Polhem dry dock
Polhemsdockan, the Polhem dry dock, is situated in the World heritage Örlogsstaden Karlskrona, was built in 1717–1724 and was the first dry dock in Sweden.Photo: Boatbuilder, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Karlskrona Naval Base and Lindholmen.
Karlskrona Naval Base
Naval base
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The Karlskrona Naval Base is the largest naval base of the Swedish Navy. Located in Blekinge in southern Sweden, the base has close ties with the city of Karlskrona. Karlskrona Naval Base is situated 350 metres east of Polhem dry dock.
Lindholmen
Islet
Photo: Boatbuilder, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lindholmen is a small island to the immediate south of the city of Karlskrona in the south east of Sweden. Since the end of the 17th century, it has formed part of the Karlskrona Naval Base.
Karlskrona Admiralty Church
Church
Photo: Sendelbach, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Karlskrona Admiralty Church is a church in Karlskrona, Sweden. The church is also known as the Ulrica Pia in honor of Queen Ulrike Eleonora of Denmark, Queen consort of King Charles XI of Sweden. Karlskrona Admiralty Church is situated 670 metres northeast of Polhem dry dock.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Karlskrona and Sjuhalla.
Karlskrona
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Karlskrona, archaic spelling Carlskrona, is a city in Blekinge in southern Sweden. While the city has 37,000 inhabitants, around 60,000 live in the municipality, Karlskrona kommun.
Sjuhalla
Village
Sjuhalla is a locality situated in Karlskrona Municipality, Blekinge County, Sweden with 204 inhabitants in 2010. Sjuhalla is situated 4 km north of Polhem dry dock.
Drottningskär
Village
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Drottningskär is a locality situated on the island of Aspö in Karlskrona Municipality, Blekinge County, Sweden with 328 inhabitants in 2005. It gives its name to a nearby 17th-century naval citadel, now part of the Karlskrona naval city World Heritage Site. Drottningskär is situated 4½ km south of Polhem dry dock.
Polhem dry dock
- Type: Dock
- Description: Dry dock in Sweden
- Categories: dry dock and transportation
- Location: Karlskrona socken, Karlskrona stadsförs., Karlskrona Municipality, Blekinge, Götaland, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
56.15305° or 56° 9′ 11″ northLongitude
15.58244° or 15° 34′ 57″ eastOpen location code
9F8Q5H3J+6XOpenStreetMap ID
way 90114702OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=dockWikidata ID
Q72733628
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In Other Languages
“Polhem dry dock” goes by many names.
- Swedish: “Polhemsdockan”
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