{{for|the locality in Kalix Municipality|Karlsborg, Kalix Municipality}} {{Infobox settlement |official_name = Karlsborg |image_skyline = Karlsborg, den 9 juni 2006, Fästningskyrkan vid Befälsgatan.JPG |image_caption = The garrison church in Karlsborg (9 June 2006) |pushpin_map = Sweden Västra Götaland#Sweden |pushpin_label_position = |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = Sweden |subdivision_type3 = Municipality |subdivision_name3 = Karlsborg Municipality |subdivision_type2 = County |subdivision_name2 = Västra Götaland County |subdivision_type1 = Province |subdivision_name1 = Västergötland |area_footnotes = <ref name=scb>{{cite web |url=http://www.scb.se/Statistik/MI/MI0810/2010A01/Tatorternami0810tab1_4.xls |title=Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km<sup>2</sup> 2005 och 2010 |date=14 December 2011 |publisher=Statistics Sweden |language=sv |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120127055525/http://www.scb.se/Statistik/MI/MI0810/2010A01/Tatorternami0810tab1_4.xls |archive-date=27 January 2012 |url-status=live |access-date=10 January 2012 }}</ref> |area_total_km2 = 5.40 |population_as_of = 31 December 2010 |population_footnotes = <ref name=scb /> |population_total = 3,551 <!-- This is the official figure from Statistics Sweden (Statistiska centralbyrån). --> |population_density_km2 = 657 |timezone = CET |utc_offset = +1 |timezone_DST = CEST |utc_offset_DST = +2 |coordinates = {{coord|58|32|0|N|14|30|30|E|region:SE-O_type:landmark|display=inline,title}} |website = }} '''Karlsborg''' ({{IPA|sv|kaɭsˈbɔrj|lang}}, <small>outdatedly</small> {{IPA|sv|ˈkɑ̂ːɭsbɔrj|}})<ref>{{cite book|url=https://runeberg.org/ortnamn/0017.html|author1=Jöran Sahlgren|author2=Gösta Bergman|title=Svenska ortnamn med uttalsuppgifter|language=sv|year=1979|page=13}}</ref> is a locality and the seat of Karlsborg Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 3,551 inhabitants in 2010.<ref name=scb /> This garrison town lies at the shore of lake Vättern in Västergötland.
==History== The town of Karlsborg was established and grew due to the construction of Karlsborg Fortress, during the 19th century. According to the principles of a central defense, the fortress was designated as the reserve capital of Sweden in the event of war.
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