Karlsborg
in Karlsborgs Kommun of Västra Götaland County, Sweden

Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
58.537 and 14.505 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 58° 32' 14" and E 14° 30' 16"
Currency and Currency Code:
Krona - SEK
Spoken languages:
Swedish, Northern Sami, Finnish
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 01:32 AM (Sunday)
Timezone: Europe/Stockholm
UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
5:11 am and 8:46 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ouwenga
References
This place on Wikipedia
This place on Geonames.org
Current travel safety evaluation for Sweden in Northern Europe

Safety Score: 3,5 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Sweden.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Sweden. Last Update: 2024-04-27 08:23:39

Delve into Karlsborg

Karlsborg in Karlsborgs Kommun (Västra Götaland County) with it's 3,624 habitants is a city located in Sweden about 138 mi (or 223 km) south-west of Stockholm, the country's capital town.

Current time in Karlsborg is now 01:32 AM (Sunday). The local timezone is named Europe / Stockholm with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 9 airports closer to Karlsborg, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in Sweden is Skövde Airport in a distance of 20 mi (or 32 km), West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. It's Engelsberg Ironworks in a distance of 112 mi (or 180 km), North-East. In need of a room? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.

Since you are here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Hjo, OEdeshoeg, Tibro, Vadstena and Toereboda. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 5°C / 40 °F

Morning Temperature 1°C / 35 °F
Evening Temperature 5°C / 42 °F
Night Temperature 4°C / 39 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 87%
Air Pressure 1015 hPa
Wind Speed Moderate breeze with 9 km/h (6 mph) from West
Cloud Conditions Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky
General Conditions Rain and snow

Sunday, 28th of April 2024

12°C (54 °F)
10°C (49 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.

Monday, 29th of April 2024

12°C (54 °F)
7°C (45 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.

Tuesday, 30th of April 2024

11°C (52 °F)
8°C (46 °F)
Broken clouds, gentle breeze.

Hotels and Places to Stay

HOTEL CARLSBORG - KARLSBORG

Address
0,0 mi
Storgatan 41
54632 KARLBORG
Sweden

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Kanalhotellet - Karlsborg

Address
0,3 mi
Storgatan 94
54632 Karlsborg
Sweden

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Videos from this area

These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.

GoPro Hero 2 Normal Test 3 1080p 30fps Wide (170 degrees angle) (Raw Video)

Published: September 05, 2012
Length: 54:26 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: AmiDonk

"10km road trip" This is the last of the "normal" tests. Tried to shoot when it rained, but it just stopped. Just some small rain I got. Let's see if i make one more clips of these tests, but...


GoPro Hero 2 Normal Test 1 1080p 30fps Wide (170 degrees angle) (Raw Video)

Published: September 03, 2012
Length: 55:51 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: AmiDonk

"10km road trip" This is a slightly longer clip where you have more time to study the GoPro Hero 2 quality with a open skeleton shell. Take the opportunity when I went to work. This road I...


GoPro Hero 2 Normal Sound Test 2 1080p 30fps Wide (170 degrees angle) (Raw Video)

Published: September 05, 2012
Length: 51:38 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: AmiDonk

"10km road trip" Have had some bad luck with the wind alot lately. So this is a little longer test with outdoor sound test with closed skeleton shell. Will wait when it calmed down a bit, so...


2012 MAXXIS FIM Enduro World Championship - Karlsborg - (SWE)

Published: September 04, 2012
Length: 28:43 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: tvfim

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Volontering - Videoblogg 13 - Date i Karlsborg (SOK Träff)

Published: July 01, 2012
Length: 16:28 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: volontering

Efter att ha lämnat Fagersanna och alla orienterare på 5 etappen av Krets-O-Ringen så kom vi till Karlsborg och körde en duetträning hos SOK Träff.


V Götaland 2010 part 27, Karlsborg

Published: June 22, 2010
Length: 43:24 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: biketommy999

Del 27 av cykelresan i Västra Götaland, juni 2010. Cyklar omkring i Karlsborg medan cykelloppet Vättern runt pågår. Part 27 of my bike trip in the province Västra Götaland in Sweden,...


VM i Enduro i Karlsborg 2012, Lördag på Moliden

Published: August 25, 2012
Length: 09:51 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: hankri01

VM i Enduro i Karlsborg 2012, Lördag på Moliden.


Bridge over Göta Kanal in Karlsborg, Sweden

Published: August 15, 2011
Length: 21:06 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Gary Ireland

Bridge over Göta Kanal in Karlsborg, Sweden.


Karlsborg - turist

Published: March 29, 2011
Length: 03:01 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: septurist

Film för Äventyr Skaraborg.


Sonja Aldén - Närmre (Karlsborg 2012)

Published: July 23, 2012
Length: 02:50 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: writergirl1983

Sonja Aldén gästade allsången i Karlsborg 2012.07.20. http://nettanbutterfly.blogg.se.


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Attractions and noteworthy things

Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.

Karlsborg Municipality

Karlsborg Municipality (Karlsborgs kommun) is a municipality in Västra Götaland County in western Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Karlsborg. The present municipality was formed in 1971 when "old" Karlsborg was amalgamated with Mölltorp and Undenäs. The area has been dominated by Karlsborg Fortress and military activity throughout the last centuries. Tiveden National Park is partly situated within the municipality.

Located at 58.5333, 14.5167 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Municipalities of Västra Götaland County, Municipalities of Sweden, Skaraborg

Livregementets husarer

Livregementets husarer, Kavalleri 3 (K.3) (Life Guard Regiment Hussars, 3rd Cavalry) is one of Europe's most victorious regiments of all time and one of Sweden's oldest military units. It is still active today. The regiment descends directly from units set up by the Swedish king Gustav I of Sweden (Gustav Vasa) in 1536 when Sweden, as the first country in the world introduces a draft set up of voluntary riders north and south of Stockholm.

Located at 58.5303, 14.5283 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Cavalry regiments of Sweden

Karlsborg Fortress

Karlsborg Fortress is situated on the Vannäs peninsula in Karlsborg by lake Vättern, the province of Västergötland, Sweden. Construction on the fortress began 1819 to realize the so-called central defense idea adopted by the Swedish military after the Finnish and Napoleonic Wars. The site was chose by Baltzar von Platen in connection with the construction of Göta kanal.

Located at 58.5319, 14.5306 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Forts in Sweden, Castles in Västra Götaland County, Museums in Västra Götaland County, Military and war museums in Sweden

F 6 Karlsborg

F 6 Karlsborg, Kungliga Västgöta Flygflottilj, Royal Västergötland Air Force Wing, or simply "F 6", is a former Swedish Air Force wing with the main base located near Karlsborg in south-central Sweden. dotabyte

Located at 58.5194, 14.5236 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Wings of the Swedish Air Force


This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Карлсбори