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Kalmar is a city in the southeast of Sweden, situated by the Baltic Sea. It had 36,392 inhabitants in 2010 and is the seat of Kalmar Municipality. It is also the capital of Kalmar County, which comprises 12 municipalities with a total of 236,399 inhabitants (2015).
From the thirteenth to the seventeenth centuries, Kalmar was one of Sweden's most important cities. Between 1602 and 1913 it was the episcopal see of Kalmar Diocese, with a bishop, and the Kalmar Cathedral from 1702 is still a fine example of classicistic architecture. It became a fortified city, with the Kalmar Castle as the center. After the Treaty of Roskilde in 1658, Kalmar's importance diminished, until the industry sector was initiated in the 19th century. The city is home to parts of Linnaeus University.
Kalmar is adjacent to the main route to the island of Öland over the Öland Bridge.
Kalmar may refer to:
- Kalmar, a city in Småland, Sweden
- Kalmar, Iran, a village in Mazandaran Province, Iran
- Kalmar Municipality, Sweden
- Kalmar County, Sweden
- Kalmar Airport, Sweden
- Kalmar Verkstad, a Swedish train and automobile manufacturer
- Kalmar Union, a Scandinavian political union of the Middle Ages
- Kalmar Manufacturing Company, an American furniture company