . That Karlskrona was intended as a future capital of a great power is noticeable mainly in its central parts where Stortorget follows the ideals of the time for what Europe's great power cities would look like. With its large open piazza where

2250-467: The Town Hall, Landskrona museum  [ sv ] , the old railway station building and the theatre. Much of the town's central parts, and buildings along the entrance roads are characterized by the work of the former town architects Fredrik Sundbärg 1901–1913 and Frans Ekelund 1913–1949. Sundberg created a number of monumental buildings such as the old water tower, the school Tuppaskolan ,

2325-481: The archipelago of Blekinge. The nearest airport to the city is Ronneby Airport, near Ronneby, with scheduled flights to Stockholm (Bromma and Arlanda). 191,168 people transited through this airport in 2009. There are three important churches in Karlskrona. Fredrikskyrkan (The Frederick church) was designed by Nicodemus Tessin the Younger , who was influenced by Italian architecture. The foundation of that church

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2400-578: The area inside the moats extended to 400x400 meters. The castle was considered the strongest and most modern in Scandinavia , but was temporarily lost to the Danes after a comparably short siege lasting from July 8 to August 2, 1676. The commandant, Colonel Hieronymus Lindeberg, was consequently sentenced to death for high treason. During the Danish reconquest in 1676–1679, Landskrona Citadel constituted

2475-513: The castle over the centuries; parts of four of the moats survive. Sweden's second, and oldest surviving, allotment area is located in the northern part of the citadel. The town supported the king Christian II in 1525, and opposed the Reformation in Denmark (1535); in both cases it found itself on the losing side. The reformist king Christian III of Denmark opted not to retaliate against

2550-434: The church, town hall and state administration are located in the outer edges of the square, it follows the baroque pattern. The number of churches and state administration castles also shows the city's intended task. The large military area and the shipyard show that Karlskrona, as the kingdom's southern gate, was long considered a very important city to defend. Even today, operations are conducted at Karlskronavarvet. Karlskrona

2625-496: The city centre is architecturally uniform. The shipyard in Karlskrona was established almost at the same time as the city. It was a necessity because of the heavy losses the Swedish navy had suffered in 1659. In 1711, the shipyard was Sweden's largest industrial employer with 1,100 workers. The oldest dock, the Polhem dock, is cut in the cliff itself and is still in use. It got its name from Christopher Polhem ("The Swedish da Vinci",

2700-777: The city is the Fredrikskyrkan church, built in the 1690s, On the main square, which is also the highest point of the island. Several other churches are located in the city, such as the Church of the Holy Trinity, built for the Germans of the city in 1709, or the Amiralitetskyrkan, consecrated in 1685 In front of the Amiralitetskyrkan church is the statue of Rosenbom, made famous by the children's book of Selma Lagerlöf, The Wonderful Adventures of Nils , in which

2775-499: The city was founded in 1680, it was primarily thought of as a military city, with many defenses and fortifications exploiting the particular topography of the city. Some fortifications were located on the main island (Trossö) such as the Bastion Aurora, built at the beginning of the 18th century, but much of it was located on the nearby islands (Ljungskär, Mjölnareholmen, Godnatt, Koholmen and Kurrholmen) or more distant, such as

2850-637: The city. Parts of the city (mainly the Naval Port) have been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site . In October 1981 the Whiskey-class Soviet submarine S-363 (known as "U137" in Sweden) ran aground in the archipelago near Sturkö just outside Karlskrona. The media characterized it as the "Whiskey on the Rocks" affair. The incident caused a temporary rise in tensions between Sweden and

2925-533: The core of the museum's collection, but the museum also traces the history of the Royal Swedish Navy. The city is also home to the Blekinge Museum, with 82,443 visitors in 2008. Some of the biggest employers in Karlskrona are Telenor Sverige , Ericsson , NKT A/S and Roxtec . The city has an overall strong presence in information technology based industries. The city is positioned at

3000-428: The early 1970s. The town had 32,229 inhabitants in 2015. Landskrona was also relatively larger a century ago compared with today. After World War I the town was among the 15 largest in the country. But no longer holds that position. Between approx. 1880 and 1920 was the town transformed from a military town to a town with much heavy industry within many sectors. The Öresundsvarvet shipyard, which opened in 1917, became

3075-544: The established name and began to sail every hour. The new shipping line mainly was intended to live on transport of lorries. In the autumn of 1993 Vognmandsruten A/S went bankrupt and this put an end to the car and lorry ferry traffic from Landskrona. However, hydrofoil speedboats Flygbåtarna AB , which previously only had served passenger traffic in the southern part of Øresund, between Malmö and Copenhagen , now began to operate also from both Landskrona as well as from Helsingborg. Not until March 2002, almost two years after

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3150-407: The garrison was abolished in 1869. The last military regiment, Skånska Husarregimentet, K5 was renamed and moved from Landskrona to Uppsala in 1926. Today the walls and moats of the fortifications of Landskrona Citadel are a recreational area and the castle holds a museum. On the northern side, an allotment-garden area of cottages was founded in the final years of the 19th century, and is today

3225-748: The inauguration of the Øresund Bridge did Flygbåtarna AB threw in the towel. Landskrona is well known for having several allotment areas in and around the city centre. The first allotment area in Sweden was located in Malmö ; however, it has long been gone since. The allotments located between the inner and outer moats of the Landskrona Citadel area make up the oldest allotment area in Sweden currently in use to date and are therefor of historic significance. There are currently around 1400 allotments in total located in Landskrona and its periphery, distributed over 6 allotment areas. Aircraft approaching

3300-445: The islands closing the bay, with in particular the important fortress of Kungsholmen and its circular port. But the civil part of the city was also carefully planned. It has a rectangular grid plan, with however some diagonal streets, created because of the relief of the city center. Nicodème Tessin l'Ancien was responsible for the design of the buildings, and he gave the city a very uniform baroque style. The central building of

3375-417: The lack of any nearby debouching river. Since the 18th century, the harbour has been protected by the artificial island Gråen . In the 1960s it had a total quay length of around 3 km As of 2017 its usable quay length has been greatly reduced, with a tally of approximately 1250 meters of remaining quay, and its activity has been low for decades. The former car ferries to Copenhagen-Tuborg departed from

3450-516: The largest employer (with close to 4000 employees in the early 1970s). But the industry was not limited to shipbuilding, and a sugar refinery, several textile industries, fertilizers and other chemical plants, as well as a spectrum of various manufacturing industries, grew up. But after the First World War , the town stopped growing as fast as many other Swedish towns did. And the very last military regiment moved to Hässleholm in 1924. Between

3525-527: The largest sporting events by crowd size ever held in Sweden. The town's centre and buildings along the entrance streets generally consist of buildings with between two and seven floors. As a fortified town, stone houses were preferred instead of wooden houses, so the city boasts few examples of traditional Danish and Scanian half-timbered houses. Apart from the Citadel and Sofia Albertina Church , other notable 19th-century or older buildings are "Rådhuset",

3600-554: The mainland there was another, older town called Lyckeby or Lyckå (today a city district of Karlskrona). In 1599, King Christian IV of Denmark founded a new town, Kristianopel , a little further away. Lyckeby lost its town privileges which were transferred to the new town, and Lyckeby Castle was torn down. At the Treaty of Roskilde in 1658 during the Second Northern War , Blekinge fell under Swedish rule. In

3675-456: The mid-1920s and mid-1970s the town grew from approx. 20,000 inhabitants to 30,000. And after the Swedish municipality reforms reached its end point, in 1974, the municipality counted around 38,000 inhabitants. Landskrona has traditionally been seen as a working-class city, with a strong focus on heavy industry. In the 21st century, development has instead tended towards a labour market with services in contemporary industrial production along with

3750-520: The name of the older city of Landskrona in Scania . The nearby town of Ronneby was dissolved as a town and its population forced to move to Karlskrona which benefited from several years of customs freedom. Shipbuilders for the shipyards of the new naval base were brought in from Ostrobothnia and Stockholm. In 1682, bridges were built that connected the city center with the mainland. The first city plan, drawn up in 1683 by Erik Dahlbergh , Hans Wachtmeister and Carl Magnus Stuart, shows Karlskrona as

3825-460: The naval base. Until 1679, the island and the nearby islets were owned by the farmer Vittus Andersson; he was now forced to sell his properties to the Swedish crown. The same year work on relocating the navy from the Stockholm area to Trossö begun. The city itself was founded on 10 August 1680. The city's name means Karl's Crown in honour of King Karl XI of Sweden , the name being inspired by

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3900-414: The nearby Copenhagen Airport to land on Runway 22L pass over the northern part of the town, where they make a sharp right turn towards the south to intercept the localiser around Barsebäck . Most landings at Copenhagen take place at Runway 22L. At the busiest times this can lead to consecutive aircraft passing over Landskrona with less than a minute's gap between them. From the late Middle Ages to

3975-448: The new station with the city centre and the ferry terminal in the harbour. This service is the shortest trolleybus route currently operating in the world. The new services meant that, as of 2017, Copenhagen Airport can be reached in 50 minutes and central Copenhagen in 65 minutes. It's also possible to reach Copenhagen by northbound trains to Helsingborg and then by the HH ferry route make

4050-474: The newly conquered province, which also offered a very strategic position against Denmark, and with short sailing distances to Sweden's German and Baltic provinces. It was decided to base most of the kingdom's fleet on Trossö where a new naval base and city was to be constructed. The location was strategically advantageous on an island in the archipelago with control over the link to the mainland and surrounded by islets where fortifications were erected to protect

4125-490: The oldest of its kind in Sweden. The military's large exercise field became a public heath, today called " Exercisfältet " or " Exan ". The town grew quickly after the industrial revolution and the subsequent urbanization. During the First World War, a large shipyard, Öresundsvarvet , was constructed. In the mid-1970s the shipyard employed more than 3,500 people, in a town with only 30,000 inhabitants. The shipyard

4200-405: The population instead began to fall. Around 1985–1995 Landskrona's population were approximately some 25,000. Thanks to the general immigration (both from upper Sweden and from other countries) to western Scania and the Øresund coast, and due to the new railway station (opened in 2001), the town's population has again grown, and has once again exceeded 30,000 inhabitants, which equals the situation in

4275-506: The power station, a hot bathhouse (demolished in the 1970s), and two large blocks of flats intended for the working class, Falken and Gripen . Ekelund, who was a believer in the Garden city movement , reserved areas for people to build customised homes, typically smaller houses with cellars and two floors. Ralph Erskine created the row house area called Esperanza (Spanish for hope ) around 1970. The new water tower came into operation

4350-526: The sail, the sea scouts of Karlskrona will row a boat carrying torches along the docks while playing the national anthems for the visiting ships. Lately The Sail has been replaced with a festival called Skärgårdsfest . The old architecture together with the naval installations comprise the major tourist attractions of Karlskrona. The city has a pleasant atmosphere and is one of the highlights of south-east Sweden. Karlskrona has preserved its buildings and its layout virtually intact since its foundation. When

4425-475: The same year. Around the Town Hall Square, all but one building was built before functionalist architecture became popular. Some older buildings were demolished in the mid-20th century. Falcks hörna , a block-corner building with a rather unusual appearance, was demolished in the middle of the night in 1971 amid protests. A now-defunct water tower in town was built in 1904 after drawings from

4500-543: The south east corner of Sweden with excellent connections to the other side of the Baltic Sea. There is a ferry line to Gdynia in Poland transporting both goods and passengers provided by the ferry operator Stena Line . Most of the islands of Karlskrona are connected by roads. One of the bigger populated Islands Aspö is connected with a small road ferry. Boats also travel between the archipelago's various islands during

4575-545: The statue tells the story of the church. The man is seen holding some text in Swedish. The English translation of that text is "I humbly beg of you, even though my voice may be weak, come and put a penny in but first lift my hat. Blessed are those that care for the poor." (The last sentence being adapted from the Bible.) Nearby, there is paper with the translation of that text, the translated languages are English, German, Polish, Danish, Norwegian, and Finnish. The English translation

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4650-640: The subsequent years, the Swedish government developed plans to relocate most of the Royal Swedish Navy from the Stockholm area to a more southerly location. At the time Sweden was the dominant military power in the Baltic Sea region , but needed a better strategic location for its navy, as the Swedish fleet tended to get stuck in the ice during winter while located close to Stockholm. It was therefore decided to move it to an ice-free location in

4725-540: The summer months. The city is close to the European Highway 22, connected by a small section of highway, part of the national road 28. The E22 connects the main cities of southern Sweden such as Malmö, Lund, Kristianstad, then climbs along the east coast towards Kalmar and Norrköping. The national road 28 connects the Karlstad to Emmaboda. The city being one of the most important in Sweden, with in particular

4800-424: The then city architect Fredrik Sundbärg and has a height of 65,9 meters. The Water Tower was taken out of use in 1975 and in 1992 parts of the building was converted into rental estate. A natural deep harbour has existed here since before the history of the town. It's mentioned in the Danish historical work Saxo Grammaticus from around 1200 The port is based on a natural chute in the sandy sea floor, despite

4875-411: The town itself was chartered in 1413. The monastery was closed by King Christian III after the reformation , but survives in the name of the street "Karmelitergatan". Construction of Landskrona Citadel started in the 1540s under the orders of Christian III . The castle was completed in 1559, and consisted of a fortress with a surrounding wall and moat. A huge system of moats was constructed around

4950-554: The town, and instead founded a castle to protect the harbour. The castle, built where the monastery had been situated until the Reformation, was completed by 1559. After Scania was ceded to the Swedish Crown in 1658, the good harbour and strong fort motivated plans to make Landskrona a commercial center of the acquired territory, with extraordinary privileges for foreign trade. The castle was reinforced by bastions , and

5025-495: The western terminal of three railway lines. To Eslöv , Kävlinge (from which some trains continued to Lund and Malmö ) and to Billesholm . It's notable that during the 1860 to 1940 construction of the Swedish railway network, no railway was built to the nearby city of Helsingborg . The line to Billesholm was short-lived and closed before the 1960s. During the mid-1970s the Swedish National Railways , SJ,

5100-928: Was a professor of painting at the Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts in Stockholm from 1965 until 1969. In 1974, he was a guest professor at Minneapolis School of Art in Minneapolis , Minnesota . In 1986 he was awarded the Prince Eugen Medal for painting. Reuterswärd is known for his sculpture showing a revolver tied in a knot, called Non violence , which is exhibited outside the United Nations headquarters in New York City . British artist Ian Berry , who makes artwork from denim jeans, lived in Landskrona between 2010-2015 and made some of his artwork based on Landskrona and

5175-655: Was closed down in stages from the late 1970s, finally closing in 1983. On 14 May 1919 the Swedish engineer and flight pioneer Enoch Thulin , who lived and worked in Landskrona, died when he crashed his own airplane at the Södra Fäladen fields. His funeral service was held in Sofia Albertina Church . Between 1930 and 1939 the Saxtorp TT-races were held just south of the town. The races attracted up to 160,000 attendees and are considered

5250-405: Was considering closing all local train service in the south. But along with other towns and cities in the former Malmöhus län , Landskrona participated in forming a new local railway system, which got the very Scanian name Pågatåg . This new railway system, which opened in a minor scale in 1983, was the first of its kind in Sweden, outside the Stockholm area. In connection with the construction of

5325-528: Was decided to build a new dual track high speed railway between Helsingborg and Lund , as a part of a planned West Coast Railway between Copenhagen and Gothenborg . As Landskrona is located between Helsingborg and Lund, Landskrona was included in the planning for the new railway. But, as the new railway just "touched" the town's eastern end, there was a need for a new station in that area. The new Landskrona Station , which opened in January 2001, allowed for

5400-544: Was formerly property of the Navy and today it houses the National Naval Museum ( Marinmuseum ). Outside the city lies the archipelago of Karlskrona, the most southern of the Swedish archipelagos. Several islands are connected to the city by ferries. The most important day in Karlskrona is the day before midsummer's eve. On that day a big fair takes place and attracts tens of thousands to visit Karlskrona. The fair

5475-456: Was laid in 1720, and it was inaugurated in 1744. It differs from usual Swedish churches in its orange color, adornment and its two towers despite not being a bishop's church. Trefaldighetskyrkan (Church of Holy Trinity), also called The German Church , was built between 1697–1709, following Tessin's drawings. It is likewise located at the market square in the centre core. The dome-shaped roof also takes its influence from Italian architecture and

5550-653: Was serviced by car ferries and other ships to and from Copenhagen. From 1951 to 1980 did the SL ferries operate the route between Port of Tuborg in northern Copenhagen and Landskrona. During a larger part of that period, also the Viking Bådene operated smaller passenger ships between the Inner Harbour of the Port of Copenhagen and Landskrona. They were owned in Denmark, but from around 1970 they were purchased by

5625-408: Was thus intended to take over Stockholm's place as the kingdom's capital, but these plans were never realized. During the years 1910 — 1949, there was electric tram traffic from Amiralitetsgatan in the south to Bergåsa in the north. The city has kept its street structure since its foundation. Since the streets all follow a grid pattern the winds can blow freely from the sea right into the heart of

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