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| 1/4 of the river, at Hagaborg |
Welcome to sun city!
Karlstad is known as the sun city of Sweden, almost always in the top 3-4 cities as far as sun hours per year goes. "Sola i Karlstad", "The sun in Karlstad" as a famous expression goes doesn't really point towards the sun though. It was rather a nice nick-name for a waitress in Karlstad in the 17th or 18th century who was always happy and sang for her customers. Nowadays there's a statue of her in front of the Bishop's Arms pub.
Karlstad is where I lived between 1991 and 2005. There are a lot of things to see in this city of 80.000 inhabitants. The major landmark of the city is the River Klarälven, which floats through the city in an easterly and a westerly branch before reaching the Lake Vänern.
UPDATE! HOORAY, I'M BACK IN KARLSTAD AGAIN! |
|  | Where is Karlstad?
Karlstad is the major city of the county of Värmland and also the residence city for the County Governor. The County of Värmland is situated north of Lake Vänern and has a border with Norway.
Karlstad is in the southern part of the country, just north of the lake, where the red dot is on the map here. |
| Värmlands museum seen from the river |
| | The Värmland Museum
One of the major tourist attractions in Karlstad is the Värmland Museum, the museum of the County of Värmland, situated just north in the city center and overlooking the point where the river divides. Read more about it in a must-see tip. |
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| Pros: | "Beautiful city by the river, good nightlife, very beautiful surroundings" | | Cons: | "same old, same old..." | | In A Nutshell: | "A great place for party as well as nature travel." |
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LauraWest Tue May 1, 2007 03:32 UTC
Informative, well done. River Klar- I thought Klar was a Russian name. Is it Swedish, too? I hope to visit Sweden someday... | facet Sun Oct 1, 2006 19:41 UTC
Hi ! Thanks for your informative pages. I'll be spending a few days in Karlstad in about two weeks' time, so your tips will come in very handy. | BorderHopper Sun Aug 6, 2006 18:56 UTC
I enjoyed your page on Karlstad. I spent several weeks there in 2001 & found the people to be very kind and gracious. Please say hello to my good friend Tomas Lindquist of Karlstad! Happy travels to you! | sprdak11 Mon Apr 3, 2006 18:25 UTC
Hello. Great, interesting page about Karlstad. Greetings from Poland :) |
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